AIBU about normal life events?

[FraughtwithGin]

People are born, people die, people get married (or not), people have children.
Why do I get the impression that each of these events is supposed to be "earth-shattering", "devastating" or any other expression you care to thing of?
It is LIFE, get over it! (And if you are under 29, please resist the impulse to photo it and post on social media, many thanks).

Do you have any friends OP? You'd probably got more empathy from a rock.

I’m sorry for your losses OP. It’s very strange that you didn’t find the loss of such significant people in your life to be devastating and that you were able to get over them so easily. Not normal in fact.

Birth and death are pretty life changing. Devastating is an appropriate word to describe death I'd say 🤔

If you don’t feel strongly over the highlights and lowlights of your life, what’s the point? Just one long existence with no highs or lows? No thanks

I understand what you mean OP, even though most don't. So much is completely and utterly overrated and rammed down our throats.

So much is completely and utterly overrated and rammed down our throats.

Are you saying people are ramming major life events like births, marriages and deaths down your throat? People who aren't close friends or family?

Anyone who finds births, marriages or deaths of close friends or family tedious and unimportant might want to consider that they might be a sociopath.

Anyone feeling that the wider world is ramming births, marriages and deaths down their throat might want to consider quitting social media and other media.

You largely get to choose what content you consume. You don't get to control what others share.

Yep and everything has to be an “experience”. I get they are bit events for the person involved but they then want others to devote every waking moment to them

You sound like a hoot .........

I’m going to assume you’re not a parent, OP. I don’t know any parent who could experience the birth of a child and think it a completely ordinary event.