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To ask what gives you the rage that probably shouldn't

424 replies

Tearsinheavens · 09/07/2025 10:19

For me it's when I'm sleeping in, maybe at the weekend or if I've worked a late shift and I hear cars going past in the morning around 8am and they are blasting music. It gives me a desire to want to slap them. I know they are well within their rights to do so, and therefore I am being unreasonable but I am just convinced they are annoying people inside 🤣 I'm not a morning person. Obviously.

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OlympicProcrastinator · 12/07/2025 23:32

ThatDaringEagle · 12/07/2025 19:38

Angry, illogical 'feminists'... aka misandrists!

Because it’s so logical coming into a female centred, feminist heavy website then moaning about ‘misandry’ isn’t it?

ThatDaringEagle · 12/07/2025 23:52

OlympicProcrastinator · 12/07/2025 23:32

Because it’s so logical coming into a female centred, feminist heavy website then moaning about ‘misandry’ isn’t it?

Isn't it the perfect place to give out about such behaviours!?

CalamityGanon · 13/07/2025 06:26

People who leave gigs before the end especially when it’s so they can get out of the car park quickly. What’s the point of paying all that money for a gig then missing the best bit? Doesn’t affect me in the slightest but irritates me beyond measure.

Ponoka7 · 13/07/2025 09:43

Utterlyconfusednow · 09/07/2025 13:53

Pigeons. They can’t help being fat, greedy, parasitical, bone idle bastards whilst offering nothing tuneful and being unbelievably, awfully noisy and shitting in the bird bath but I loathe them with a passion. And I want to kill them.

Think of them as rock doves, who we enslaved and turned them into what they are today. They live in urban areas because we imprinted ourselves into their psychology. We then threw them out when we no longer needed them to work for us. It's nice that they are, at last, included on war animal memorials.

Sophiehoney · 14/07/2025 18:45

This one is niche but it's happened to me twice now.
When children are going up a year in school and the school mix up the classes so you go onto the year group's Facebook page, and you ask "DS got 7B, who else is in 7B?" or "DD got 3NS, who is also in 3NS?" so you can see which of your child's friends will be with them.
And you get stupid vauge responses from parents - "my daughter also" or "we got 7B too" or "mine too"
Like... who is your child?? Why are you telling me without naming the child? How is this is any way helpful?!?!?!

Latenightreader · 14/07/2025 22:16

My mother and I had different dates written down for an event at my daughter's school. Turns out she was right and I was wrong, but she was right for the wrong reason. She has been convinced that it is happening this Friday because it is the end of term. I knew this Friday is not the end of term (and have correctedher several times on this), and the event has always happened on the last day of term so I assumed it would follow the pattern. She got the day right, but an email today said it was this Friday. So although she got it right, it feels as if it was by fluke rather than knowledge and I am aware at how ridiculous this is!

BigAnne · 15/07/2025 08:32

Performative parents in supermarkets.

deeahgwitch · 15/07/2025 09:22

CalamityGanon · 13/07/2025 06:26

People who leave gigs before the end especially when it’s so they can get out of the car park quickly. What’s the point of paying all that money for a gig then missing the best bit? Doesn’t affect me in the slightest but irritates me beyond measure.

I agree.
Worse though is at a football or rugby match and “fans” leave early ( probably to get to the bar before others ) whether their team is winning or losing.
Just stay for the whole match and clap your team off whether they won or lost.

KimberleyClark · 15/07/2025 09:34

CrystalMighty · 10/07/2025 19:21

Oh shit, I do this!

May have to change my ways

Or people who hit reply to all when it’s totally unnecessary and the only person who needs to know their opinion/availability/no comments/fine by me is the sender.

the80sweregreat · 15/07/2025 09:47

My bras give me the rage. I can’t be bothered to go to a decent place to be measured up as it’s a trek and I loath shopping and I don’t like fitting rooms and end up taking them back and hanging on to the old ones.
All my own fault, but it annoys me I’m so useless around it all but I have to wear them. Meh.

ConnieHeart · 15/07/2025 10:05

People who bite their nails. It's a disgusting habit (looking at you, OH!)

ConnieHeart · 15/07/2025 10:14

When a fitness instructor says "and then you have 10 of your high speed burpees, then 10 of your jumping lunges". They are not, and have never been, mine. You can keep them!

blobby10 · 15/07/2025 10:31

I'm giving myself the rage this week - procrastinating about stuff, playing silly games on my phone and browsing mumsnet instead of getting my head down to do something either useful or what i'm paid to do!! Often the two are not the same Grin

xSideshowAuntSallyXx · 15/07/2025 12:39

The wind, it has just blown my Dahlias over, and have broken off about 5 stems with flowers. I hope all those people who moaned about the hot weather are happy now 😡.

Tearsinheavens · 22/07/2025 02:02

Oh wow this has gained traction I can let loose on some more now 😂

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Tearsinheavens · 22/07/2025 02:06

Friends who say oh I'm old now those days are long gone about having a night out when they are 42 🙄 if you don't want to go for a night out fine but don't pretend it's because you are "old" and make those of the same age feel a bit shit. The same old girl is running a half marathon on Sunday, she can manage a night out dancing If she really wanted to.

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Tearsinheavens · 22/07/2025 02:07

Any manager or worse team leader who uses phrases like smashing it, you got this, be the best or other patronising phrases that are inspiring absolutely no one

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Tearsinheavens · 22/07/2025 02:12

And finally, people who act like they are too good for social media yet its very evident they are a snooper. They don't post because they think oversharing is so gauche but you can bet they are scrolling and nosing more than the average occasional poster. Grinds my gears. A friend of mine asked me to look at her exs page and an old friend of ours because she "doesn't do social media." Erm, nope. She is also the first to have eyes on my Instagram story.

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saltandvinegarchipsticks · 22/07/2025 02:16

When you either follow someone through several doors or they follow you and then one of you has to say thank you for holding the door every time until after the third time or so it gets really awkward and weird.

MrsClatterbuck · 22/07/2025 02:22

HurdyGurdy19 · 09/07/2025 11:01

The way my husband hangs washing on the line, to the point where I have forbidden him to touch any of my clothes.

He hangs his boxers along the leg seam, for example, instead of from the waistband. He hangs t shirts without straightening them first. He doesn't straighten socks before pegging them out. We don't iron, so these things are important.

And probably worst of all, doesn't colour co-ordinate the pegs with the item, or even use the same coloured pegs on each item.

I really have to restrain myself from going out and re-hanging his stuff correctly 😂

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Gosh I thought I was the only one who colour coordinates the pegs or who trys to use the same colour pegs on a garment

MrsClatterbuck · 22/07/2025 02:27

When you have parked your car well away from other cars and some idiot decides to park alongside you. I was usually doing my makeup before going to meet friends for a meal. This was when I was working and had time to kill so went to a local shopping centre and then did my makeup in car.

MrsClatterbuck · 22/07/2025 02:32

Another one when people queue at the wrong end. It only takes one and then everyone else follows suit. Read the sign fgs

MrsClatterbuck · 22/07/2025 02:32

Another one when people queue at the wrong end. It only takes one and then everyone else follows suit. Read the sign fgs

MrsSmiff · 22/07/2025 02:33

People who selfishly zap other people’s energy. Attention-seekers I’m looking at you! We all only have a finite amount of personal energy available, so when other adults try to steal my precious reserves by constantly demanding attention or that I meet their needs it truly gives me the rage. So selfish and they probably don’t even realise they’re doing it.

PeloMom · 22/07/2025 02:36

Noshadowsinthedark · 09/07/2025 11:03

People sneezing.

I know it’s not rational but it really pisses me off.

Or coughing. Can’t stand it.

when I think about it… even others breathing can send me into a rage 🤣