To ask about your little rebellions?

[Sensibletrousers]

I’m sitting here about to get changed for Zumba and I want to wear shorts but my legs aren’t shaved. I will be wearing shorts anyway. It’s a little rebellion, a tiny “up yours” to the man.

I have always found little ways to rebel (recovering people pleaser) that don’t actually hurt anyone so that I don’t have one massive rebellion and ruin my life one day!!

I also don’t share food, even with my kids, and am unapologetic about it. It’s now a family joke.

What little rebellions do you enjoy?

My friend Heather once noticed - too late - that she’d spelled a customer’s name incorrectly in an email.

The reply came back, “Thank you Heater.”

All Christmas letters in this house are written to Mrs Santa.

i wear sandals with my hobbity feet and never ever use nail polish

I drink beer in pints when out for cocktails because I like beer and don’t like cocktails and I’m old enough to know “only men drink pints” is regressive bullshit.

My rebellions are very minor

Thankyou! I have been married 20 years and I am going to do this!

If there is a wet paint sign, I always put my finger on it to check. Not once has the paint been wet.

I ask for a small, medium or large in Starbucks. They always ask do you mean "wanky use of corporate mixed with Italian language". I stand firm on my sizing and refuse to agree.

As long as you don't go too far and exchange the night cream for bathroom cleaner.

It will not get your sink clean, although may be good as a sink youthifier, I dunno.

I randomly chuck stuff in the dishwasher as my dh always rearranges it.
We both wfh some days. Often I will randomly chuck stuff in and run it, leaving him to discover this crime.

Me too - there is saying somewhere that in every relationship there is one who loads the dishwasher like a Swedish architect and one who loads it like a skunk on meth. I am the skunk.

In the toilet cubicles at work, I turn the toilet rolls round so that they (in my opinion!) hang correctly.

Someone always turns them back again.

It's a joyous secret battle where neither side knows who their enemy is!

I like this thread thanks for starting it OP. I buy expensive clothes detergent and fabric softener that has a gorgeous scent. I use it only on my clothes and the dog’s blanket. My DH gets the generic stuff. In fairness he would never notice but it feels like a little secret just for me.

I've given up doing that since encountering a genuine psycho who, having been forced to slow to a mere legal speed along the minor road, roared past me when we reached the dual carriageway and then jumped on his brakes. I just about managed to brake in time to avoid a collision, then of course he belted off into the distance. Terrified the life out of me. Nowadays I just ignore the buggers and pretend I haven't noticed them trying to climb into my exhaust pipe. They still get annoyed but are less likely to actually try to kill me. 😬

I refuse to floss

Yes. It says she doesn't shave her legs. Nothing else at all, and certainly nothing about whether someone 'takes care of themselves' or otherwise.

As you say, nobody cares.

This response, however, does say a lot about you.

I tell cold callers who knock at my door or the bothersome sale people in the street (both always me for some reason) when they ask anything rude about money/bills etc... I respond 'oh no, I'm just a woman'. It makes the ho 'oh, ok' then bugger off instantly.

I do indeed pay my own bills but that info is zero of your concern slimey little sales man pick on the 'easy target' looking mam juggling 2 young kids.

I'd love to have a large one printed to stick on the wall behind the lav, facing the door.

'IF YOU CAN READ THIS, YOU'RE IN THE WRONG BOG'.

Thank you, fabulous FWR!

I had a friend who was honked from behind for being a millisecond late at taking off on a green light by someone in a huge 4by 4… she stopped the car, opened the door and went up to the honking drivers window to apologise profusely and genuinely for wasting their time.

Read this 'whilst peeing', even!

@FlowersInTheSky it is a rebellion to twats who cant mind their own business and judge women for not altering their perfectly natural and normal body.

I have yet to see a single man with shave legs in shorts this summer... who knew no men take care of themselves.

Genius 🤣

@AuntieJoyce Do I know you? I still do this on every possible occasion.

At college (uni) we all had room phones so any 3-digit number was likely to find its way to a real person. My friends and I would routinely prank call people - usually it was very late at night and we were very drunk - usually asking silly questions from books like 'where do the ducks go at night'. We were obviously total pricks but it was funny to us. I think my love of speaker-phone abuse stems from that.

I put the sheet on our bed inside it as I know it will annoy my DH (not enough for him to switch it), we had a very satisfying 6 week silent argument which involved us turning the loo roll round at every visit, he broke first 🤣. Finally, whenever I have an interview or important meeting I always wear trousers, ankle boots and the most hideous odd socks I can lay my hands on, makes me feel non compliant and gives me a great zap of confidence!

When I was pregnant and people asked me if we knew the sex of the baby I would always say no, it’s a surprise, even though we did.
None of their feckin’ business!

@Namddf
If it makes you feel any better, they probably didn't really care. They were just asking one of those generic questions people feel as though they should ask. I think the only people who genuinely care about the sex of the baby are expecting couple and at an absolute push, the grandparents

I also use small, medium and large in coffee shops 😂
And if asked my name I use my favourite rock stars name

But bottom to top is correct? If there’s a glass or something with water on the top it goes all over the nice clean stuff at the bottom, plus if you have stuff to go on it you’ll pour stuff on the nice clean stuff underneath?!

Wow he shouldn't have a license.

When a cold caller rings I always answer “ The Lord and Lady are not at home presently, I’m the keeper of the stool chamber can I help?” They always hang up.