Every single one of us has that one thing that makes us feel like exploding every time we hear it. Maybe it's a turn of phrase that rubs you the wrong way, or a piece of advice that is absolutely useless - but we all have that thing.
One Reddit user asked:
What's something that you're tired of hearing ?
The answers ... well ... let's just say we totally get it.
This Isn't Normal
"This is the new normal"
Back during the early panic stages of this year, this phrase was a huge trigger and terrified me every time I heard it. It basically translated to "your life has turned to sh!t and will never be good again" and I had to stop watching TV because I heard it so often
I especially hate this phrase because we shouldn't be accepting this as "the new normal" or accepting it as normal at all. This isn't normal and the goal is to make things normal again, not to just say "welp, this is how it is now" as if this is how the world will always be.
Relax
Oprah Winfrey Relax GIF
Giphy
People telling me that I need to relax.
I know I need to relax. I would love to relax. I'm on my own damn nerves, if I could chill I would lol
People pointing it out does not help.
- J3nMJt
I hate that sh*t. It's like telling someone to "be happy."
No sh*t we'd love to do that, what did ya think we enjoy being upset all the time? No b*tch, it's something we can't control. People gotta learn that just telling someone to change their emotional state isn't gonna help at all. If it were that easy, there wouldn't be a reason to say it in the first place.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
My tinnitus.
I read a trick on here a while ago to temporarily relieve it. You put your palms on your ears, like you gonna lace your fingers behind your head but don't, and then just use your fingers to thump the back of your skull for a bit. Your plans should cut out all exterior sounds and it should sound like a drum in your head.
I don't have full blown tinnitus, just occasional, and it's been successful for what its worth.
Yup, I've had mine for as long as I can remember. Can't imagine life without it. Of course, I don't really notice it unless I think about it or unless I'm in silence. But I do wonder what pure silence is like.
- Addeluge
This f*cking high-pitched tinnitus buzzing that's been there since I was too close to a car exploding.
It's gotten better, but I still get bad bursts and I cannot describe how annoying this shit is.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Sometimes for whole days. No I did not hear you the first time, just f*cking speak up. Fucking Athena is hatching in my brain so have some sympathy God F*cking Dammit.
Senior Experience, Junior Pay
"We're looking for someone with a little more experience"
Yes - because you want a senior for a junior pay
Wisdom of a 50 year old, experience of a 40 year old, drive of a 30 year old, pay scale of a 20 year old. Obedience of a 10 year old.
- mtwstr
We want someone with a four year degree and three years of experience, for minimum wage
Diet
"You know diet soda is actually worse for you?" Sure, whatever Connie, but I'm a f*cking diabetic, the insulin pump is on my side.
Ah, the old "status quo" issue. Product X is bad or useless for "normal" people, so it must be bad for the person it's designed for. Like infomercial products for simple tasks. "Who needs a Slapchop?" People who can't hold knives!
- mlarowe
My mom has frequently had people say "Why are you ordering diet, you're so skinny!"
Diabetes, dumbass! Maybe people should just mind their business about others' diets.
2021
happy new year drinking GIF
Giphy
I'm tired of all the "2020 is almost over" when we have no reason to believe 2021 will be any better.
Its even funnier because people have been saying something like this "this is the worse year yet' since like...f*ck I cant remember anymore 2014?
I cant remember the first year that people were actually all agreeing was a legitimately bad year all around, but I remember it definitely being before the 2016 election. And it did get a little better for a while too. Not exactly world wide but it was less of an oppressive "oh gawd everything's going to sh*t!"
For a year or two, where the main things were just a pop in celeb deaths, and less school shootings and rebellions in other countries.
- PoiLethe
Finally, someone with some common f*cking sense!
Problems like the world is facing today aren't going to go away if we just ignore them. In fact, in this very specific case, things tend to WORSEN for at least a little while (Unless we all develop immunity, but that'd take years as far as I know.)
Toxic Positivity
Toxic positivity is real. Basically serves to negate your feelings. I HATE the phrase "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Bull. My mom died and now I want to die, too. I'm much, much worse off.
"Why are you upset? It gets better!" /s
I'm so sorry for your tremendous loss. I don't have words for you. Just love from a stranger.
#Susanne2020
"Vote"
I'm not even American leave me alone please.
My tiny village is voting for a mayor in November. We literally have one candidate. You either pick her or write anyone else's name in, but the other person probably wouldn't want to be elected.
The internet constantly shouts "vote! Vote!" and I'm like, okay, I'll support Susanne again. She's alright.
Change Your Mind
"You are young, you'll change your mind."
Seriously. Every. Freaking. Time.
I don't want children - You'll change your mind!
I more the career person, finding a partner isn't really important for me at the moment. - You'll change your mind!
I want to do *job* after graduating. - You'll change your mind!
"You haven't tried it yet, you'll change your mind."
I'm asexual and I hear it all the time.
I mean, I haven't broken my nose, but I know I wouldn't like it. If you think I'll change my mind, please just shut up. I'm tired of hearing it.
Boys
All the variations on "boys will be boys". I'm not a desire fueled demon and neither are you. And if you are, it's not because of your gender so stop using that as an excuse and do better.
Boys will be boys shouldn't be used in any sexual or harassing matters boys will be boys true meaning is when boys do something so stupid it doesn't make any sense just for the memes.
- Tuke_31
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Case in point...
Redditor rallfreedom wanted us to update Santa's deliveries for the children on the naughty list, they asked:
"Since Santa is old, and coal was considered worthless back in the day, what new worthless item could Santa give to naughty children in 2021?"
If you really wanted to set me off on Christmas morning, then you should leave me something personalized. Something you how I'd hate. Like a cassette tape of 80's Christian soft rock. That would make a statement of just how naughty I've been.
What a Difference
Blockbuster GIF by Big Potato GamesGiphy"Blockbuster gift cards." ~ GamerOfGods33
"And still no one will shop at the one franchise location still open." ~ pesto_trap_god
Discs
"AOL Internet discs... (actually getting rare these days)." ~ whorton59
"After collecting enough of those AOL discs, I just open a bottle of Tennessee whiskey and make AOL disc fish wall art." ~ ExRockstar
"I wish I still had the picture, but my friend passed onto me a photo of a chair (more like a throne, if I recall) made entirely of AOL discs." ~ PM_MeYourSmilingFace
Discharge
"Outdated phone chargers." ~ TheBrotherhoods
"A correct phone charger for the device, but it only works in one very specific angle and charges the phone super slow." ~ Karl_the_stingray
"People rave about how good old Nokias were but they forget that if you went up a version like you got upgraded to a 3310 from a 3210 then all your chargers were now something like 0.25mm too small and you had to buy all new ones." ~ erroneousbosh
Interpretations...
"We currently misinterpreted what 'naughty kids get coal' originally meant. For a poor family in December, coal was the difference between warmth and freezing, hot food and not. 'Coal' was not something mean. It was like socks, now." ~ adaza
"Exactly. If the child was selfless, they would get a personal gift as a reward. If the child was selfish, they instead would get a gift to be shared with the family, forcing them to be more altruistic." ~ MoobyTheGoldenSock
Necessities...
toilet paper help GIFGiphy"Toilet paper. Just like coal, it's something the whole house needs and will use but is going to be bought anyway. It's also consumable and practical just like coal." ~ NeverGetaSpaceship
I could still use toilet paper. You never know when society is gonna go off into the deep end again and buy it all up. Remember the beginning of Covid?
Spin
fidget GIF by Future GenerationsGiphy"Idk why but I feel like fidget spinners would be pretty infuriating to the masses of children as something that still counts as a gift but is for sure a let down & past trend." ~ mmaster42
Way back when...
"An "Introduction to Windows 95" book." ~ Actual_grass
"There's one of those package shipping stores near me that sells all kinds of miscellaneous stuff. Anything to make a buck. They have a carousel stand with laminated sheets containing tips on how to use various computer programs. Still for sale as of last week: 'Shortcut keys for Windows XP' and 'Tips for using Microsoft Word 2010.'" ~ dartdoug
All Yours...
"He could give kids one of the old cables that was collected over the years but wasn't thrown away because it could need it at some point." ~ CaptWeirdBeard
"I have a tupperware tote full of those things. I'll sell it to Santa for scap value of the copper. You hear that Santa? $5 and it's all yours." ~ GreatJanitor
Dial Up
"A rotary phone." ~ cannotbefaded
"My Grandma had a rotary phone she kept(still worked so why not) as well as having a cordless phone. Had a relative that wanted to use the rotary phone the one time just to use it instead, decided they didn't want to do that again." ~ golden_fli
"Okay, I actually like rotary phones. I was young enough to remember using rotary phones and preferred using them to touch tone phones. Only because it was fun to spin the dial and watch it spin back into place." ~ GreatJanitor
So close...
ronald mcdonald mcdonalds GIFGiphy"McDonald's toys from 2 years ago. Old enough to not be popular trends, but new enough to not be collector's items." ~ GavinSnowe
McDonald's still has toys? Who knew? And those fidget spinners, how did anyone ever enjoy those? That would set me off as well.
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They say your 30's hits different, like one day you're young a hopeful and the next day you're just WAY too old for this.
What is the "this" you're suddenly too old for?
No idea. It's different for everyone, but make no mistake, it'll happen to you too.
Maybe it already has?
Reddit user BMA1500 asked:
"What sh*t are you too old for?"
Let's take a look at how "too old" hit these Reddit users.
Internet Arguments
"Arguing with ignorant people on the internet."
- Brundleflyftw
"Amen!"
"I have no patience or bandwidth to argue with random a-holes on social. Learned that lesson a long time ago."
"Too many fakes and bots now anyway. I am pretty much a 'read only' user of other platforms and only share opinions in person on polarizing issues."
- grumpybaldguy
Games
"Petty games while talking to a potential partner."
"Just be straight up and real with me. Tricks are for kids."
- Squanch42069
"I've always felt this way."
"I remember when one of my girls explained the concept of 'playing hard to get' to me and I was annoyed just hearing it."
"If I have to chase you, that means you’re running away, and I don’t have time for that. If you seem uninterested, I’ll take it on the chin and leave you alone."
"If you like me just say that. If you don’t like me just say that. It’s not hard and moves the process along much faster."
"If you text me and I’m free, I’m going to text back. I’m not going to wait three hours for aesthetic purposes."
"The list goes on."
- -helpwanted
GiphyCut That Out
"This sounds like some Instagram motivational sh*t, but spending time around people that I genuinely don't like or who make me unhappy and uncomfortable."
"There's so short of a time we have on this Earth and it just hit me right before I turned 30 that I spent a ton of that time with people who I thought sucked."
"I cut that out and I'm much happier."
- PrairieBunny91
"BOOM!"
"I realized this at my cousins wedding. I had a family member walk up to me flat out call me ugly, fat and say that I wasn’t the “good” family guy anymore."
"What!?!? Why would you even say that?? And they said it with a smile on their face the whole time..."
"After that night I haven’t spoken to them in 2 years and I’m super happy! I’m too f*cking old to be dealing with that nonsense for the rest of my life."
- MuffinTrucker
GiphyExistential Crisis
"Drinking heavily."
"It takes days to recover now, and most bad hangovers come with an existential crisis attached."
- TheOptimumLemon
"Same."
"When I was young I remember times I'd have a day off from work and be like 'Hell yeah, I'm gonna get trashed and play video games all night it's gonna be great!' "
"Now it's like "Great, I'm 3 drinks in and I'm just tired & have heart burn.' "
"It's not the same."
- dont_panic21
"I used to work 12-9pm, party the entire night. And then be back to work like a pro."
"If this was a Friday, partying used to resume Saturday afternoon. That was my early 20s."
"In my 30s now, and I wait for Fridays so that I can be dead on my bed the entire Saturday."
- youngOldMonk
"The existential crisis is the worst. Just lying there wondering what the hell you are doing with your life, what came to this and when you are going to grow out of it."
"Then it passes and life goes on."
- Noggin-a-Floggin
GiphyNothing "General"
"General admission tickets. My old ass requires a reserved seat."
- sunflakie
"Hahaha… last gen admission show I went to I had to find a 'comfortable' wall to lean on."
- jmmorart317
"When it comes to music festivals, the wife and I go for VIP just so we can get fancier washrooms and shorter lines at the food trucks."
- VanillaGorilla
"I agree but, man, it makes feel like I’m a spectator at at a concert and not part of the real party down on the floor."
- MudIsland
GiphyAsk Yourself
"Facebook."
"There comes an age when you have to consider... 'Do I really care what kind of clickbait sh*t my high school friends who I never talk to and never will see, likes?' "
"I only had Facebook because it helped with socializing in college/high school, but afterwards it's really hard to want to add new friends because they can see your history, and you can too."
- chupalaw
"Honestly, the only reason why I have a Facebook is because I still have my mom as my friend and she passed 4 years ago."
"Every time I go on there, I'm tired now."
- mxnstrs
"I deleted Facebook three years ago."
"Found out all my Marine Corps buddies were either total idiots, painfully stereotypical post-9/11 veterans, ill-informed political junkies, and mostly people I haven't had anything to do with in years."
- combativewaifu
GiphyMoving
"Moving or helping other people move. Just no."
- Hasenpfeffer_
"I've moved a lot of times and have helped many people move."
"One of the best decisions I've ever made was hiring movers. 300 bucks for the big stuff is money extremely well spent."
- aigheadish
"I've broken my body helping people move because I'm the 'young and strong guy' in the friend group. Way too many times now. F*ck that sh*t, hire movers."
- Disastrous_Budget_11
"I can agree with this."
"I used to work as a mover for a couple summers and I don't even want to move myself lmao."
- bigelmn8r
GiphyNot The Cool Old Guy
"Tik Tok."
"I told myself when I get older I need to be open minded and not the close minded grumpy old man..."
"Then I see all these obviously staged videos and corny dancing/lip syncing stuff and realize it’s inevitable I am not gonna be the cool old guy."
- traws06
"I have this exact same process with TikTok."
"I think to myself, 'I’m really the bitter old woman I said I would never be, aren’t I?' Lol"
- moothemost
"I’ve downloaded TikTok at least 3 times and deleted it almost immediately."
"I am drawing a line at TikTok. I’m old."
- theslother
GiphySince We're Talking About TikTok...
"When Macy's Thanksgiving Parade performers are introduced as "TikTok sensation" without any other credentials worth mentioning."
- Foxhound199
"I think the only performer I knew yesterday was Kelly Rowland because of Destiny’s Child."
"My google search history is full of my confusion."
- independencedaffodil
"Oh man I’m so glad we missed the parade then. Maybe I’m just too old but that would’ve been cringe."
- takeoutthewitch
GiphyWhy Are We Screaming?
"People (mainly young girls) who scream for no reason."
"I understand if you're terrified of something, but screaming when you meet up with your friends or just when the situation does not call for it makes me SO mad. I find it so infuriating."
"Just shut up. Lol."
- CatReal7672
"My kids learned a very long time ago not to scream like that. I hate excessive loud noise in any environment, but it’s especially nerve wracking in close quarters."
"My Mother-in-Law will have a dinner every so often for the family to get together. My husbands brother’s kids are so freaking annoying like this."
"We’re having pizza? Scream."
"We’re baking cookies? Scream."
"Someone found you in hide and seek? Scream."
- bluegrassmommy
"I’ve been too old for that since I was 6. Shit was ALWAYS annoying."
- Zombifi3r
GiphyReal talk, apparently I'm *very* old going by the stuff on this list.
I'm gonna need to go sit with that for a bit... let me go turn on the seat warmer so my bones aren't stiff when I stand up later.
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