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To ask about your little rebellions?

677 replies

Sensibletrousers · 21/07/2023 09:33

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?

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Sauvblanctime · 21/07/2023 16:15

slashlover · 21/07/2023 13:18

So many people making things harder for workers with stickers, dumping rubbish and mucking about with mannequins. Thanks for making life more difficult for minimum wage workers like me!

Absolutely this

fdgdfgdfgdfg · 21/07/2023 16:15

WhatASmashingBlouseYouHaveOn · 21/07/2023 10:55

I use cotton buds to clean my ears out after showering.....because they say not to insert into ears on the box. I'll be the judge of where to put them thanks 😂

You want to be careful with that one, my mum ended up deaf in one ear after knocking her elbow while cleaning out her ear.

I'll admit, it hasn't stopped me using them but I'm very careful about it.

BarryStyles · 21/07/2023 16:20

Namddf · 21/07/2023 10:10

I pick the most unlikely title on forms - think ‘Baron’, ‘Lord’ or ‘Reverend’ 😂

It’s a middle finger to the patriarchy.

I know someone who used to do that - til she got a refund cheque made out to Viscount Normalname and couldn't bank it. She was too embarrassed to contact them and explain she wasn't really royalty 😁

Sauvblanctime · 21/07/2023 16:20

gemstoneju · 21/07/2023 14:46

I send (anonymous) Valentine's cards every year to a married neighbour who once really annoyed me by setting his dog on my cat. I hope it has caused many rows with his wife.

Dick move

Anapana · 21/07/2023 16:21

I enjoy putting the conveyor divider vertical instead of horizontal in the supermarket. It makes my day even better when the person behind me switches it back the “right” way.

Ourladycheesusedatum · 21/07/2023 16:21

DustyLee123 · 21/07/2023 16:08

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

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OMG, I'm gonna be "first name" bon jovi from now on.

Or maybe Bowie, I'm struggling with others cos they just have unremarkable surnames.

Possibly Joplin , jett, petty?

BadNomad · 21/07/2023 16:22

I don't see what is rebellious about trying to destroy someone's marriage by making an innocent woman think her husband is having an affair. 🤔

coxesorangepippin · 21/07/2023 16:25

Any cold caller I always tell them 'my parents are out'

Sauvblanctime · 21/07/2023 16:25

LunaTheCat · 21/07/2023 15:47

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

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GENIUS

HalloumiLuvver · 21/07/2023 16:26

Lilyhatesjaz · 21/07/2023 10:43

When I used to make DHs lunch box, if he had annoyed me I would put in a yogurt and no spoon.

This is quietly brilliant Grin

gingerguineapig · 21/07/2023 16:26

bananabreadbatshit · 21/07/2023 09:57

Clicking "no" when someone asks for a read-receipt.

Me too :)

StripeyDeckchair · 21/07/2023 16:28

Echio · 21/07/2023 11:40

Once I emptied the dishwasher in reverse order to usual just to see how it felt (bottom to top instead of top to bottom as per our household rituals)

Had to have a sit down after that.

But bottom rack first IS the correct way.
That way any items on the top rack that have water on them (eg some mugs) don't drip water onto clean & dry items on the bottom rack.

MrsTerryPratchett · 21/07/2023 16:29

TheIsleOfTheLost · 21/07/2023 15:47

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.

Role Models (7/11) Best Movie Quote - Starbucks Scene (2008)

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HalloumiLuvver · 21/07/2023 16:33

CoalCraft · 21/07/2023 11:50

Most of these are a bit pathetic. No one cares if you don't shave your legs - chances are no one will notice - and if you're pissed off with your DH, maybe talk about it like adults rather than passive-agressively forgetting to put a spoon in his lunch box.

Don't kill our vibe. This was fun until the sponges arrived.

viques · 21/07/2023 16:34

coxesorangepippin · 21/07/2023 16:25

Any cold caller I always tell them 'my parents are out'

I find a chirpy “ Sorry, Viques isn’t in, she ‘s in court today” is suitably ambiguous. If they follow up with a well when do you expect her back then question , I sigh heavily, and say “ Sadly, not for a long time.”

LosingTheBelly · 21/07/2023 16:34

Ourladycheesusedatum · 21/07/2023 14:39

What exactly does it say?

I mean the entire winter season I dont shave, haven't died yet.
It says I'm not uncovering my legs in this cold so fuck the shaving.

What is wrong with you that you think unshaved legs is uncaring.

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When i had to take DS1 to sensory swimming lessons and be in the pool with him I bought swimming trunks that went down my thighs. Because I aint shaving my lady garden for anything.

(I also have a severe diastacis recti and cannot even see my lady garden, 14 years on from birth. ) have had people [aka a man in the swimming class] ask why i was wearing my shorts in the pool but you know- fuck off. YOU have a traumatic birth with separated stomach muscles and a third degree tear and then come back to me and talk about it).

gingerguineapig · 21/07/2023 16:36

TheWorldIsRound · 21/07/2023 14:51

If I find a vehicle parked where it shouldn't be, I pull up one of their windscreen wipers.

I turn their wing mirror in or out if it's one that you can move manually. Petty but satisfying. I get so fed up of cars on pavements!

gingerguineapig · 21/07/2023 16:37

viques · 21/07/2023 16:34

I find a chirpy “ Sorry, Viques isn’t in, she ‘s in court today” is suitably ambiguous. If they follow up with a well when do you expect her back then question , I sigh heavily, and say “ Sadly, not for a long time.”

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HalloumiLuvver · 21/07/2023 16:43

@FlowersInTheSky shaving or not shaving legs says absolutely nothing about a woman except that she shaves or does not shave her legs. Your slavery to out dated patriarchal beauty norms is showing.

WaspLady · 21/07/2023 16:43

When I give way to cyclists while either driving or walking and they inevitably don’t wave or say thanks I give a very fake smile and a sarcastic over friendly wave or “you’re welcome”

WaspLady · 21/07/2023 16:47

Also leaving it as late as possible to pay my HA rent in rebellion for the fact that I live in substandard cold, damp housing which they refuse to bring up to acceptable standard while spending my rent money building new homes which are utterly luxurious in comparison to the older stock.

OceanicBoundlessness · 21/07/2023 16:51

Hoppinggreen · 21/07/2023 14:09

If anyone beeps me at a roundabout because they don’t feel I am pulling out fast enough I count to 10 before moving even if the way is clear
I am actually a very good driver and not in any way hesitant but I will pull out when I consider it safe thank you very much

I do this if someone is trying to intimidate me on a dual carriageway into closing up a gap in heavy traffic. I'm a big believer in allowing for stopping distances. Once it's safe to pull in and let them past to intimidate the next person I'll indicate but count to five before I make the maneuver. 5 is a very long time to wait when you're THAT inpatient!

maypoll · 21/07/2023 16:51

I signed up for an Audible free trial. At the time I was struggling with my mental health and forgot to cancel it for 7 months. They never sent any reminders or anything. When I realised, I wrote to them asking if I could at least have the 6 books I was entitled to (I had only ever ordered one) they refused. Now every time i get offered an Audible free trial for myself or another family member, I get everything I can out of them before cancelling at the end of the free trial. I always tell them why I'm not continuing with the trial and I have got my 6 books now.

JFDIYOLO · 21/07/2023 16:56

Our Stonewall-captured organisation recently moved into refurbished offices. Very nice … except for the "universal" (😡) toilets on our floor.

I discovered a proper old fashioned ladies' loos on the floor above - unsignposted, you wouldn't know they were there unless you were as nosy as me and prepared to push through three doors to discover what's behind them in the guise of learning your way round …

So I take great pleasure in casually murmuring that 'nice as it all is I do prefer the Ladies just upstairs' whenever I'm chatting with women.

And quite a few have quietly said 'thankyou for letting me know'.

ColdHandsHotHead · 21/07/2023 16:57

LunaTheCat · 21/07/2023 16:03

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.

genius

If some bloke (and it's always IS a bloke) taps me on the shoulder in the queue at the bank/ticket office/post office because I am a fraction of a second too slow in moving for his liking, I have been known to step aside and say 'you seem to be in SUCH a hurry would you like to go in front of me?' Only one person has ever had the nerve to do so.