Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"

[annzeepark914]

3 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

I'll admit it - I've been to Times Square on NYE.  Waaaaay back in 1978 or 1979 (I don't remember which...maybe '77).  This was back before barrier and bleachers - everyone just pressed together in the street.  It was great fun, everyone chatting and in a great mood (and not even too cold). The ball dropped.  We said Happy New Year... and then it turned really scary.  Because the crowd starts moving and if you don't move with it, you will be trampled.  My friend and I were holding on to each other, and thankfully we were able to hang on as the crowd took us south.  When we got to 43rd (?) street, it started to break up and just as we got to the subway entrance, the looting started.  Oy vey... 

We ran down into the subway and went to our friend's bar in the Village and had a lovely rest of the evening.

So, I've done it once.  Never again.

Wow. Scary!

[SusanM]

4 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

People who have to one-up others, especially their own family. I’ll bake something my dad loves. Instead of saying something nice, my mom will say “I used to bake all the time. So and so would come over just to have all the treats I’d make. I’d bake this, I’d bake that.” 

On of my sister's was like this when our kids were little.  Her son always had to be first "first tooth" "first to be potty trained" "first to say first word" etc.  Another sister of mine used to joke that this kid was eating with a knife and fork at nine months.  Anyway it calmed down as the kids got older but I almost smacked her the day she started bragging about how her kid had a law degree when someone else in the group mentioned her daughter had just qualified as a nurse.  First can we just give a proud mom 5 minutes to talk about HER kid please? but second my nephew is not a lawyer he has a BA in legal studies and works in administration in a real estate company.  

[Browncoat]

Truly petty, first-world problem peeve.  Why do all the TV shows I want to watch have to be on Wednesday?  I have a DVR, thank goodness, but it takes days to catch up.

[peacheslatour]

3 hours ago, Browncoat said:

Truly petty, first-world problem peeve.  Why do all the TV shows I want to watch have to be on Wednesday?  I have a DVR, thank goodness, but it takes days to catch up.

For me it's Tuesday. Sadly, no DVR.

[Adiba]

22 hours ago, BexKeps said:

 

Cheers to the both of you, I HATE going out for NYE. The holiday itself ranks up there with Valentine's Day, Mother's Day & Father's Day: another reason to jack up prices and make you feel like a loser if you don't do anything. I spent the day watching a Forensic Files marathon, had a couple glasses of wine in the evening and was in bed by 10:00pm. My husband stayed up to watch the ball drop and said he wished he hadn't bothered. All the 'celebrations' were geared to the younger crowd. I can wish you a Happy New Year at 8:00am the next day, it doesn't make any difference. 

Ugh, a pet peeve of mine re: Mother's Day, too. Pick a favorite restaurant of my mom's and make reservations only to find out they have a "special" holiday menu and aren't offering what she would have wanted.

[Scatterbrained]

My in-laws have a habit of coming to the general area (100 mile radius) and saying, “We’re here!  Come join us!” giving me half a day’s notice or less to pack and travel.  
 

So, pre-Covid, I decided that I needed a pre-packed suitcase for these times.  Basically a “travel capsule wardrobe” plus other “away from home” necessities.  I basically wanted to pack it and leave it pre-packed.  Washing items once I return home and re-packing them.
 

I purchased some undies for this purpose and put them up out of the way while I acquired everything else.  DH found them this year, pre-holiday and clearly originally thought they were some sort of “Christmas gift”.  Clearly, he didn’t like them because he tossed them on the floor.  I found them, and put them back in their spot.  Since that time, I’ve found them on the floor another time or two, and today I found them in a shoe storage cubby.

Seriously?!?  THEY ARE NOT FOR YOU!!! Leave them alone!  Sheesh!

[PRgal]

3 hours ago, Adiba said:

Ugh, a pet peeve of mine re: Mother's Day, too. Pick a favorite restaurant of my mom's and make reservations only to find out they have a "special" holiday menu and aren't offering what she would have wanted.

This is why I always check their website to make sure.  

Pet peeve:  Being attacked for one's own  views.  Schools are virtual here for the next two weeks (our case numbers are pretty high) and a mom group on Facebook attacked me for being okay with it (my son is in preschool so it's not really virtual for him.  It's under daycare regulations here and daycares are open.  But many parents are keeping their kiddos home for the next  couple of weeks anyway).  They were *THIS CLOSE* to calling me an "over privileged b!tch"

[SusanM]

53 minutes ago, PRgal said:

Pet peeve:  Being attacked for one's own  views.  Schools are virtual here for the next two weeks (our case numbers are pretty high) and a mom group on Facebook attacked me for being okay with it (my son is in preschool so it's not really virtual for him. 

This really bothers me a lot.  People say "we're all in this together" but they don't really mean it if you feel differently about some aspect of how this is all being handled than they do.  I don't mean the anti-vaxxer/Covid deniers - that's a whole 'nother ballgame.  But around here the big issue right now is whether this partial lockdown will become a full lockdown and the 'no more lockdowns' contingent has started up again with the lawn signs and the angry rhetoric on the local message boards.  I wouldn't even begin to try to 'discuss' things with these people.  You are definitely not entitled to your own POV with them!

[GHScorpiosRule]

BOO! The gorgeous ❄️ lasted until 3ish when the sun came out and melted half of it!

I swear, the last storm I enjoyed was in 2010 (those huge storms that dropped 2-3 FEET! after nearly 20 years!) and 2012!!! Or maybe somewhere between 2015-2017.

[KittyMom4]

On 1/3/2022 at 6:25 PM, kristen111 said:

My Mom was the same way.  No compliments.  I think some Mothers are envious of the life we have, and they didn’t.  My Mother was matched with my Father, so missed out on the thrill of love, independence and lots of things.  Maybe that’s it.

I agree with this statement.  

[peacheslatour]

40 minutes ago, BexKeps said:

I agree with this statement.  

This makes me feel terrible. My mother always loved and encouraged me. She told me she was proud of me. When she got older though, she started to get very critical of me. I guess that's my peeve: watching your parents devolve as they get older.

[Leeds]

On 1/3/2022 at 8:52 AM, BexKeps said:

 

Cheers to the both of you, I HATE going out for NYE. The holiday itself ranks up there with Valentine's Day, Mother's Day & Father's Day: another reason to jack up prices and make you feel like a loser if you don't do anything. I spent the day watching a Forensic Files marathon, had a couple glasses of wine in the evening and was in bed by 10:00pm. My husband stayed up to watch the ball drop and said he wished he hadn't bothered. All the 'celebrations' were geared to the younger crowd. I can wish you a Happy New Year at 8:00am the next day, it doesn't make any difference. 

I watched the ball drop once.  The hosts (whom I'd never heard of) went on and on on about it being live, the countdown clock in the corner was three hours off, the "entertainment" was bad, and the footage from the "live" crowd was as dull as ditch water.  At least if it had been broadcast live where I was, I could have gone to bed at a reasonable time and probably wouldn't have been as irritated by the whole broadcast.

[Lady Whistleup]

Ok this is incredibly petty but ... I have a friend who will only see theater shows if they are on TDF or another papering service. Which is fine. I see things on papering services as well.

However, my friend will justify not seeing something that isn't on a papering service by writing reviews of these shows he's never seen. He'll write things like "Sources say ______________" and write something very negative. He acts like it's a real review but he hasn't actually seen it, just aggregated some online reviews and spun it negatively, to justify him not seeing it.

[Blergh]

I saw someone in my city having run his car off the road evidently due to having gone too fast while attempting a turn on the snow-covered streets . Oh, and  even though it was well below freezing, this person was surveying the vehicle damage while wearing a short -sleeved shirt and NO JACKET.

Sakes, stay home if you don't know how to drive in snow and/or can't stand wearing more than short-sleeved shirts in cold weather! 

[EtheltoTillie]

10 hours ago, Lady Whistleup said:

Ok this is incredibly petty but ... I have a friend who will only see theater shows if they are on TDF or another papering service. Which is fine. I see things on papering services as well.

However, my friend will justify not seeing something that isn't on a papering service by writing reviews of these shows he's never seen. He'll write things like "Sources say ______________" and write something very negative. He acts like it's a real review but he hasn't actually seen it, just aggregated some online reviews and spun it negatively, to justify him not seeing it.

What is a papering service?  They sell cheap seats to fill the theater?  I am familiar with TDF and I’m even a member. 

Edited January 7, 2022 by EtheltoTillie

[KittyMom4]

19 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

This makes me feel terrible. My mother always loved and encouraged me. She told me she was proud of me. When she got older though, she started to get very critical of me. I guess that's my peeve: watching your parents devolve as they get older.

My mom never told me she was proud of me growing up, we did not have a great relationship at all at that time. It got better when I had kids but in the last few years I can tell she has become more and more jealous. I was divorced for 17 years before I met my current husband. During that time I had to learn to be very independent as my ex was not helpful. Because of that I've become quite handy, my mom doesn't even know how to pump gas, but any time someone compliments a project I posted she has to interject that I "get it" from her. Huh? And any time I'm with her at a family gathering or social event, if someone starts talking to me about my current project my mom will interrupt to discuss something about herself, even when it's completely unrelated to the topic. 

Today's Peeve: Our first 'major' snowfall and people freaking out. Seriously folks, we're only getting an inch, drive slower, take your time, wear warm clothes, it happens every year! 

[Lady Whistleup]

2 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said:

What is a papering service?  They sell cheap seats to fill the theater?  I am familiar with TDF and I’m even a member. 

It's when a show is selling poorly and so they give away super cheap seats. My friend will only go to shows that aren't selling well.

[EtheltoTillie]

26 minutes ago, Lady Whistleup said:

It's when a show is selling poorly and so they give away super cheap seats. My friend will only go to shows that aren't selling well.

TDF used to have a thing before the internet where they would mail you bulletins about new previews where you could buy tickets for $10.  My mom would sometimes order them, and we saw some real turkeys!  And we saw some good shows that went on to be hits. 

But we did not confine our theatergoing to this method!!! We actually bought tickets to shows we wanted to see.

Edited January 7, 2022 by EtheltoTillie

[Leeds]

4 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said:

What is a papering service?  They sell cheap seats to fill the theater?  I am familiar with TDF and I’m even a member. 

I don't know what either papering service or TDF means!

[EtheltoTillie]

2 minutes ago, Leeds said:

I don't know what either papering service or TDF means!

TDF is Theater Development Fund.  They're a nonprofit group supporting theater.  They run the TKTS booth for half-price tickets in Times Square, which maybe you're famliar with if you've visited NYC.  They also sell cheaper tickets to shows in a certain limited amount, as the producers make them available to fill a house. 

A papering service is another version of the same thing.  I just learned that term today, although I've been aware of the concept for many years. 

[Caoimhe]

There is a BBC show called The Repair Shop I’d watch on trips home.  I recorded some old episodes of it on Discovery last weekend, watched a few, and remembered what I hated about it.  I really love seeing the craftspeople restore and repair all manner of objects.  What I don’t enjoy is that half the time spent on any item is the owners bringing it in / reminiscing about the person it was handed down from / what memories they might have of it (with tears highly encouraged) and after the project is done the Big Reveal (cue more crying and how Granny / Grandad / other person would have loved to see said item working again).   I just hate that they don’t show more of the repairs which I find fascinating.

Edited January 7, 2022 by Caoimhe

[Leeds]

3 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said:

TDF is Theater Development Fund.  They're a nonprofit group supporting theater.  They run the TKTS booth for half-price tickets in Times Square, which maybe you're famliar with if you've visited NYC.  They also sell cheaper tickets to shows in a certain limited amount, as the producers make them available to fill a house. 

A papering service is another version of the same thing.  I just learned that term today, although I've been aware of the concept for many years. 

Thanks for the explanations!

Many moons ago I worked just off The Mall in central London.  I often used to walk to The Half Price Ticket Booth on my lunch hour to get tickets for that evening.  I saw many amazing performances for really cheap, since the theatre was already heavily subsidized by the government.

Edited January 7, 2022 by Leeds
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[Mondrianyone]

9 minutes ago, Caoimhe said:

There is a BBC show called The Repair Shop I’d watch on trips home.

You're the first person I've ever seen mention this show! I've only seen maybe three episodes, and I really enjoyed it. I guess I must've tuned out the annoying reminiscences. I do love to watch the repairs being made, and I didn't know it was on Discovery now. Have to go searching--thanks!

[Leeds]

26 minutes ago, Caoimhe said:

There is a BBC show called The Repair Shop I’d watch on trips home.  I recorded some old episodes of it on Discovery last weekend, watched a few, and remembered what I hated about it.  I really love seeing the craftspeople restore and repair all manner of objects.  What I don’t enjoy is that half the time spent on any item is the owners bringing it in / reminiscing about the person it was handed down from / what memories they might have of it (with tears highly encouraged) and after the project is done the Big Reveal (cue more crying and how Granny / Grandad / other person would have loved to see said item working again).   I just hate that they don’t show more of the repairs which I find fascinating.

 

12 minutes ago, Mondrianyone said:

You're the first person I've ever seen mention this show! I've only seen maybe three episodes, and I really enjoyed it. I guess I must've tuned out the annoying reminiscences. I do love to watch the repairs being made, and I didn't know it was on Discovery now. Have to go searching--thanks!

I love The Repair Shop and recommend it to people who like low key shows like The Great British Bake Off.  I don't find the reminiscences intrusive -- for me it's helpful to get a little context.  I also find the sentimentality to be relatively dialed back -- in this age of Covid lock-down, I probably shed more tears than the participants!

Not to discount your take on the show at all caoimhe, just different strokes for different folks.

[Caoimhe]

3 hours ago, Leeds said:

I love The Repair Shop and recommend it to people who like low key shows like The Great British Bake Off.  I don't find the reminiscences intrusive -- for me it's helpful to get a little context.  I also find the sentimentality to be relatively dialed back -- in this age of Covid lock-down, I probably shed more tears than the participants!

Not to discount your take on the show at all caoimhe, just different strokes for different folks.

Very true!  The big attraction for me is watching the experts fix these items and I would love to see more of it.  The sentimentality depends on the item, some owners are far more into the crying for the camera than others.  We fast forward those bits!

[EtheltoTillie]

I love to watch British reality television when I'm there.  Some of the shows never make it over here.  It's hard to believe some of the class-divide porn.  Like Life on the Dole.  Or the ones about debt collection.   I also love to attend the West End theater.   It's always such a level above on the acting.  I have even seen traveling productions in Manchester that were excellent.

[kristen111]

You know you’re getting old when certain noises bother you.  On every show where there are a bunch of young girls, like the Bachelor or any other girl show, they all scream like a bunch of crazies whenever a man comes into view.  They act like little girls, or worse.  On the new show “Joe Millionaire” they screamed for two hours.

[kristen111]

On 1/7/2022 at 9:50 AM, BexKeps said:

My mom never told me she was proud of me growing up, we did not have a great relationship at all at that time. It got better when I had kids but in the last few years I can tell she has become more and more jealous. I was divorced for 17 years before I met my current husband. During that time I had to learn to be very independent as my ex was not helpful. Because of that I've become quite handy, my mom doesn't even know how to pump gas, but any time someone compliments a project I posted she has to interject that I "get it" from her. Huh? And any time I'm with her at a family gathering or social event, if someone starts talking to me about my current project my mom will interrupt to discuss something about herself, even when it's completely unrelated to the topic. 

Today's Peeve: Our first 'major' snowfall and people freaking out. Seriously folks, we're only getting an inch, drive slower, take your time, wear warm clothes, it happens every year! 

You are not the only one.  I never got one compliment from my mother.  It looked like she wasn’t happy when I got dressed to kill when going on a date.  I’m the opposite with my girls.  Always compliment them, and tell them they are great mothers and are beautiful.  I just don’t get how a mother can be jealous of their own kid.

[SuprSuprElevated]

26 minutes ago, kristen111 said:

You are not the only one.  I never got one compliment from my mother.  It looked like she wasn’t happy when I got dressed to kill when going on a date.  I’m the opposite with my girls.  Always compliment them, and tell them they are great mothers and are beautiful.  I just don’t get how a mother can be jealous of their own kid.

My own experiences have taught me that the ability to procreate does not guarantee suitability for parenthood.  I believe that my parents did the best they could.  It's up to me to not take their shortcomings personally.  Easier said than done.

[annzeepark914]

Speaking of crying...I'm so sick of seeing women crying on TV. The past few days it's been at Nationals figure skating competition. At the 2018 Olympics, the sobbing-on-ice got so bad TPTB must've issued a rule forbidding such theatrics because we haven't seen it until this past week. Also, on shows like Fixer Upper & Love It Or List It, the women usually cry while seeing changes made to their houses.  

[kristen111]

1 hour ago, annzeepark914 said:

Speaking of crying...I'm so sick of seeing women crying on TV. The past few days it's been at Nationals figure skating competition. At the 2018 Olympics, the sobbing-on-ice got so bad TPTB must've issued a rule forbidding such theatrics because we haven't seen it until this past week. Also, on shows like Fixer Upper & Love It Or List It, the women usually cry while seeing changes made to their houses.  

Crying, screeching, etc.  How about their new faces?  Even the younger actresses get their lips blown up. I like Jennifer Goodwin onlotsof movies about relationships.  She on a TV guide cover this week.  New lips.  One side bigger than the other.  These are beautiful looking girls before facial surgery.  Why do they feel the need to puff up the lips?  Because they have the money?  Cher had beautiful lips, until she screwed them up like so many others.  They follow the leader.  The Kartrashians .. don’t get me started, lol.  What’s next?

[annzeepark914]

Meg Ryan ruined her face (& career) when plastic surgery gave her duck lips. Lisa Rinne as well. I guess they think it's a turn-on for men. There must be some bad plastic surgeons in Los Angeles. I saw a photo of Priscilla Presley recently--her lips looked normal, so maybe she found a good surgeon to correct her floppy lips. 

[kristen111]

3 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:

Meg Ryan ruined her face (& career) when plastic surgery gave her duck lips. Lisa Rinne as well. I guess they think it's a turn-on for men. There must be some bad plastic surgeons in Los Angeles. I saw a photo of Priscilla Presley recently--her lips looked normal, so maybe she found a good surgeon to correct her floppy lips. 

Priscilla Presley was gorgeous, until her surgery in Mexico, I think.  All of them actually.  Why would they touch a perfect thing?  On 90 Day Fiance, as soon as they make some money, they get surgery too.  Lisa Rinna .. ugh.  Her lips are getting bigger than her face, lol.  They remind me of what a woman’s body part I think would look like.  (Watching the Jet game here.  No wonder this pandemic isn’t going away .. no masks) and full capacity.

 

 

 

[theredhead77]

Peeve: missing the tiny hole in the foil I used to line a baking tray so I don't have to wash it. 

Related peeve: pulling up the foil too quickly so all the liquid I was trying to contain rolls off onto said pan I didn't want to wash.

[Caoimhe]

39 minutes ago, theredhead77 said:

Peeve: missing the tiny hole in the foil I used to line a baking tray so I don't have to wash it. 

Related peeve: pulling up the foil too quickly so all the liquid I was trying to contain rolls off onto said pan I didn't want to wash.

I understand perfectly and agree.  I don’t believe I have ever cooked on a baking tray without a foil lining.  

[theredhead77]

15 minutes ago, Caoimhe said:

I understand perfectly and agree.  I don’t believe I have ever cooked on a baking tray without a foil lining.  

I do. It depends what I'm cooking and how bad it may stick, despite using spray. I love one pan meals. When I cook chicken I usually spray the pan, put the chicken on a cooling rack so it's slightly elevated and use foil to make a protective pocket for the vegetables. 

[Cloud9Shopper]

A crossover between this thread and work but I am getting tired of working with people who are “senior XYZ” as their job title and have no clue how to do anything. Just got a message from senior person A to tell senior person B where something is located on our network drive. Sorry, but I am not an admin assistant at this company. It should not be my job to tell people who supposedly have more experience than me how to find files, where to find them, how to assign tasks in our system. I was an assistant at a previous job, and it was understandable there that my colleagues would ask me such questions (and I couldn’t always help them either because half the time it was something they misplaced), but my title now has nothing to do with being an admin. If you are supposedly so experienced you should know how to find things and handle your projects correctly. And if you can’t, I mentally discredit you. I will still be nice and civil but I don’t respect you.

And no it is not any of these people’s first days or weeks on the job where I wouldn’t mind. They’ve all been there several months or at least a year or two and they still act like they don’t know how to do anything.

/end rant 

Edited January 10, 2022 by Cloud9Shopper

[Sun-Bun]

2 hours ago, Cloud9Shopper said:

A crossover between this thread and work but I am getting tired of working with people who are “senior XYZ” as their job title and have no clue how to do anything. Just got a message from senior person A to tell senior person B where something is located on our network drive. Sorry, but I am not an admin assistant at this company.

Isn’t that the WORST?! You almost wonder how in the Hell some of these “Senior” workers managed to get where they have for this long in life. I’ve had a few managers/bosses that similarly made me shake my head in confusion over their sheer incompetence. No excuse for the ignorance and/or thoughtlessness of some professional clowns somehow in upper management.

Speaking of clowns, I certainly felt like one yesterday: Saturday night I went out with some friends bar-hopping, and looked over after my last drink of the night to realize that my entire credit cards/ID holder had been STOLEN from right beside me at that crowded bar. Then a friend of mine even got tossed out of the bar shortly afterwards due to arguing with the bartender about letting him search the areas around/behind that bar to help find my freshly stolen stuff.
🤬 In very slight miracles here, the thief had *so kindly* left my ID/blood donor card at the bar, but decided to otherwise pocket my two credit cards along with my beautiful leather YSL cards holder.

Thankfully I immediately closed both cards so there weren’t any charges on them yet, but goddamned do I ever loathe thieves with every fiber of my being. Taking advantage of folks drinking in a bar irks me even more; plenty of times I’ve returned lost keys, wallets, phones, purses, jackets and far more in bars/clubs, so I’m always especially annoyed by the trash who decide to take advantage of their fellow bar patrons. 

I guess I should be grateful I got my license back and didn’t lose worse like my purse and/or my phone, but it still hurts like Hell when you’re violated like that with random petty theft. Once you’ve had your car broken into multiple times and have even had people break into your house, you really just distrust humans in general. 

Edited January 10, 2022 by Sun-Bun

[KittyMom4]

On 1/9/2022 at 11:10 AM, kristen111 said:

You are not the only one.  I never got one compliment from my mother.  It looked like she wasn’t happy when I got dressed to kill when going on a date.  I’m the opposite with my girls.  Always compliment them, and tell them they are great mothers and are beautiful.  I just don’t get how a mother can be jealous of their own kid.

@kristen111, I am the same with my girls, I have always made time for them, especially during the teenage years. They knew they could talk to me about anything and I wouldn't judge. We've always been very close and that too is part of my mom's jealousy. My mother couldn't have been less interested in getting to know me as a teenager, she had zero ability to relate to anything I was interested in. As my girls grew and my mom saw the relationship the 3 of us had all of a sudden she was trying to spin the past like it she was very involved in my life. Ah, nope. I don't get the need to compete. I'm happy if my girls are successful and will never feel the need to outshine them. Ugh. 

[millennium]

The increasing number of people on TV uttering the phrase "Winner winner chicken dinner."

[kristen111]

9 hours ago, BexKeps said:

@kristen111, I am the same with my girls, I have always made time for them, especially during the teenage years. They knew they could talk to me about anything and I wouldn't judge. We've always been very close and that too is part of my mom's jealousy. My mother couldn't have been less interested in getting to know me as a teenager, she had zero ability to relate to anything I was interested in. As my girls grew and my mom saw the relationship the 3 of us had all of a sudden she was trying to spin the past like it she was very involved in my life. Ah, nope. I don't get the need to compete. I'm happy if my girls are successful and will never feel the need to outshine them. Ugh. 

Same here.  You can never give them enough love.  In turn, my girls are the same with their kids.  My husband’s mother never had any interest in him, so he says.  He was always on his own, finished school, went in the Army, got married, and loves our kids to death.  Men are very sensitive too.

 

 

[SuprSuprElevated]

3 hours ago, millennium said:

The increasing number of people on TV uttering the phrase "Winner winner chicken dinner."

That gambling app wench can take her entire ass off my TV screen.

[Anela]

Anxiety.  I woke up with anxiety, and also to help my dog.  I feel fine now (hydrated, ate something, took some magnesium).  

[KittyMom4]

On 1/9/2022 at 11:40 AM, SuprSuprElevated said:

My own experiences have taught me that the ability to procreate does not guarantee suitability for parenthood.  I believe that my parents did the best they could.  It's up to me to not take their shortcomings personally.  Easier said than done.

You are very right @SuprSuprElevated, I do not wallow in self-pity about my childhood, my parents did the best they could as well, they just were not cut out to be hands-on involved parents. It just taught me what I did not want to be with my own children. 

11 hours ago, kristen111 said:

Same here.  You can never give them enough love.  In turn, my girls are the same with their kids.  My husband’s mother never had any interest in him, so he says.  He was always on his own, finished school, went in the Army, got married, and loves our kids to death.  Men are very sensitive too.

So true! 

[kristen111]

5 minutes ago, BexKeps said:

You are very right @SuprSuprElevated, I do not wallow in self-pity about my childhood, my parents did the best they could as well, they just were not cut out to be hands-on involved parents. It just taught me what I did not want to be with my own children. 

You are both right .. they did the best they could, BUT affection comes cheap, it doesn’t cost anything.  That is one reason why lots of grownups are in therapy these days.  It goes back to childhood.  My sister is in therapy all the time, and she’s a Phd. In psychology.  I don’t blame mu parents for anything, but my sister apparently does.  Sad, but true.  Everyone is different.

[kristen111]

5 hours ago, Anela said:

Anxiety.  I woke up with anxiety, and also to help my dog.  I feel fine now (hydrated, ate something, took some magnesium).  

Who doesn’t have anxiety these days?  Look what’s going on.  Can’t get together with people, public places, etc.  Hard to wear these masks everywhere. It all sucks.  I have to get me some magnesium, although I’m sensitive to vitamins.  My sister on the other hand takes at least 100 vitamins a day.  Meanwhile my blood reports are all normal, and hers are not.  Go figure.  Hope you feel better.  We all are in the same boat.

[kristen111]

On 1/6/2022 at 7:49 PM, Leeds said:

I watched the ball drop once.  The hosts (whom I'd never heard of) went on and on on about it being live, the countdown clock in the corner was three hours off, the "entertainment" was bad, and the footage from the "live" crowd was as dull as ditch water.  At least if it had been broadcast live where I was, I could have gone to bed at a reasonable time and probably wouldn't have been as irritated by the whole broadcast.

I agree with all said.  We used to go to house parties with the neighbors years ago.  Everyone got plastered and pretended to have a great time.  When we got home, my husband used to throw up, and I had to clean it up.  We don’t go out anymore.  This year I watched Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper pretending they were having a good time.  Bullshit, I heard Andy got fired from CNN for speaking inappropriately.  Too many shots and acting stupid.  I live here and never went to Times Square for New Years.  Only for plays, which I’m missing tremendously.  Too dangerous now.  The tourists love it tho.  Been all over the city in nice places when it was safe.  Not now, unfortunately.

[theredhead77]

Peeve: I make dinner with enough for two meals. Dinner is so good and I am so hungry I eat the entire thing. Now I have to figure out another dinner for the night my original leftovers were planned.

[theredhead77]

38 minutes ago, kristen111 said:

I heard Andy got fired from CNN for speaking inappropriately

Whoever shared that with you was spreading a rumor. Here is a link from The Decider sourcing a CNN Spokesperson. Multiple other sources say the same.

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Even a drunken rant can’t bring Bravo superstar Andy Cohen down. After the TV personality went viral for spewing vitriol towards Ryan Seacrest and Bill de Blasio on CNN‘s New Year’s Eve celebration, rumors began to spread that he had been fired from the network over the controversy. The rumors are false, though, says a spokesperson from CNN who confirmed that Cohen will return for 2022.

“I can confirm that Andy will be back next year,” the spokesperson told Deadline.

 

 

[kristen111]

6 minutes ago, theredhead77 said:

Whoever shared that with you was spreading a rumor. Here is a link from The Decider sourcing a CNN Spokesperson. Multiple other sources say the same.

 

Hmmm, I didn’t stay up for the whole show.  Thanks for the link.