Are there every day hyperboles people use on here that particularly annoy you?

[CurlewKate]

“He cut his head open” meaning that he had a small cut somewhere on his head. “I pulled my kid out of school” meaning “I decided to move schools” And “I spat my tea on my keyboard” meaning “I found something mildly amusing” Although there aren’t as many of those anymore-maybe life has got more serious…..

Bullying.
If a poster posts something others disagree with, and they say so, they are "bullies". No. They're just disagreeing.

"She has been literally ripped apart".
No, we haven't attacked her with axes, separating her from her limbs. We have disagreed with something she has posted on here.

…. anyone who is “rushed to hospital”

Yes, that's another annoying one.

Oh so many….mostly to do with painting women who have fallen foul of being left holding the babies and all the responsibility being a drain on people.

‘popping out spawn’ ‘breeder’ etc etc etc

Gives me the rage.

The people threatening to leave the country because they can't afford things and are dissatisfied with public services. Where is this utopia that everyone's heading to?

Oh it's such nonsense. Even funnier when they want to escape to USA or Dubai.

Definitely when people have some mildly worrying news and talk about being "terrified". I don't think I've ever been "terrified" in my life, because surely you'd have to be held at gunpoint or something for that to be applicable.

There's never been such a terrible time to live in human history and they fear for young people.
Open a history book.

I am/ she is/ the NHS etc is

“On its knees”

"Britain is the laughing stock".
Ridiculous.

Definitely this one, I always picture a poor child being dragged by one arm, feet dragging along the floor.

It doesn't even make much sense as there'd be few circumstances when it isn't simply a case of the child not returning to a school or nursery

Absolutely this. History shows us that life now (at least in western Europe) is objectively better than it has ever been.

True, and it's never been safer to be a child.

“Spent all day wrangling toddlers”

Sure I’ll get a slap for this one, but I then imagine a full-on rodeo with lassos and double-denim everywhere. These toddlers are what, two stone or something? How much would it take to overpower them?

Traumatised is a bit over-used:

Their doorbell rang unexpectedly.
They actually had to answer the phone at work.
Another driver stuck two fingers up at them.
They had to stand next to a weird-looking stranger in the bus queue.
Waitrose ran out of blueberries.

'I've worked all my life' (usually followed by a rant about benefits, women, children, immigrants or the Disabled).

Really? Must have been awkward clocking in before the midwife clamped the cord, love.

Also running around all day after toddlers, in all my years of toddlerhood I never found the need to do that. Do they have huge estates with massive grounds they let them out in?

Good point - the toddlers only have short legs as well so I don’t see how they could escape that often tbh

My pet irritant is "it's affecting my mental health" actually meaning "I'm feeling a bit low mooded"

yes. Also very unique.

The use of the word ‘trauma’ is everywhere. Whether it runs from upset to distress, there are so many terms which should be used instead.

I hate when people say “My Fanny just slammed/clamped shut”. It makes me physically cringe and I think posters think they are some kind of cool girl for saying it.

I try not to be a pedant-but ‘devestated’ is also used too much……🤣

Obsessed. Every freaking ‘influencer’ doesn’t like the product they are trying to flog. They are obsessed by it