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?

I was having difficulty reversing the car into the garage, husband said it was all in my head. I now very briefly iron his clothes on one side only; sometimes not at all. He's so fussy about his appearance too.

I've done similar at work. There is an annoying woman who always uses the full version of my name in emails I.e Victoria when I'm known as Vicky and have emailed her using the same.

She's called Jacqui and so I've taken to calling her Jackie or Jacky.

oh posting to them back their mail in their envelope, i went through a period of doing that to!

I was phoned up by my rheumatologist's registrar on Friday. Never met the chap.

"Hello "Roses" this is Dr Brown"
"Ah, hello Dr Brown, I didn't catch your first name"
"It's John"
"Jolly good John, are you happy for me to call you John as you assumed you may use my first name."
"Oh, we seem to have got off on the wrong foot"
"Not at all John but I think we are equal stakeholders and the NHS soends quite a lot on E&D"

He was very pleasant but it's a practice that infantilises and is reductive. It's nearly always male doctors who do it.

@blueshoes Some years ago, I was crossing the road (lights were red) and a male cyclist jumped the red light and hit me. He came off his bike and damaged his wheel. He blamed me, saying he had right of way! I was a lot younger and hadn’t realised it was totally his fault for running a red light so apologised to him!

Another reason not to shave your legs!!

well done @RosesAndHellebores

he is a registrar @RosesAndHellebores
enjoying his dr
he will learn!

My team is going through a painful restructure at work, appallingly handled. I wore a tshirt on several Teams calls last week with senior managers that said "not my circus, not my monkeys". That was the small rebellion. The big rebellion was handing in my notice on Thursday!

@Willmafrockfit my ds has a DPhil. His viva is barely more.than a year old. Luckily he walked into a Post Doc Research contract. He doesn't do it. He is neither arrogant nor discourteous. I also work for a university and it doesn't happen there either. Not even a Prof would expect students or anyone else to use anything other than their first name

My mum used to turn carrier bags inside out to use as she said she wasn't going to pay to advertise their shop for them

If she didn't think it was worth advertising, why shop there?

It was 60 years ago, not as many shops to choose from then.

@RosesAndHellebores well done!

This is my own little rebellion in a hospital setting. In Ireland in 2023, they still ask you when registering (together with relevant info like your name, DOB, address and next of kin) your RELIGION.
In my country (Europe) this would be considered absolutly out of place.

So the conversation with the hospital admin goes like this:
Admin: "Religion?" I go "not relevant"
Admin: "Excuse me?" I repeat "can you please write down not relevant?"
Admin: "Would I add atheist then?" I go "no, what I mean is that in 2023 this is not relevant, its nobody's business what my religion is or if I have any, therefore please leave it blank or better even add "not relevant".
There is always a queue and it's really embarrassing but I do it every single time. This is for any single doctor, GP, in hospital as outpatient etc. I won't give up.

I go opposite the arrows in IKEA 😂

I think they ask your religion in the UK as well. My mum said she was asked it just the other day and wondered why it was remotely relevant.

I think she said lapsed Catholic...

@girlswillbegirls it would be more sensible to ask if you would like the last rites if necessary. Bit morbid though if you are going in for an ingrowing toenail. I can't remember being asked in the UK.

@Hesma the arrows in IKEA? I just don't go to IKEA.

Totally agree.
But they ask when you see any consultant for a minimal thing you may have. Weird.

I do go against the arrows in IKEA too (and get the shortcuts)

@asdfgasdfg your mum is very wise with the shop bags!

@RosesAndHellebores live in Ireland and have had 12 operations the past 10 years never been asked what religion I was whatsoever. now if I have health insurance or not is the most questions I get asked

@Wexone that's opposite of my experience.
I have been asked that question as an outpatient in St Vincent's hospital Dublin when visiting my endocrinologist. Also other examples: in the Rotunda hospital in Dublin (maternity). My GP practice. Skin consultant in Beaumont hospital. For a minor operation in the Bon Secours hospital too.

@girlswillbegirls similar to myslef including James. never ever been asked. also been with mother inlaw on her many trips to Vincent's and the beacon never ever been asked. must ask friends next time as its also never came up either

I was asked my religion when registering for the maternity hospital. I answered "none". "Oh" said the nurse. "We hardly ever get nuns in here."
I wouldn't think they ever had nuns .

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I refuse to meal plan. Even when people tell me I should.

I just wing it every night. “What’s for dinner?” Not a clue 😂

It’s like Ready Steady Cook every day.

It’s a way of expressing my creativity and is now a point of principle.

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