Pet Peeves

[tripletfeb]

No, not at all related. It's funny you mention that, as when they were little, they looked like they could be. When we were little (late 60s), the neighborhood kids used to say that I was adopted, and my brother and sister were the "real kids."

Remember, this is back when not many families adopted kids. And not many couples got divorced. My parents did. I told a friend that my parents were getting divorced, and she didn't even know what the word meant.

My best friend lived across the street. I found out 45 years later that she and her sister were adopted. They didn't know until their mother told them when she was ill and in hospice care. Can you imagine getting that dropped on you at age 55?

I can't imagine that. My sister got pregnant when we were 15, it tore the family apart. For her whole pregnancy, she said she would put the baby up for adoption. She had the baby and decided to keep him. My mom mentioned that maybe she should raise the baby as her own and we would all be siblings instead of aunts and my sister the mom. I told her, hell no. That's not something a sane person does and I would tell the baby everyday who his real mom was and I would not keep the secret. She knew I meant it too. Thank God it never got to that

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

@Brooks_ how do you pronounce soorry?

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

Major peeve alert
*people who give unsolicited advice (on Facebook and in person) and
*people who have never done my job that tell me I'm doing my job incorrectly

Firstly, I'm more intelligent than most people in both categories. So if your little brain came up with something, you can rest assured that I've already thought of that, analyzed it, and dismissed it for reasons you haven't even comprehended. Secondly, if you were able to do a better job than me, you would be doing it. But you aren't because you are incompetent, ignorant, and/or incapable. So sit the fk down and shut the fk up and get the fk outta my face.

 

[KayisforKale]

I am my own pet peeve today:

Stupid me had the stomach flu starting late on Monday. I continued to smoke my vape throughout, and continued to use it even after I felt better. Now I think I caught it again from using the same damn vape. I forgot to switch it out for my new one!

mE izz sTOopiD.

 

[troyer]

Major peeve alert
*people who give unsolicited advice (on Facebook and in person) and
*people who have never done my job that tell me I'm doing my job incorrectly

Would you rather have it solicited?

 

[azurbanclucker]

Would you rather have it solicited?

How does one solicit bad advice?

"Can I ask you a stupid question?"
or
"Can I ask you a question, stupid?"

 

[troyer]

How does one solicit bad advice?

I don't have experience in that.

"Can I ask you a stupid question?"

This actually happens. I had an employer ask me if he could ask me a stupid question, I told him I'm sure he could, but just make it make sense instead.

 

[sourland]

How does one solicit bad advice?

"Can I ask you a stupid question?"
or
"Can I ask you a question, stupid?"

Option two for sure.

 

[Brooks_]

@Brooks_ how do you pronounce soorry?

I can pronounce it in American and Canadian English

 

[notabitail]

How does one solicit bad advice?

"Can I ask you a stupid question?"
or
"Can I ask you a question, stupid?"

Or, "Hey hun, I've got a NEW (insert ton of emojis here) bisuness opportoonuity for u (insert more emojis). Wanna join?