What do you do that makes you an *sshole?

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid the checkout lane with the Down's syndrome packer. He throws my bread at the bottom of the bag and smushes my eggs on top. Don't they get packing training?

I also park in pregnant parking. Whatevs.

Yes, but considering he has Down's Syndrome perhaps he struggles a bit. You could interact with him you know - ask him to put your eggs and bread in a bag together. Or to please put your eggs and bread in the bag last.

You sound like a real peach.

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Had a roommate that was awful and behind with bills but was obsessed with "good" coffee. In the middle of the night I'd switch the beans with grocery store decaf and give the good beans to a co-worker.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a roommate that was awful and behind with bills but was obsessed with "good" coffee. In the middle of the night I'd switch the beans with grocery store decaf and give the good beans to a co-worker.

You know that "How to drive your office workers crazy" meme?

My brother actually did the coffee one. He slowly switched everyone to decaf then switched straight to hardcore dark roast on the day he left.

Absolute assh*le move - the fact that his coworkers were bigoted buttheads is not an excuse.

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I will randomly drop in other people's cart at the Safeway four tubes of k-y and four extra large containers Vaseline.

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Anonymous wrote:When my husband is away on business, I always come up with "plans" whenever my MIL asks to see the kids, even if I desperately need a break, because she drives me nuts in a way that makes wild and crazy kids seem tame.

Your MIL knows this and it hurts her feelings

Oh well. Maybe she should work on herself too, then maybe she would t be so damn annoying.

I love how its always the MIL in these situations. I mean they raised your partner but they are just HORRIBLE people amirite?

I think people who say they feel this way have the MIL who is very (some more than others!!!) set in her ways, and unwilling to accept DIL, unless on MIL's terms. I could see this not relaying an enormous welcome into the family. At some point, DIL in these situations know that they are damned if they do, and damned if they don't - so why not let DH take the heat. After all, DH is accustomed to MILs ways, no matter how unkind and unwelcoming (okay nasty) MIL may be. I can DIL not tolerating any abuse, why should she (she didn't do anything)?

You could be right but for the vast majority of DILs on this forum who lament about their MIL they usually show their true colors sooner or later. They end up being at least part of the problem if not the entire problem.

I promise, the problem is her, not me. (My husband concurs.)

Of course your husband says that. He has to live with you.
Be careful DIL, your kids are watching. They see everything....that's why history repeats itself.

This is my cousin! She was always hideous to her MIL, saying it was all the MIL's doing. Causing tension between MIL and her son, controlling how, when, why MIL could see/interact with her grandkids.Making tiny molehills into mountains. Her MIL was lovely and caring and a good grandma. Well now my cousin's son is getting married and wouldn't you know it her future DIL is just the WORST. And its all DILs doing and she is just causing terrible trouble between mother and son.

Gee, cousin, think it might be you?

What about the DILs that are not mean, but are neutral, and the MIL still acts hateful? It doesn't matter who the DIL is or was, the DIL would be a target. Then, the DIL finds out that the MIL has always been that way - well before the DIL came into the picture. Some MILs are just difficult people, and age only adds to it, because it is the perfect "excuse" for the MILs rotten behavior.

Yes, other PP, I completely agree that the next generation learns from the former generation. That is precisely why I think so many DILs are brilliant to stay out of it completely, and let the DH deal with the MIL.

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Anonymous wrote:I circle by the samples I really like a Costco more than once. And I pretty much never buy those items. Not total a-hole status, I know. But the next one takes me there, I promise.

On hot days when people are generally very sweaty and smelly on the Metro, I put my bag in the seat next to me, put my earbuds in, and close my eyes. When you ask to sit there or ask for me to move my stuff, I pretend I can't hear you and I'm sleeping.

I also like to give tourists the wrong directions. Not the foreign ones because I understand their cell phone GPS may not work here, but domestic tourists are fair game.

In all seriousness, why would you do this?

Incomplete life. Power struggle and control issues.

Seriously. This thread has revealed where all the psychos in the world hang out.

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Anonymous wrote:When my husband is away on business, I always come up with "plans" whenever my MIL asks to see the kids, even if I desperately need a break, because she drives me nuts in a way that makes wild and crazy kids seem tame.

Your MIL knows this and it hurts her feelings

Oh well. Maybe she should work on herself too, then maybe she would t be so damn annoying.

I love how its always the MIL in these situations. I mean they raised your partner but they are just HORRIBLE people amirite?

I think people who say they feel this way have the MIL who is very (some more than others!!!) set in her ways, and unwilling to accept DIL, unless on MIL's terms. I could see this not relaying an enormous welcome into the family. At some point, DIL in these situations know that they are damned if they do, and damned if they don't - so why not let DH take the heat. After all, DH is accustomed to MILs ways, no matter how unkind and unwelcoming (okay nasty) MIL may be. I can DIL not tolerating any abuse, why should she (she didn't do anything)?

You could be right but for the vast majority of DILs on this forum who lament about their MIL they usually show their true colors sooner or later. They end up being at least part of the problem if not the entire problem.

I promise, the problem is her, not me. (My husband concurs.)

Of course your husband says that. He has to live with you.
Be careful DIL, your kids are watching. They see everything....that's why history repeats itself.

This is my cousin! She was always hideous to her MIL, saying it was all the MIL's doing. Causing tension between MIL and her son, controlling how, when, why MIL could see/interact with her grandkids.Making tiny molehills into mountains. Her MIL was lovely and caring and a good grandma. Well now my cousin's son is getting married and wouldn't you know it her future DIL is just the WORST. And its all DILs doing and she is just causing terrible trouble between mother and son.

Gee, cousin, think it might be you?

What about the DILs that are not mean, but are neutral, and the MIL still acts hateful? It doesn't matter who the DIL is or was, the DIL would be a target. Then, the DIL finds out that the MIL has always been that way - well before the DIL came into the picture. Some MILs are just difficult people, and age only adds to it, because it is the perfect "excuse" for the MILs rotten behavior.

Yes, other PP, I completely agree that the next generation learns from the former generation. That is precisely why I think so many DILs are brilliant to stay out of it completely, and let the DH deal with the MIL.

I think it works both ways and the truth of the matter is somewhere closer to the middle. Such is true in all things in life.

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Anonymous wrote:I circle by the samples I really like a Costco more than once. And I pretty much never buy those items. Not total a-hole status, I know. But the next one takes me there, I promise.

On hot days when people are generally very sweaty and smelly on the Metro, I put my bag in the seat next to me, put my earbuds in, and close my eyes. When you ask to sit there or ask for me to move my stuff, I pretend I can't hear you and I'm sleeping.

I also like to give tourists the wrong directions. Not the foreign ones because I understand their cell phone GPS may not work here, but domestic tourists are fair game.

In all seriousness, why would you do this?

Incomplete life. Power struggle and control issues.

Seriously. This thread has revealed where all the psychos in the world hang out.

On the internet?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid the checkout lane with the Down's syndrome packer. He throws my bread at the bottom of the bag and smushes my eggs on top. Don't they get packing training?

I also park in pregnant parking. Whatevs.

Yes, but considering he has Down's Syndrome perhaps he struggles a bit. You could interact with him you know - ask him to put your eggs and bread in a bag together. Or to please put your eggs and bread in the bag last.

You sound like a real peach.

Um yea, that's the whole point of the thread. Did you read the ttile of the post?
We all "sound like a real peach" bc we're revealing what makes us *ssholes.

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid the checkout lane with the Down's syndrome packer. He throws my bread at the bottom of the bag and smushes my eggs on top. Don't they get packing training?

I also park in pregnant parking. Whatevs.

Yes, but considering he has Down's Syndrome perhaps he struggles a bit. You could interact with him you know - ask him to put your eggs and bread in a bag together. Or to please put your eggs and bread in the bag last.

You sound like a real peach.

Um yea, that's the whole point of the thread. Did you read the ttile of the post?
We all "sound like a real peach" bc we're revealing what makes us *ssholes.

Being an asshole about someone with Down's Syndrome wins this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid the checkout lane with the Down's syndrome packer. He throws my bread at the bottom of the bag and smushes my eggs on top. Don't they get packing training?

I also park in pregnant parking. Whatevs.

Yes, but considering he has Down's Syndrome perhaps he struggles a bit. You could interact with him you know - ask him to put your eggs and bread in a bag together. Or to please put your eggs and bread in the bag last.

You sound like a real peach.

Um yea, that's the whole point of the thread. Did you read the ttile of the post?
We all "sound like a real peach" bc we're revealing what makes us *ssholes.

Being an asshole about someone with Down's Syndrome wins this thread.

Does it, though? PP avoids the bagger, he doesn't cuss them out?

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid the checkout lane with the Down's syndrome packer. He throws my bread at the bottom of the bag and smushes my eggs on top. Don't they get packing training?

I also park in pregnant parking. Whatevs.

Yes, but considering he has Down's Syndrome perhaps he struggles a bit. You could interact with him you know - ask him to put your eggs and bread in a bag together. Or to please put your eggs and bread in the bag last.

You sound like a real peach.

Um yea, that's the whole point of the thread. Did you read the ttile of the post?
We all "sound like a real peach" bc we're revealing what makes us *ssholes.

Being an asshole about someone with Down's Syndrome wins this thread.

Does it, though? PP avoids the bagger, he doesn't cuss them out?

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[Anonymous]

If a car parks in their driveway, but over the sidewalk, I don't really care if my stroller scratches their car as I pass. It's illegal to park across the sidewalk.

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Good lord, people, I thought I was a jerk for calling the police on my partying grad student neighbors at 2am, after I knocked and politely asked them to keep it down because they were waking the baby.

I'm not cut out for this city.

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid the checkout lane with the Down's syndrome packer. He throws my bread at the bottom of the bag and smushes my eggs on top. Don't they get packing training?

I also park in pregnant parking. Whatevs.

Yes, but considering he has Down's Syndrome perhaps he struggles a bit. You could interact with him you know - ask him to put your eggs and bread in a bag together. Or to please put your eggs and bread in the bag last.

You sound like a real peach.

Um yea, that's the whole point of the thread. Did you read the ttile of the post?
We all "sound like a real peach" bc we're revealing what makes us *ssholes.

Being an asshole about someone with Down's Syndrome wins this thread.

I don't know if she's being an ahole. She's avoiding the guy who always smooshes her food. He's a grocery bagger. It's his job to bag the products without damaging them. The fact that he has Down Syndrome is irrelevant. If she avoided all baggers with Down syndrome, she might be an ahole. But avoiding the one guy who ruins her groceries seems like a logical move.