to think there are a lot of passive agressive people around

[swanandduck]

Or at least, in Mumsnet World there are. Is it just me, or is this expression becoming a teeny bit overused?

at swanandduck being passive aggressive on her passive aggressive thread.

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Passive Aggressive definitions and typical behaviours Psychobabble yourself up... on the house.

nickel

Enjoy that glass of wine. It's a bit early for me, I would never touch alcohol before 8 o clock. Not criticising, honestly. I'm sure you dont have a problem.

Nick not too much we don't want you passively aggressive on here put that glass down now you're upsetting some of us

Thanks for that Chil - not my understanding at all. Much clearer now

I don't think it's overused.

I think people are more able to identify what is possibly one of the most common human behaviours.

Not have the balls to come out and say what you mean.

Hiding behind flowery words you don't really mean.

Attempting to manipulate with the poor little me act.

etc etc.

It's mentioned a lot because it's done a lot.

We should all just grow a pair (each ) and say what we mean in an assertive manner.

a pair of ?
or
?

My mother is the patron saint of passive aggressive.

Every time I question anything about her behaviour she just looks hurt and says ' well I suppose I am just stupid then and everything is my fault. As usual"

Drives me barmy.

funny, my mum says that, but it's true!

(not LeQueen's one - she doesn't dare call me bad-tempered... )

Oh, my mother can beat your mother

When you pull her up on anything she says

"It's ok, it's my fault, I can take it, I've got broad shoulders"

aka "It's not my fault at all (it is!) and you're mean.

Where you being PA when you spelt aggressive incorrectly? Very PA that is.

I'm just trying to imagine a world where everyone went round saying exactly what they meant.

'Have I put on weight'
'Yes'

'Do you still fancy me as much as when we met?'
'No'

'Is size important'
'yes'

you think thats bad

Was just in a er, cuddle session, with dh who ran his hand along my back and across my um and said "we should get a tread mill"

um = bum

Actually Truck, I think you mean were not where (no, no, don't worry it didn't confuse me or anything).

no, Truck means where.
"imainge a world where eveyone..."

I shall repeat my assertation that the very expression passive-aggressive wants to make me hit those that over-rely on this lazy pychobabble.

oh bollocks, now look!

you mean "were you being passive..."

fuck it!

Can I just be aggressive passive?

le queen he wont even be getting a birthday one !

I would like a treadmill though

The FIRST word nickel FFS

oops sorry, I mean thank you for your reply but I actually meant....

I was spelling in a passively aggressively deliberately way.

Or was I? Or is my iPhone being passive aggressive and doing it to/two/too me on purpose?