Things that PISS you off, but you can't really say so.

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I have a few. Can't say them out loud (except to DH).

MIL & FIL - multi millionaires. Spend loads of money on themselves, lavish holidays, sports cars, only the very best restaurants etc. Never ever do they give a penny to their adult children (and one is flat broke). This is despite them both having been given property and a thriving business by a parent themselves.

My Dad - Overbearing, alcoholic, violent outbursts etc, all through our childhood. He's now decrepit and I have to do so much for him. I resent it.

Brother - keeps saying he's broke, whilst living like a rockstar. Just spend £20k on a holiday, lives in a £600k house, drives top of the range car, but often claims poverty - stop lying!

And breathe......

Anyone else?

@AxolotlEars that’s going to be tricky for you to avoid then!

Gotten is traditional Olde English. It's not American. It's actually proper English.

Wow, does it also make you a complete cow??

What an overreaction! I think I am allowed to internally roll my eyes at a group of 40/41 year old women who are constantly convinced that things like a cricked neck and a broken nail are "perimenopause" yet also appreciate that for (mostly older than us) women it can be an awful time?!

I just don't think at our age we need to be pathologising every tiny thing!!

Whinging neighbours going on about trivia like bins etc. Since I got the ring (type) door bell I just dont open the door to anyone who looks like they are going to suck up my time. If I did open the door I would be tempted to tell them to F OFF so I am really doing them a favour by ignoring them.

I have a friend who is convinced every single bloke on the planet fancies her

(Even my dp,his friend who is in a long term relationship and my married son-she tells me they are all desperate for her)

I was once sat in a cafe with her,waiting for our drinks and admiring a scarf I'd just bought when she leaned over and stage whispered 'see that bloke on the next table?he keeps looking at me,I feel for his wife as he must fancy me'

I kept a close eye on this bloke for the next 45 minutes

He didn't so much as glance at us,he was too busy chatting to the lady he was sat with

Shes deluded,the odd bloke does come sniffing around but as soon as she shags them,they leave but it enforces that every bloke on the planet fancies her

Drives me mad when she's flicking her hair at random men in the street and giving them the 'you fancy me' look on her face while I'm trying to chat to her

Most men either don't notice or look terrified

It's all she talks about,If I hear just one more time 'they like my tight fit body' just one more time,she's getting some hard hitting truths

Sounds like you have a good friend there! And sounds like you know it! 🙂

To be fair I cannot imagine choosing an 8 year old child to be a bridesmaid. Flower girl, yes. But way too young to be bridesmaid, that is for adults, surely?

Wholeheartedly agree with this one.

Marks & Spencer have even started using ‘picky bits’ on the and in-store signage around the picnic items.

But, yes ‘bits’ in general, it’s just so lazy and reductive.

Yes, I certainly do. Sometimes people huff and remove bags slowly and sometimes you end up sitting in whatever shite has come off their filthy trainers.

I don't see why anybody can't choose whoever they like to be bridesmaids. Why do you think the cousin should have been chosen instead?

But are they exaggerating or do you just see the child out of the house and not have a full picture of what goes on at home.

my oldest is autistic but presents as well mannered, polite and helpful outside of the home. Inside the home he does nothing and his favourite activity is saying deliberately offensive things to antagonise me 🙄

The 'flower girl' and 'bridesmaid' distinction has only come about in recent years in the UK and it's an imported thing from America.

In the UK, female attendants to the bride, regardless of age, have always been called bridesmaids, whether they're adults or kids. The term 'flower girl' didn't really exist in the UK until about 15 years ago!

My db who is morbidly obese & has Chron's yet eats pasties, burgers, takeaway curries & anything beige he can get his hands on every day & posts the photos on Fb. He then moans that his weight loss surgery is taking longer than he was told & that he can't get help around the house to clean his bathroom etc. He hasn't worked in decades & he's a massive strain on the NHS

Brother - keeps saying he's broke, whilst living like a rockstar. Just spend £20k on a holiday, lives in a £600k house, drives top of the range car, but often claims poverty - stop lying!
Exactly this for me OP with my spoilt entitled sister! And she and her husband are constantly making passive aggressive comments, they are also snogging all the time in front of the family (they are in their 40s.) Sister rant done..😁

One day, when I was feeling particularly bolshie and all the aisle seats were taken and none of the window seats, I said "OK, who is going to move so I can sit please? " Someone grudgingly did.

Omg I worked with a guy & he used to tell me that EVERY guy was staring at me wherever we went. I would tell him he's wrong & I would notice if that was the case (it definitely wasn't!) but he'd patronise me by saying "ahh but I notice these things, Connie". I then said, ok, well next time it happens, be sure to tell me. He didn't. To be fair, he did talk crap most if not all of the time

Your friend is absolutely nuts & I'd definitely be saying something if I could stop laughing for long enough 😆

I'm sure this one has already come up, but my lovely DH having the bloody nerve to breathe at night. He's not quite snoring, but breathing really deep and loud and it drives me mad. I try to get to sleep before him or I'm scuppered.

And grandparent jealousy. My MIL (and FIL) live locally, see our kids frequently (usually at least once a week). My parents live about 4 hours away, so will visit for a few days every few months. Without fail, MIL will invite us (not my parents) for brunch the day they are due to arrive and lunch the day they are due to leave, expecting my parents to arrive later and leave earlier to suit. Drives me mad, but it's subtle enough that I can't call it out and just have to decline. We're never usually invited over for brunch or lunch unless there is a family birthday, so it smacks of possessiveness.

I don’t doubt your, and many others (including myself!), experiences of a “different” child at home.

But unfortunately, there are families that just make it up. These families are not only a drain on limited resources but are ruining their child’s life and their chances in a constant manner (often damaging them psychologically, as they constantly hear how awful they are, can’t do XYZ etc.) and I think it’s ok to hate those families and wish that I could say so to their face.

People going to work sick and giving it to everyone else whilst thinking they are a saint for going in. The mentality in this country that you should go into work unless you are at death's door. Thankfully Covid changed the mindset to a degree. Please take 3 days off at the beginning of your illness when you are most vulnerable and contagious - it saves your own health and everyone else's

I guess by the term bridesmaid I also meant flower girl 🤷‍♀️

@LoveSandbanks sorry, I didn’t tag you properly in my reply!

Don't go to Australia! That's the official name for it! MicDonald's or Micky Ds

I get you now. Yes, kids can be challenging but these things should not be discussed around the child!

Only ever focussing on the negatives is the way to insanity for all concerned.

The fact that insurance companies are exempt from the rules governing unfair clauses and exclusions. This means they can charge as much as they like, but deliver as little as they like, and for any reason they like. It makes my blood boil.

I knew a family where the parents had divorced by the time no3 baby was born (or he may have been a tiny baby at the time)

All 3 lads had very mild learning difficulties (and I mean mild)

She milked it for all it was worth-they had every single disability under the sun if you listened to her

Dad did his best to enrich their lives but mum was scared of losing her extra benefits and refused to allow them anything bar school and their bedrooms (and refusing any support from school that they could have done with)

He'd enroll them into say,beavers or karate and she pull them out before they even started in case 'it brought them along' and would have meltdowns if he took them out to the park or zoo

All 3 are now adults and don't have jobs or lives (all 3 would have been able to work a job that wasn't very challenging) but she won't let them so they sit around at home playing on their tablets or on the PlayStation

All so she wouldn't lose her benefits (which she lost as they grew up anyway,so she takes their disability benefits from them to make up for it)

Yet a friend of mine has 3 disabled kids and she works so hard to get them anything she thinks will enrich their lives (2 will never work or leave home)

Some people are not fit parents and piss takers