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Small unreasonable things that annoy you

487 replies

WalkingWolf · 16/09/2014 15:14

Here are mine...

My mum putting hair clips in DDs hair.

Fil is obsessed with mowing our lawn in the summer. Of course it's lovely of him to do but he never tells me he's coming and just let's himself in. Really winds me up and I have no idea why.

Another Fil one. Blush Whenever he comes over, if there are any dirty dishes in the sink, he insists on washing them. You can't stop him. The problem is that he doesn't actually wash them. He kind of dips them in the dirty water they've been soaking in, then puts them straight on the drainer.

Of course I wouldn't ever complain about these things and I'm definitely BU to be annoyed.

So tell me about the small things that shouldn't annoy you, but do.

OP posts:
mathanxiety · 17/09/2014 06:14

Dog downstairs is its owner's 'baby' and is allowed to bark its bleeding head off every morning from 6.45 to 7.30, day in, day out, weekends included.

Balled up socks in laundry. I do not like touching other people's dirty socks.
Jeans not turned inside out and with knickers still left inside them just as they were pulled off, together. I do not like touching other people's worn knickers.

People leaving mugs and plates in the sink instead of rinsing and putting in the dishwasher, which takes a few more seconds.

People in the kitchen when I am cooking. The kitchen is about 2 square metres. There isn't room to swing a cat.

Sniffling, and chewing with open mouths. And slurping.
Leaving used tissues lying around.

By 'people' I mean DD3 and DD4, and they are also the laundry and used tissue culprits.

however · 17/09/2014 06:16

Other people.

tinyshinyanddon · 17/09/2014 06:41

Dh being handed something dusty blows on it or swipes his hand over it to remove dust. WE ALL HAVE F*CKING DUST ALLERGIES YOU TWONK. You want to dust? Use a bloody damp paper towel. Gives me the rage.

weyayechickenpie · 17/09/2014 07:03

My neighbours. I wish they would Fuck off and leave me alone. They like to come out and talk when im hanging my washing out which is a big pet hate. They also think I want to stand and talk when I come home home from shopping arms full of bags and dd having a tantrum. I would just like for once to get to my front door and not be met by one of your faces. Also stop knocking on my door for any bullshit reason. I should live in a field away from anyone.

BalloonSlayer · 17/09/2014 07:04

People who unfasten their seatbelt while the plane is still taxiing. Don't they realize it's probably still moving at 50 mph or more?

Is it? I never realised! Wow! Not that I take my seatbelt off till I am told to, am v law-abiding, me. Mind you, like double decker buses that go at 50mph and don't even have seat belts, if a plane hits anything whilst taxiing at 50mph it is almost certain to be the biggest thing in the collision and the other thing will give way, so you won't get the thrown-forward effect to the extent you would in a car/car collision.

I will add:

People who can't spell queue.

Or cue.

People who make no effort to spell/pronounce other people's names properly and seem to think if they get it wrong it's the other person's fault for having an unusual name.

DH putting the tablet in the dishwasher etc and forgetting to start it EVERY night. FGS you should know by now that's what you do, why not ask yourself when you are going up the stairs, "Now, did I press the button or not? Shall I check? Oooh yes what a good idea!"

thatsn0tmyname · 17/09/2014 07:11

Cold callers ringing my mobile. I now save the numbers as 'spam'. I'm up to spam 17 and counting

deakymom · 17/09/2014 07:15

teabags in the sink just makes the place look slutty!

picnicbasketcase · 17/09/2014 07:18

I start sentences with so, oh, and, but, and lots of other probably grammatically incorrect words all the time. It's never occurred to me that it would annoy anyone. My favourite's still the swans though Grin

HavanaSlife · 17/09/2014 07:25

People not balling their socks up, we always end up with loads of odd socks! Grin

DaddyBeer · 17/09/2014 07:25

Picking up an oven tray, frying pan etc and feeling grease on the underneath.

Jesus fucking Christ, I'm not a neat freak but I really hate this..

CheeseToastie123 · 17/09/2014 07:25

Sitting there, all white and pompous. Bastards.

crazykat · 17/09/2014 07:26

Noisy chewing/swallowing/drinking. I hate it and it puts me off my own food. I'm sure DSD and ds1 do it on purpose.

Dd2 and ds1 have an ear piercing screech which is guaranteed to give me a headache after five minutes.

Dd1 makes a stupid huh-like noise when told 'no', it really winds me up.

The worst is ignorant car drivers when we're trying to cross the road outside school, they either slow down and take ages to go past or speed up so there's not enough time to cross.

There's also a road at the side of school that goes to the staff carpark which is like running the gauntlet of parents cars when you try to cross. I wish school would block it off at drop off/pick up.

amigababy · 17/09/2014 07:59

anyone on TV who wears clothes with close spots or stripes. The strobing makes my teeth hurt.

Gatehouse77 · 17/09/2014 08:10

People who don't get their loyalty/bank card ready when paying - particularly supermarkets when, mostly, you have time to do that whilst waiting for the person in front.

'Friends' you only hear from when they need you.

Drivers who don't indicate on/off roundabouts correctly. Ahem, DH?!

People who try to fit too much into a day and consequently cut everything short and leave me feeling rushed!

MyFairyKing · 17/09/2014 08:21

People who say; "I'm going gym later", no you are going TO THE gym. What's even worse is that I've spent so much time hearing it that I have started doing it myself. Shock So, I annoy myself.

Redbat · 17/09/2014 08:32

Table manners.

It annoys me when people start eating before everyone else. One friend, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law all do this. It's like they want a race to see if they can bolt down every scalding hot thing on their plate before everyone else has had a chance to pass the salad/ pepper/ whatever.

The same friend came for lunch the other day, polished off her food in record time and - while the rest of us were still eating - wandered off from the table to make a phone call. This annoyed me too! She's fabulous in every other way though..

Needless to say, I can't bear it when people talk with their mouths full. Whatever it is they want to say, I really, truly can wait until they've swallowed to hear it.

stabbypokey · 17/09/2014 09:23

If someone is making a point at work and starts the sentence with 'If you think about it...'. No I hadn't thought about it, thankyou.

OnlyLovers · 17/09/2014 09:30

Andrew, 'People who address me in the third person as in How's Andrew?'

Really? People do this? WTF???

MaliceInWonderland78 · 17/09/2014 09:33

People who give their children names which are actually pet forms of other names:

Charlie
Archie
Jack
Betty
Ben
Max

I know it's wrong, but I always call these children Charles, Archibald, John, etc. The only one I don't do it to is a friend of mine who's lad is called 'Charlie', though on his birth certificate it's 'Charles'....I let him off.

Andrewofgg · 17/09/2014 09:49

Max is a complete name. It is also an abbreviation for Maxwell.

MrsCosmopilite · 17/09/2014 09:50

Lots of things annoy me. Here are a select few:
People walking too fast
People walking too slowly
People walking too close to me
Cyclists on the pavement - particularly those without bells to alert you to their presence
People chewing/drinking loudly
People eating smelly food on trains/buses
People reading large newspapers on trains/buses and taking up standing room
People who talk loudly on their phones
People who watch films or music vids on ipads/phones without headphones
People who have headphones so loud that they may as well not use them
People who have noisy cars
People who have loud music in cars
People who have loud music in noisy cars
People who pick their teeth in public
People who bite their nails in public
People who pick their noses in public
People who keep twisting their hair around their fingers

I don't think I should go out.

Mooycow · 17/09/2014 09:51

DH taking a big mouthful of tea, but then swallowing it in small amounts?

TSSDNCOP · 17/09/2014 09:57

Anyone that tries to take food from my plate, comments on my food or interrupts me whilst I am eating.

I.will.kill.you.

mrsjavierbardem · 17/09/2014 10:28

Sound of chewing.
Sound of any unwarranted noise, key jangling, knives and forks tapping on plates, generalised banging, tapping, NOISE that teenagers seem to have to make on principle ALL THE TIME.
Singing at the table
Humming at the table

But people who put things ON my plate or take things OFF are the most irritating people in the world.

MY PLATE IS NOT A BIN
DON'T TOUCH MY FOOD

Jayne35 · 17/09/2014 10:30

People who take up two seats on buses and trains by sitting on the aisle seat and just ignoring all the people standing.

No one would mind if you bough two tickets, however only paying for one and using two = Very, very selfish!