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AIBU to feel sorry for inanimate objects light hearted

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Antisocialarsebadger · 24/10/2017 17:25

Just that really. We came back from holiday yesterday and the washing machine must have been on 4 times since then. I've just snuck up to it and put another load in, I felt decidedly guilty at the look on it's (non existent) washing machine face. I could have sworn it looked knackered. Haven't the heart to tell it there's another lot going on before bed. Does anyone else feel like this about objects or am I just alone here.

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TyneTeas · 28/10/2017 23:18

Thank you DJ

I had visions of them escaping Sound of Music style Grin

Wholovesorangesoda · 29/10/2017 00:28

On the odd occasion I have been scarily low on petrol I might have stroked my steering wheel and promised my car that if it gets me to a petrol station I will give it a nice drink, "you're such a good car please just get me to the garage!" When I part ex'd my old car I cried and felt like a terrible person. I apologised profusely to him (his name was Victor).
I also feel guilty if people put on a sad voice for inanimate objects and have been known to try and make DP feel guilty by doing this and ended up upsetting myself over said objects feelings.
And I really wanted the rock on that video to finally get a chance to have a little rest, bless him!
Totally normal behaviour, absolutely...

Rebeccaslicker · 29/10/2017 00:35

Um - I struggle to leave one of anything by itself on a shelf.

I mean things like a jar of sodding pesto, if it means leaving just one, chances are I'll buy 2 or something else.

I blame my mother for winding me up about it as a small child Blush

Rebeccaslicker · 29/10/2017 00:37

Yes, the sad voice for inanimate objects - THAT'S what my DM used to do!! Bah!!

RunYouJuiceBitch · 29/10/2017 01:42

I blame the Brave Little Toaster. That movie gets me right in the feels.

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Antisocialarsebadger · 29/10/2017 06:24

ha. I've done the dishwasher one. Opened it mid spray and said "oh shit sorry" like I've disrupted a private moment

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mailfuckoff · 29/10/2017 06:37

We always say goodbye to holiday homes, that's just polite!
DH and I had a bath, a perfectly good bath but we wanted a fancy one with jets in. When old bath went to the tip we felt guilty as it had done nothing wrong.

Jerseysilkvelour · 29/10/2017 06:37

When she wa 4 My dd got really upset when we had to replace the toilet as it delveloped a crack in it. She gave the old one a hug goodbye, and was very concerned about where it was going and it's welfare. One of my favourite memories of her is her sitting on the new toilet, and telling me incredibly earnestly "I'll never forget our old toilet...."

Mind you, she's probably seen me pat my sewing machine before going on holiday and telling "her" she'll be having a nice rest for the next few days!

Creambun2 · 29/10/2017 06:38

Miele machines are the most reliable.

Raver84 · 29/10/2017 06:41

Local teenagers often ride in the m and s small trollies on the hill where I live. Quite often we see an abandoned trolly on its side at the end of the road. I always feel sorry for it and the kids say "ah look mum poor trolly it's dead"

DaisyDaisydoo · 29/10/2017 06:48

I always feel so sorry for cars on a sales forecourt. I hate the way they are all lined up with their boot and doors open- it’s so undignified, like they are standing there naked for everyone to judge them. I always divert my eyes out of respect 😳

user1465335180 · 29/10/2017 07:41

Thanks for this thread, I thought I was the only one who had this problem. I felt mean leaving our old house, like I was abandoning it!

mumoseven · 29/10/2017 08:31

I play a musical instrument. Once i went into a local music shop ( telling myself I was just going to look at sheet music). But there was a lovely glossy beast of an instrument there, sitting on a shelf, flaunting itself at me. Before I knew it, I was trying it out, playing all those tunes me and my old girl played together. I didn't buy the new one but god I felt horrible when I got home, like I'd cheated on Baby (yes that's her name). Even now I feel like she knows something happened.

BalloonSlayer · 29/10/2017 08:40

Oh God this is me!

I have:

  • nearly cried with gratitude when someone said they would have our old booster seat (done 3 DCs) as it meant I wouldn't have to take it to the tip - couldn't bear it.
  • cried on New Year's Eve every year as a child because I felt sorry for the old year
  • seen a pokemon I didn't really want when out for a walk, thought I had better catch it as I had been catching all the others and I didn't want it to feel left out. It escaped about three times and I said out loud "if you do this again I am not going to bother," it did and I left it there and felt terrible walking away seeing it left behind on the screen. But if it wanted to be caught it should have stopped escaping!
TickedOff · 29/10/2017 10:33

Daisy Grin love your description. It’s true! So undignified Sad

PandorasXbox · 29/10/2017 10:38

I remember someone posting once about feeling sorry for a bean left in the tin. I have always made sure they all go in the pan since then. Grin

Excitedforxmas · 29/10/2017 10:51

I have to take a whole bunch of bananas in the shop- can't split up a family

PeachyCandle · 29/10/2017 10:59

😂😂😂😂 I’m lying in bed with a stomach bug and this thread has really cheered me up

Bluffinwithmymuffin · 29/10/2017 11:02

This is all so mad, but so spot on. I had quite a (one-sided) conversation with my faithful, hardworking old Zanussi washing machine when it finally gave up the ghost after years of loyal service and tons of school uniform and sports gear going through it every day....

It got dropped when we moved , but even with a big dent in its side and a broken soap drawer, it carried on for another 5 years. A year on, I still see it sitting there under the worktop and can't quite warm to the imposter in its place.

As for the 20 year old kitchen table I had to part with recently- don't get me started.... and it wasn't even genuine pine Sad

mumoseven · 29/10/2017 13:22

Once we had an apple that my son said looked like his brother (it was yellowy red). None of us could eat it after that and it remained in the bowl till it shrivelled up. I felt bad when I threw it away

MrsRosyPalm · 29/10/2017 13:31

I've found my people!

Changing DS's bedsheets yesterday, I had to lift the mattress and free up some of his 'guys', so they wouldn't get crushed between the wooden frame and the mattress. I couldn't bear to think of them all squashed and helpless.

He has a 'muzzy' comforter; he's getting older and more forgetful about where she has been left (yes, 'she's' a she) and I think I'd be just as upset as him if she got lost, all alone somewhere....

Oysterbabe · 29/10/2017 13:34

I'm so happy it's not just me. I always feel so guilty if I have to unplug my phone before it gets to 100%, like I've denied it the opportunity to peak and it's going to get the mobile phone equivalent of blue balls.

SisyphusDad · 29/10/2017 13:57

In a way I'm the reverse. Whenever I look at pot plants in a shop, all I hear is the screaming: "No! Not me! I'm too young to die!

I'm not good with plants.

Imaginosity · 29/10/2017 14:01

I always feel a small bit sorry for mannequins that they aren't real.

Jerseysilkvelour · 29/10/2017 16:27

Don't even get me started on the toys. As far as I'm concerned, my dd's special bunny is a real member of our household. And just the other day I had a gentle chat with the rocking horse to let her know there might not be room for her anymore.