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I can´t stand know-it-all

92 replies

iceymonkey · 16/12/2019 10:23

Know-it-all is a school mum, And as the name says, she knows everything. And I mean EVERYTHING.

Once I have dropped DC1 and DC2 I usually stop to say hi to some mum friends and know-it-all is ALWAYS there. And she butts in any conversation I have with any of my other friends to reply on their behalf. Literally.

Imagine Jane is telling you about her new vacuum cleaner.(riveting I know) She interrupts to tell you literally product codes, prices and which one she bought. Or Mary went to the beautician to have her eyebrows done. Know-it-all interrupts Mary to tell everyone all about which face shapes suit certain eyebrow shapes.

She is an expert in every field, medicine, geography, law, education....if you have any questions, know-it-all will reply,and noone else can talk.

She also likes to analyse my baby who is happily sitting in her pram and give unwanted advice on her skin-clothes-nails-hair, ANYTHING.

AIBU to despise this woman? do you have a know-it-all in your life? I just like having a little chat with my other friends but she is ALWAYS there so I am starting to think its just not worth it.

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TheShowerSinger · 16/12/2019 16:17

This sounds like my aunt. Thinks she knows absolutely everything when in reality she knows the square root of fuck all.
She also corrects people on their pronunciation (even strangers) which I think is so rude.

Delilah21D00LoT · 16/12/2019 16:17

I definitely work with this Person too!

OoohTheStatsDontLie · 16/12/2019 16:21

Another one here that would be interested to know whether she is actually right and just can't seem to help sharing her knowledge, or whether she just talks any old shit for the sake of it. The latter would wind me up far more but YANBU to be annoyed either way

Letsallscreamatthesistene · 16/12/2019 16:22

Why the fuck is everyone on MN so ready to diagnose everyone as autistic? It IS possible some people are actually irritating with no medical diagnosis

Tinkobell · 16/12/2019 16:25

OP.....you need to master glazed eyes and a poorly disguised yawn and just wander off.

NKFell · 16/12/2019 16:42

I also work with this person. It's literally everything...anything!

-Me: I had tinned tomatoes on toast for breakfast, I just really fancied it.
-Know-it-all: You should have added grated cheese and Worcestershire sauce.

-Me: I need a new stair carpet, I'm going to get [insert name of the guy I wanted]
-Know-it-all: You need to go to X in [town] he did my stairs and 2 bedrooms and was brilliant, here's his number.

Pippapotomus · 16/12/2019 17:12

Yanbu, this would piss me off so much.

There is a parent like this in DSs class, but she is obsessed about a sport. All conversations revolve around this sport, or she changes the subject to this sport even though no one else cares. I unfortunately also do this sport, so she's constantly talking at me giving me rubbish advice I didn't ask for even though back in the day, a few DC and several stones lighter ago, I was competing at national level.

DeeCeeCherry · 16/12/2019 17:15

nobody can just be a twat anymore, they always have to be diagnosed on here

Exactly🙄

MiniDoofa · 16/12/2019 17:33

I know several of these!!!! Some would be on the spectrum I reckon but most not, just know everything. It makes me 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Deelish75 · 16/12/2019 18:06

How is she when you don’t follow her advice and carry on doing your own thing?
When DS started school, I took up swimming and did weight watchers and lost a fair amount of weight. I started in the September, then I wore my thick winter coat for the next six months until the spring. Once the winter coat came off it was noticeable that I’d lost weight and even though everyone knew I was happy with WW and swimming - it was working, one woman kept on at me to try different forms of diet and exercise. This went on for a few weeks she almost became obsessed and then she started blanking me - probably punishment for not doing as I was told 🤷‍♀️.
I didn't know her very well prior to her noticing my weight loss. Luckily she moved away about a year later but she was very strange.

MereDintofPandiculation · 16/12/2019 18:21

Could just have low self esteem and feel that no-one will like her unless she contributes something to the relationship. And all she has to contribute is her "knowledge". Unless she offers her "useful information", why would anyone want to talk to her? A counter-productive strategy,

iceymonkey · 16/12/2019 21:10

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Original poster
iceymonkey · 16/12/2019 21:12

@Suchamess123 I am kind of new round here and I dont get the biscuit thing? I assume its something rude!

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ironicname · 16/12/2019 21:13

I know one of these too, she's a self appointed expert on almost everything.

midnightmisssuki · 16/12/2019 21:21

yeah - I've got one in my life - i find her a fascinating person to talk to, i mea - she know every single god damn thing - imagine that!! i go back home sit on my sofa and think to myself, does she really believe that she knows all this shit??!

Original poster
iceymonkey · 16/12/2019 21:24

@BarkandCheese yes! I agree 100%.

I am "correct" with her but she really pisses me off as she crosses boundaries constantly.

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666onmyhead · 16/12/2019 21:34

I wonder if you and one or two other school mums start talking about a " insert some made up thing here that you googled and that simply doesn't exist " she would know all about that too ? Could be amusing ( obvs only is she's just an annoying woman)

Babybel90 · 16/12/2019 21:39

I’ve known a few of these, the worst one was a woman I worked with and when I started the job the boss told me it was ok to just turn around and walk away from her, she won’t be offended but she also won’t stop talking so it’s the only option if you want to get away.

Another one I met at a baby group, tells everyone her son is a genius he’s definitely not she knows where to buy the best of everything and she’s going to tell you why whatever it is she thinks you should buy is so great and which is the best shop to buy it from and so on and so on, it’s exhausting.

AlexaAmbidextra · 16/12/2019 21:56

nobody can just be a twat anymore, they always have to be diagnosed on here

Quite. Under 50 you have an ASD. Over 50 you have dementia.

nonevernotever · 16/12/2019 22:06

This was my dad. We called it World expert syndrome. He was usually (but not always) right which made it even more annoying.

rhubarbcrumbles · 16/12/2019 22:15

Biscuit @Suchamess123 didn't want to disappoint you Xmas Grin

Cherrysoup · 16/12/2019 22:21

Socially awkward or not, she just sounds incredibly rude, interrupting all the time. If she interrupts other people, stop her, say ‘Actually, Jane was talking’ turn and give Jane your full attention. Jane might start thinking you’re a bit weird and intense-maybe explain in advance! 😝

LightDrizzle · 16/12/2019 23:13

I’ve only known men like this. Interesting so many of you know know-it-all women.
I find them breathtaking: the self-assurance; the lack of awareness. Amazing!

DeeCeeCherry · 17/12/2019 00:21

I used to work with a young woman like this - she was just 24 yet knew all there was to know about everything. Constantly interrupting importantly. Never stopped talking. There was no situation or story you could talk about, without having been or known someone in same situation. Off she'd launch, longwinded too. + her mum was a manager somewhere or other in the organisation and she'd bang on and on about that too.

The job was client facing and you couldn't deal with a query without her coming over and talking right over you. Then having the nerve to consult you anyway as she didn't even know answer to clients' query. She just wanted to interfere.

So young, and such a bore. People like this make my mind tired. You have my sympathies OP.

OhChristmasTreee · 17/12/2019 01:14

Are...are tinned tomatoes on toast a thing??

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