KittyMom4

A friend of mine has a friend who is selling some kind of jewelry, she messaged a bunch of people, myself included. inviting us to join the seller's FB page to view and buy. I removed myself from the group and unfollowed my friend. A coworker's daughter is selling an expensive cream that gets rid of the crepe-iness on your extremities, she is non-stop pushing it on FB, I unfollowed her as well. My peeve this week: I DVR'd the first 6 episodes of a new show that premiered the night of the Superbowl. I started watching them this past Sunday, unfortunately the game went into overtime and even though I extended the time to record, I am missing the last 15 mins of the episode. Ok, fine, I'll catch it in the reruns or stream it. I go on to the next 5 episodes, only 2 of them were complete, the other 3 were also overrun by the prior program, ARGH! I have now set up to record the show that follows in hopes of getting a complete episode going forward. 😒

Seriously! There was a time when I would naively accept FB friend requests from distant acquaintances (friends of friends, coworkers I barely interacted with, spouses of relatives I hadn't seen in years) only to realize they friended me just to pitch their MLM product. I learned quickly.

Not to mention the horrible trolls who will make fun of the child's appearance especially as the child goes through those awkward teenage years. Honestly, I do not care one whit about what celebrity children look like, I really don't care at all about what celebrities do in their personal life. Acting is their job, I don't feel entitled to know anything about their families, homes, the car they drive or how they spend their time off.

The wedding industry absolutely enforces the idea that it has to be MAGICAL and SUPER SPECIAL, heck they are making a fortune off of these brides and grooms so why wouldn't they? I'm amazed at what these couples (and their parents) are willing to spend on 1 day. Don't get me started on wedding registries full of expensive cutlery and high-end coffee makers either. I knew a couple many years ago that had a beautiful wedding, divorced 9 months later. Another couple married a two years ago, big beautiful wedding, are now in the process of divorcing. Hey, maybe don't put so much time and energy into looking at dresses and planning floral arrangements and instead spend some time really looking at your partner and make sure he/she is the one you want to commit to.

I used to leave my garage door (the one the car goes in and out of) open pretty much all day on the weekends when I was working in the yard. One year a pair of Robins made a nest on top of my garage door opener, I swear it was built over 2 days and had eggs in it shortly after. So I had to leave my garage door open about 4 inches while I was at work to make sure they could get in and out and my car parked outside. Once the babies were on their own and the nest was abandoned I took it down. The following year I noticed some twigs and leaves being left there again so I started keeping the door closed. It was nice the first year but I didn't want it to continue.

I'm glad it's not just me that felt judged - last year at my mammogram the 30-something nurse asked if I'd gained "a lot" of weight since my breasts were larger. It pissed me off, first because YES I HAVE GAINED WEIGHT and second because being in my mid-50's menopause has not been kind and I was struggling at the time with my self-image. The way she said it came off as so judgmental, and I left feeling so disgusted with myself.

My thoughts exactly. And, when they do get reshuffled next week if Ben and/or Liz is on his new team, you don't think they're going to also feel he's a liability? He did himself no favors by spilling to them at the challenge. Same same same! I get so frustrated when the "strong' ones, aka, the ones who are capable of surviving, get voted out. I know it is a mental game as well as a physical game but I would like to see an actual Survivor, not the social butterfly or sneaky liar, win.

My recording cut off right before they announced who was going home but I didn't need to watch to know who it was. He was very sweet and I think he has talent but he just couldn't get it right here. Whoever mentioned Sabrina's hairstyle, I'm with you, it's odd. Of course I can't stand all the hair that is flying around on these bakers, I wish there was a rule that it must be pulled back at least.

@TattleTeenyI also had a peeve regarding a medical issue that disappeared but did not receive any message telling me to move it.

Yes it does. I got through a tough situation last year by reminding myself that while it seems bad now, there's a reason, it will pass and I'll be better for it. I am. Those dark days are rough though.

@Anela Sending you some good vibes, you are not alone.

My permanent peeve, semi-related: People who plan events based on one person's schedule. Which means everyone else has to change their schedules and obligations to accommodate. This mainly family based but I have also seen it with friends and coworkers as well.

Same here! I have tried various apps (either free or subscription based) and I haven't found any of them easy to use or user friendly. Most of them are a pain in the ass to even set up. I've used an excel spreadsheet for YEARS, its easy, I can track the way I want to track and I can easily change any part of it to fit what I need. My daughters tease me for being old school but it works and it doesn't constantly nag me with notifications and reminders.

I know exactly what you mean, it's something I've always pondered as well. I think it has been hitting me harder now that I'm a few years out of retirement age and I start reminiscing about the coworkers that have come and gone. Some were great friends for a time and then one of us moved on to a new position/department and eventually lost touch, kinda sad, but it is the natural way of things.

@Calvada adding to your hospital theme: Having had daughter in the hospital ER for 24 hours last week I can attest that ER's on TV are much nicer than ER's in real life. On TV they are bright, spacious and staffed with attentive, readily available nurses, dr's and attendants. The one my daughter was in was dark, overcrowded, noisy and they only time we saw a dr/nurse/attendant is when they checked her vitals*. *This is not a hit on anyone in the medical field, thankfully my daughter was not in need of constant observation (and even more thankfully she is home and doing well), I'm just pointing out the big difference between a TV show ER and an actual ER.