Lashing out, mostly out of disgruntledness

[EweSheep]

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Hubby found a SOLID dark oat headboard and foot board of a wonderful bed. I could not believe he found it in the garbage on its side and he decided to bring it home despite of the sheer weight of it! All it was broken was the metal pin that was on the headboard where you attached your metal mattress hooks to it. He replaced it and you never know it was broken. When my mother saw that, she said holy cow where did you GET that bed?? How can you afford something like that????

I told her that hubby found it and we cleaned it up and fixed it and got it for FREE! With a quilt bed cover, it was beautiful! Now we say it with PRIDE!!!! No need for a 5K bedroom suite!!!!

You did good!

 

[Southernbelle]

Those people are probably in debt up to their eyeballs!!

My DH has a really good buddy and his wife is like that. Must keep up with the Jones' - getting a bigger house, only a certain type of car, lastest fashions and they are in DEBT!!! She's always making not-so-subtle remarks about my lack of fashion and farm-oriented lifestyle, but overall I think she's jealous of ME! I'm very happy in our modest house with my comfortable clothes, I'm an excellent cook, we're virtually debt-free, my kids are better behaved and I'm skinnier than she is.

When a comment pops up on your facebook page, hold your mouse over their name and a "hide" option will pop up. You can hide all those bragging people and keep enjoying facebook. I have some of my cousins as my facebook friends - they're considerably younger than me and feel cursing on fb is cool - so I've hidden all of them so my kids don't see the curses.

 

[Holly O]

I have found in life that people who are materialistic are trying to fill a void in their life, But it is not cutting it.

I myself have just the basic necessities, and am a very Happy person.

I have a husband that loves me. A lot of people would not be able to tolerate his short comings. I CAN!

I have children I'm proud of. even though people have criticized them. That is their issue.

I'm happy as I choose to be happy.

I'm not boastful as I do not feel the need to be.

I think you need to put your priorities in order, and realize
YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON! JUST AS YOU ARE!

 

[TammyTX]

Hey! I have a couple of Prada purses..and and DG purses too! But I bought them in China Town in NYC as a joke!!

Just an example of what you see other people have may not be real.

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

Is there a possibility that you're feeling agitated because deep down inside you want to change your life in some way?

Just because you're out of your teens doesn't mean you aren't still changing, growing, developing - it may be that you're on the brink of some realization about changing your life. Just like small children disintegrate just before a big milestone, this could be what's happening to you.

I don't use Facebook, but I remember being in my 20's and seeing people whooosh by me with their vacations and jewelry, etc. We kept our heads down, double-paid our mortgage and were careful about spending. Things are much better today and a lot of those flashy people have fallen by the wayside - over-extended and putting too much value on the wrong things.

They say people spend more time planning vacations than they do their life. Make a 5-year plan. Where do you want to be? Then work backwards from that goal and start making the brave changes that will get you there.

 

[Suellyn]

First of all

(!!!)

Second of all, you should be PROUD of yourself for recgonizing a problem and wanting to change it!! You obviously want to be a kind & happy person, you must have a really good heart to even *think* about it... a lot of people DON'T!

LOTS of good advice so far, just wanted to add (or repeat) a couple things:

1.) You truly might want to consider a physical checkup. Like other people mentioned, hormones, deficiencies, thyroid levels, etc., ETC., can cause or at least contribute to emotional status in a BIG way(!!!!!!).

2.) I agree that you sound depressed, altho like already mentioned, that does not nesc mean CLINICALLY depressed, however it may help to talk to someone professional to help you sort it out, identify "triggers" that make you unhappy (altho obviously you have made a good start on THAT

), and help you find ways to deal with it so that you can get back to being someone you like, who is happy.

For now, I would do like a lot of people already advised... Stay away from the things that are making you upset/angry... identify some of the stuff that makes you feel happy/fulfilled, and stick close to it!!

 

[Julie08]

I can't believe anyone took that seriously!

Seriously however, I do feel better making snide comments but I just dont do it to peoples face I usually wait til they are not around and make the comment to someone else, it's funny and stress relieving then.

Sorry you are feeling down.

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

I've been reading about a concept called "Social Networking Depression" or more distinctly "Facebook Depression" they're seeing in my age group of females -- the way that these sites are set up and the "feeds" of information are given, it can create very intense feelings of inadequacy, low self esteem, depression, etc. I think it's time I walk away from it. My mom got on there to keep in better touch with me -- I think I am going to go give her a call to tell her I am off there.

As to the cashier -- I was waiting on line with 2 items for my sick dog. And I was waiting a while, and was 12 in the morning. She was also all of 17. All 4 self-checkouts were busy. She walks away from her station, looks at me, and takes the woman behind me (same race she was, interestingly enough) and says "oh you can pay here" and walks off with her. I said "I'm sorry, was I not standing here?" and she starts smirking at me. I think I had a BIT of a right to be upset.

 

[HennysMom]

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Uhm... hmmmm... I'm at a loss for words with your post.... I think posting something like this is what the OP was complaining about - people "rubbing" things in...

Am I reading this wrong?

If I am, my apologies to you Julie08...

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

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Uhm... hmmmm... I'm at a loss for words with your post.... I think posting something like this is what the OP was complaining about - people "rubbing" things in...

Am I reading this wrong?

If I am, my apologies to you Julie08...