To have no time for 'nonsense' anymore

[scoobydoobydoooooh]

People expecting me to travel thousands of miles to attend their destination wedding.

People putting their name on waiting lists for designer handbags that cost thousands of pounds.

Pamper parties for 9 year olds.

Any other grumpy old ladies like to list the modern day nonsense they can live without?

[Bloomcounty]

Carobaro Yes. Kaaahhhhhsty fucking Allsop and her "this is sooooooooooo simple, yah" shite. I trained to degree level and have worked for over 30 years in a field that she relegated to "paaaaaahhfect for beginners" on one of her shitty shows years ago.

[Threewheeler1]

I'm enjoying this thread

'Prom' that every school now seems to have. We threw bags of flour and verbal abuse at each others' heads when I left school

The unbelievable focus on looks that seems to be getting worse.

'Anti-ageing'. Stop trying to make me feel ashamed of my wrinkles, grey hair, changing body. I've earned the creases in my face and I have a right to get old. I don't need to mimic youth, I need to be allowed to shuffle on up through the years without being scrutinised for evidence of decrepitude. Or told that a 45 year old 'should look like this' (photo of someone who looks about 30).

Related to that, the beauty industry selling expensive snake oil and insecurity.

Agree with most of previous posts, especially selfies, social media (the 'what I'm wearing/ have eaten/ own/ love/ am doing/ am going to do' kind etc.). I can't imagine anything worse. I love having a private life and can't understand why people surrender theirs for a few likes.

[SanJelliChino]

Agree with so many of these!

• People at school performances who only pay attention and stay silent during their own child's part of the play or concert or whatever, and then chat and loudly through the performances of all the other children. Ditto their other DC.

• People who don't teach their children to say "please" and "thank you" (because little Johnny, being only six years old, may not really "mean" it, and it would be damaging for him to have to suppress his true feelings).

• People who are so self-absorbed that they are not aware of what is going on around them; eg letting a door swing shut on an elderly woman carrying shopping, blocking the supermarket isle, wasting time at the check out.

-Parents who think their DC can do no wrong, ever!

• People who avoid paying their fair share, people who never host complaining all the time about how inadequate your house is when they visit, people who are generally takers not givers.

• People who, for self-preening reasons, volunteer for things and then draw in everyone around them to help carry it off and then take all the praise for themselves. No, if you volunteer, do it quietly and anonymously and rely on your own energies and resources.

-People who are rude to waitresses, porters, and shop assistants.

-People who attribute ulterior motives to others who are simply being kind.

I have so many more it is quite frightening ...!

[fieldsgrowingdark]

Every life event, no matter how minor, having to be celebrated with a big party or ceremony. 'Graduating' from Primary school, 'sweet sixteen', 'gender reveal parties' etc etc etc etc etc

People saying they're 'going to get engaged' next year.

People who have been living together for twenty years and have two teenagers and a mortgage nearly paid, having big huge weddings preceded by big huge hen and stag parties.

[Novacancy3]

People who are always late, signalling that they feel their time is more important than yours.

Households that have a drive big enough for 3 or 4 cars, but park in the road outside their house.

People that treat their children as if they will break if exposed to cold, rain, sun or any type of hardship.

[MrDarcyWillBeMine]

@oh4
@salry

😂 it’s pretty common and I get that - busy lives and all.

I’m feeling it more atm as I’m getting married in summer and both my DSIL’s have booked up every single weekend 6 weeks before the wedding and are now being ‘off’ about being ‘left out’ of stuff!

😒 - they had plenty of notice- so I’m happy to just do stuff without them!

[ResourcefullSAHM]

Women who buy loads of clothes, mostly designer, then sell it on eBay or their own insta page or whatever for a fraction of what they pay and boast to others saying they run their own fashion business. Seriously, I know a few of these.

People who are famous for no reason e.g. TOWIE and people like this who have absolutely no contribution to society except a detrimental one.

Designer clothes for children. FFS they grow out of stuff!!!!!!!

Hair, nail and eyelash extensions, fake tans, 2 inches of makeup, trout lips and botox. Honestly, you look a state.

[Bloomcounty]

"Must have" lists in magazines and newspapers - all doing their best to manipulate the weak of mind into spending money on things they actually do not need, will never need and won't use once they've bought it.

[lalafafa]

fucking kids on scooters in shops.

[Mayrhofen]

Fake eyelashes, artificially colour enhanced skin, chemical injected faces and lips like balloons.

[Hotterthanahotthing]

Wingers who always,without fail lower everybody's mood.
Politicians who start a sentence with'The public think..',how the fuck would you know sometimes the newspapers and politicians reflect each other and apart from scandals are not in the least interested in what we really think.
Celebrities who are only famous for being famous.
Celebrities who ping back to their prebirth figures after a month or two.
Hot flushes!

[SanJelliChino]

Lydiaatthebarre I actually cheered when I read your post!

[SalrycLuxx]

@MrDarcy - totally understand where you’re coming from. First rule of calendar-filling is that you don’t get to bitch about your choices later!

[DontCallMeCharlotte]

Stupidly noisy cars. Yes Mrs Subaru owner who parks near my house. We can all hear you and no one is looking because they like the car. They are looking because you are a bloody nuisance

Ooh, I wonder if she's the same Mrs Subuaru Owner that used to live up our road?

And I agree with you.

[Iwantdaffodils]

People going on about how busy modern life is and how completely overstretched they are while spending hours every day on Facebook, Mumsnet etc.

The l...o...n...g pause till the result is announced on tv shows.

[Witchofzog]

But @home77 sadly people who are lonely ARE more likely to suffer physical health problems. Having no support network is as detrimental in some cases as other things that are well renowned for having an impact on physical health. It's not becoming an epidemic. It's always been there but there isn't the stigma there used to be and a lot more awareness therefore it is more publicised.

[OneStepMoreFun]

people who talk at you whining and poor-me-ing. I just make my excuses immediately and leave without shame. Years wasted edging away politely thinking they'd get the hint. I love the liberation it brings.

I just have Ron Swanson's exit line in my head: I'm heading home now so as not to have to be here anymore.

[crochetmonkey74]

Everyone on MN who uses the ‘rare exception’ as a mass shield for their own bad behaviour/irresponsible choices! Exceptional situations are not the common norm! Stop using the fact that one person may land in a situation through no fault of their own- to justify why you’re in that situation

YES and ANGELS SINGING this is so irritating

The perpetually offended, and the lack of anyone being willing to HELP THEMSELVES- there is not an unlimited support network, get up and do something for yourself

[Witchofzog]

@Dontcallmecharlotte Possibly Does yours have a blue and yellow car and flossy over peroxided hair?

[Iwantdaffodils]

People who can't sit through a two hour film without constantly chewing and slurping and gorging and rustling.

Agree with 90%of the thread, but most of all this.

[Puzzledandpissedoff]

Poor manners
Entitlement
Extremism of any kind

[CatnissEverdene]

Children glued to screens. Get them outside for the love of God.

People who moan about not being able to park in P & C spaces. They are not your given right.

People who abuse the NHS. You are the scum of the earth.

The menopause is making me very very intolerant

[Lydiaatthebarre]

sanjellichino

[ScienceIsTruth]

Social media

Loud, grating noises, especially children screaming/running around in restaurants

Children thinking it's ok to have phones at the table, (have had to ask dc's friends to put them away before).

Also (irrationally) winds me up to see children and adults all on their phones and ignoring each other at restaurants

People expecting instant replies to texts, when I'm not actually glued to my phone all the time

(I may have something against phones, lol)

Gender stereotypes, and that lots of people generally expect women/girls to 'just be nice!'

Workmen thinking they're doing me a favour just for doing the job I'm paying them well for

Many of those already mentioned too

[DontCallMeCharlotte]

It is blue and yellow (with logos on it?) but last time I saw her, her hair was natural.

I actually really like her, just not her noisy bastard car.