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3 things that are unreasonable

58 replies

Ori2021 · 11/01/2021 13:20

  1. Centre Parcs. Too expensive for a shed in a wood.

  2. Priti Patel. Don't know what's going on with her but I don't like it.

  3. The pretty female presenter on C-Beebies who sings cheesy weird ditties ALL THE TIME. Badly. It's damaging my mental health. And I actually find it so cringe, I have to either look away or leave the room.

OP posts:
SquirrelFan · 11/01/2021 15:17
  1. Work. Why? Why aren't people simply handing me money and gifts and telling me how wonderful I am?
2.Teenagers. Why do they not immediately bow to my greater wisdom and realise their lives would be much easier if they simply did what I asked?
  1. Feet. Why do they refuse to warm up? Of course if I didn't have to deal with 1, I could move around more (or get in bed and tuck them under the covers).
WhyDidntTheyAskSanta · 11/01/2021 15:27
  1. Work
  2. People
  3. Crap laptops that take 27 solid minutes to log in and then randomly turn off.
WhyDidntTheyAskSanta · 11/01/2021 15:32

Actually that time was only 11 minutes. Still crap and unreasonable

peak2021 · 11/01/2021 15:49

1.Mrs Brown's Boys still being on tv.

  1. VAR in football.
  2. Hull.
NeedCoffeeToSurvive · 11/01/2021 16:05

People who text talk, It drives me insane! Even worse people who put "X" or multiples of at the end of every message, irritates me more than I admit.

Adults who can't use their, there and they're properly or "our" and "are". It irrationally annoys me, just spelling in general, if you can't spell, don't talk to me.

People who are vulgar, I once had a drunk guy come up to me and straight away ask to perform oral sex on me. Bless him I doubt he'll ever approach another woman in public now but it still shocks me 4 years on. I found his behaviour disgusting.

WithinAForestDark · 11/01/2021 16:16

Any newsreader or other broadcaster who despite being paid way over the odds still doesn't know the difference between 'less' and 'fewer'.

'Loose Ends' on Radio 4 with it's unending parade of ghastly warbling hippies treating us to their latest 'song'. No. Just no.

Priti Patel

MrsExpo · 11/01/2021 16:27
  1. My neighbours who are police officers in the local force, but who consistently flout the Covid rules.
  1. Different neighbour who has built a tall tree house immediately adjacent to our fence, so our garden is now badly overlooked, where it was once a private haven.
  1. My DH for going to bed at 8.00pm every night. FFS He spends half his life in bed!!!
SlopesOff · 11/01/2021 16:42
  1. Agree about Priti Patel.
  1. Adults who say 'so cringe' or variants of it.
  1. Not being able to live where I want.
SlopesOff · 11/01/2021 16:44

Oh, one more, people who say 'bare with me'. I don't want you to undress thanks, and neither to I want to do it with you.

purpleproses · 11/01/2021 17:22

[quote WhoLettheCatOut]@purpleproses I think we live either side of the same neighbour! [/quote]
You have my sympathy.

BlueSussex · 11/01/2021 17:29

Totally agree with 1 and 2. No idea about 3 but will suggest

"Pavement Fucking Cyclists" Get on the fucking road or fuck off!

I LOVE Claudia Winkleman Grin

That feels better.

Theunamedcat · 11/01/2021 21:11

@DrManhattan

1. People who get right up in your face in home bargains
  1. People who don't clean up after their pets
  2. The way this government has handled the pandemic
Strongly agree with number two some dog owner let there dog shit outside my car I did not notice because its muddy and shit is brown I went shopping thought my car was going to blow up due to the unbelievable stench coming out of it realise down a road I cannot pull over on what the stench is spend a fortune trying to clean my pedal mat and my shoes off at the supermarket the stench of the cleaning products combined with the dog poo made me feel sick ive not driven my car since and my shoes are still outside 🤮
1Morewineplease · 11/01/2021 21:21

People that say "would/could/should of"

Yes re Priti Patel

People who flout Covid rules because they don't think that the rules apply to them, hence why we're in our current situation.

Purplecatshopaholic · 11/01/2021 21:42

My cats - for lazing about all day sleeping in cosy spots, while I have to actually, like, do housework and stuff;
Broadcasters and so-called journalists who are quite clearly not unbiased and put a political slant on everything;
My local delivery drivers who cannot seem to differentiate between house numbers 29, 30 and 31, despite us all having our numbers on our doors, and delivering to the wrong house all the bloomin time...

Wheresmykimchi · 11/01/2021 21:43

@Ori2021

1) Centre Parcs. Too expensive for a shed in a wood.
  1. Priti Patel. Don't know what's going on with her but I don't like it.

  2. The pretty female presenter on C-Beebies who sings cheesy weird ditties ALL THE TIME. Badly. It's damaging my mental health. And I actually find it so cringe, I have to either look away or leave the room.

Not Giovanna Sad
Wheresmykimchi · 11/01/2021 21:44

@1Morewineplease

People that say "would/could/should of"

Yes re Priti Patel

People who flout Covid rules because they don't think that the rules apply to them, hence why we're in our current situation.

See also

I done it

SlopesOff · 11/01/2021 22:40

*1Morewineplease

People that say "would/could/should of"

Yes re Priti Patel

People who flout Covid rules because they don't think that the rules apply to them, hence why we're in our current situation.

See also

I done it*

Sumfink, nuffink etc. Oh hold on, that IS Priti Patel.

Bilgepumper · 11/01/2021 22:48

Gavin Williamson

People who say f instead of th

Auto correct

wheretoyougonow · 11/01/2021 22:50
  1. The cost of a family of four to go abroad.
  2. That 'Secret' chocolate bar was discontinued.
  3. I've never found a very cute puppy abandoned and got to keep it. Yes I wouldn't wish this beginning on a pup but my random Facebook videos imply this happens to lots of people and I would sooooo keep it much to annoyance of current dog (and current husband Grin)
Wheresmykimchi · 11/01/2021 23:13

@SlopesOff

*1Morewineplease

People that say "would/could/should of"

Yes re Priti Patel

People who flout Covid rules because they don't think that the rules apply to them, hence why we're in our current situation.

See also

I done it*

Sumfink, nuffink etc. Oh hold on, that IS Priti Patel.

Counter terrorists Wink
Thedogscollar · 11/01/2021 23:17

Most reality TV "stars" think Love Island types.

Phil and Holly

This government and all who support them.

Wheresmykimchi · 11/01/2021 23:27

@Thedogscollar

Most reality TV "stars" think Love Island types.

Phil and Holly

This government and all who support them.

People who judge people based on a very large industry x3
Womencanlift · 11/01/2021 23:49

More MN ones

  1. The fact that you cannot edit posts
  2. That you cannot like individual posts

Yes, agree with pavement cyclists and Mrs Brown’s Boys - both fill me with Angry

Also:

  1. Dog owners who cannot fathom that some people do not like your slobbery animal
  2. Late people - one off ok, regularly then we will unlikely be meeting up much going forward (outside of lockdown obviously)
Womencanlift · 11/01/2021 23:50

Also Instagram influencers - get a proper job nobody wants the shit make up you are promoting

KathleenTurnerOverdrive · 12/01/2021 02:59
  1. Shit sports at the Olympics that aren't sports. Anything which is judged, rather than objectively decided, synchronised swimming, diving, that horse dancing shit and gymnastics) or doesn't involve athletic endeavour (shooting, archery). They might be skillful, but they aren't sports.
  1. Xenophobia
  1. Australians