I'm much meaner on DCUM than IRL. AMA.

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Does it bother you that someone doesn't work who truly doesn't need money- college funds , retirement, trust funds, enough to pass dow - and what type of job and hours would you suggest?

Given that the household partnership must be equal whoever makes less loses. Keep it equal, people! No marrying below your pay grade! None of those revolting blue collar/white collar pairings.

Is this OP? Because whenever someone posts something and people respond then she claims it was someone else who was "gaslighting" and that it wasn't her.

So OP- are you willing to own up to this comment? Before anyone else responds?

That person was obviously being sarcastic and it wasn't me - OP

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why. I'm not insecure, though I've been accused of that on here when I've made a contentious comment. I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance. So why do I do it? I think it may be because I'm such a people-pleaser in real life that I relish the opportunity to get out some latent opinions anonymously; ie, I can say things that aren't "PC" (though none of my comments are racist/classist/etc - that's not my bag - just snarky for the most part).

Look up Freud, defense mechanism, displacement. You might not be insecure,whiich implies lack of confidence about yourself or your life, but you really hate some part ofyour life and are not able to admit it or talk about it with anyone including your spouse. You were taught not to be a complainer so you keep it inside. The truth is that you wish you could leave your job, your DH, your life, and not have everyone be shockedand horrified because your lifeseemed so perfect and they had no idea you hated it so much.

Uh, you're totally off. I really feel lucky in every listed aspect of my life. I miss my parents, who died young. That's the one area I feel is lacking though I have great in-laws.

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That's the thing though. If you read my OP, you'll see that I'm really NOT insecure. I'm not perfect - hey, judgmental obviously! - but insecurity isn't something I struggle with. Which makes me wonder why I do this.

I also don't curse on DCUM, though I do IRL. Like poor grammar and spelling, it renders posts irrelevant IMO.

Just because you said you're not insecure in your OP, doesn't mean you're not. I assume that you are very insecure. Also, pointing out someone's poor grammar and spelling just means that you have nothing to add to the discussion. Do you really think you have to have perfect grammar to offer advice on parenting or anything else (except for grammar, of course).

Why does someone have to be insecure to have strong opinions? I genuinely don't get why that's a go-to. Sure, say I'm bitchy or judgmental or snooty - that makes more sense. But how does insecure even play in?

Truly insecure people often lack empathy because they're so focused on their own (perceived) failures and deficiencies. Basically, they're self-absorbed in a negative way, often not consciously. So they have a more difficult time seeing issues from other people's points of view, and in turn can have trouble showing compassion or true support of others.

Interestingly, I think if you asked many deeply insecure people, they would say they are VERY empathetic. But I think many people confuse being empathetic (feeling/understanding things from other people's perspectives, even if they and their circumstances differ from your own) with being sensitive (feeling things deeply). Many, many deeply insecure people are sensitive. It's a factor that amplifies their own negative feelings about themselves. But being sensitive does not necessarily mean that one can let go of their own point of view, personal history, wants and needs long enough to consider something through someone else's eyes.

No clue where OP falls in all this. Just wanted to offer her some food for thought. Clearly there's something driving her meanness on this board. I'm curious what it may be. I obviously don't have much information to go on, but my personal guess is that it IS insecurity. What she lists as small/typical day-to-day complaints are surprisingly broad. They cover all categories of her life, it seems.

Op here - can you give an example of the "complaints in all areas of life" you mention?

I was referring to your original post:

"[T]he everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance."

To me, that seemed to cover all areas of your life.

I get that you were referring to annoyances you consider to be small, and you assume that "we all" have them, "obviously." But I'm not sure that is true. Personally, I have zero "annoyances," issues or discomforts in a few of the categories you list above.

Overall, your original post suggests you're carrying quite a bit of negativity about your own life. Maybe even more than you realize. You seem seem to be dismissing it as normal and typical, when I'm not sure it is. Is it possible that you're making unkind comments on DCUM as a way of venting or dulling the regular annoyances or frustrations or even anger you feel about your own life?

I meant things like my kids wake up early, my house need a deck refinish, etc. hardly definitive of an unhappy life, in my estimation.

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That's the thing though. If you read my OP, you'll see that I'm really NOT insecure. I'm not perfect - hey, judgmental obviously! - but insecurity isn't something I struggle with. Which makes me wonder why I do this.

I also don't curse on DCUM, though I do IRL. Like poor grammar and spelling, it renders posts irrelevant IMO.

Just because you said you're not insecure in your OP, doesn't mean you're not. I assume that you are very insecure. Also, pointing out someone's poor grammar and spelling just means that you have nothing to add to the discussion. Do you really think you have to have perfect grammar to offer advice on parenting or anything else (except for grammar, of course).

Why does someone have to be insecure to have strong opinions? I genuinely don't get why that's a go-to. Sure, say I'm bitchy or judgmental or snooty - that makes more sense. But how does insecure even play in?

Truly insecure people often lack empathy because they're so focused on their own (perceived) failures and deficiencies. Basically, they're self-absorbed in a negative way, often not consciously. So they have a more difficult time seeing issues from other people's points of view, and in turn can have trouble showing compassion or true support of others.

Interestingly, I think if you asked many deeply insecure people, they would say they are VERY empathetic. But I think many people confuse being empathetic (feeling/understanding things from other people's perspectives, even if they and their circumstances differ from your own) with being sensitive (feeling things deeply). Many, many deeply insecure people are sensitive. It's a factor that amplifies their own negative feelings about themselves. But being sensitive does not necessarily mean that one can let go of their own point of view, personal history, wants and needs long enough to consider something through someone else's eyes.

No clue where OP falls in all this. Just wanted to offer her some food for thought. Clearly there's something driving her meanness on this board. I'm curious what it may be. I obviously don't have much information to go on, but my personal guess is that it IS insecurity. What she lists as small/typical day-to-day complaints are surprisingly broad. They cover all categories of her life, it seems.

Op here - can you give an example of the "complaints in all areas of life" you mention?

I was referring to your original post:

"[T]he everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance."

To me, that seemed to cover all areas of your life.

I get that you were referring to annoyances you consider to be small, and you assume that "we all" have them, "obviously." But I'm not sure that is true. Personally, I have zero "annoyances," issues or discomforts in a few of the categories you list above.

Overall, your original post suggests you're carrying quite a bit of negativity about your own life. Maybe even more than you realize. You seem seem to be dismissing it as normal and typical, when I'm not sure it is. Is it possible that you're making unkind comments on DCUM as a way of venting or dulling the regular annoyances or frustrations or even anger you feel about your own life?

Bingo.

You must be the only people on earth that have zero minor annoyances in life.

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Do you feel that you let out anger that you have inside you that has been festering inside you for a certain amount of time?? Anger that should be expressed in a healthy manner to those that have caused you anguish, but that you feel for some reason that you cannot express it so you then turn it around and fuel that anger onto strangers and punish them instead?

It makes you feel better because you are getting it off your chest and at the same time, you don't feel totally guilty because you know that strangers on a computer most likely are not affected by your cruelness since everyone on here pretty much is used to the snarkiness anyway.

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I was referring to your original post:

"[T]he everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance."

To me, that seemed to cover all areas of your life.

I get that you were referring to annoyances you consider to be small, and you assume that "we all" have them, "obviously." But I'm not sure that is true. Personally, I have zero "annoyances," issues or discomforts in a few of the categories you list above.

Overall, your original post suggests you're carrying quite a bit of negativity about your own life. Maybe even more than you realize. You seem seem to be dismissing it as normal and typical, when I'm not sure it is. Is it possible that you're making unkind comments on DCUM as a way of venting or dulling the regular annoyances or frustrations or even anger you feel about your own life?

You people really cannot read. This is the exact opposite of what OP said. Her sentence was:

I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

The mention of everyday annoyances is a dependent clause. Without it the sentence reads:

I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

She could also have said:

I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance-- despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously.

or

Despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously--I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

Here's what she did NOT SAY, but what you all seem to think she said:

I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously, with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

May this be a lesson to OP to not use such complicated grammar when dealing with anonymous internet idiots.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why. I'm not insecure, though I've been accused of that on here when I've made a contentious comment. I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance. So why do I do it? I think it may be because I'm such a people-pleaser in real life that I relish the opportunity to get out some latent opinions anonymously; ie, I can say things that aren't "PC" (though none of my comments are racist/classist/etc - that's not my bag - just snarky for the most part).

Look up Freud, defense mechanism, displacement. You might not be insecure,whiich implies lack of confidence about yourself or your life, but you really hate some part ofyour life and are not able to admit it or talk about it with anyone including your spouse. You were taught not to be a complainer so you keep it inside. The truth is that you wish you could leave your job, your DH, your life, and not have everyone be shockedand horrified because your lifeseemed so perfect and they had no idea you hated it so much.

Uh, you're totally off. I really feel lucky in every listed aspect of my life. I miss my parents, who died young. That's the one area I feel is lacking though I have great in-laws.

OK then when you were young, you were a bit awkward, timid, excluded, scapegoated, bullied. You were not the popular cheerleader type in school but a bit geeky. However you were smart and persistent and have managed to do well in life. Still, you harbor some pain from your childhood, because you have never had a chance to tell those bullies to get a life. So now you hang out on DCUM and bully other people so that you get your anger out. But the target of your anger should be directed towards those people who mistreated you in your past childhood, young adulthood life. If this rings true at all, then go find those people on Facebook and get your anger out there.

I used to find DCUM helpful but it's people like you who have reduced it to a mindless source of entertainment that brings in trolls from all over and a good income to Jeff.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why. I'm not insecure, though I've been accused of that on here when I've made a contentious comment. I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance. So why do I do it? I think it may be because I'm such a people-pleaser in real life that I relish the opportunity to get out some latent opinions anonymously; ie, I can say things that aren't "PC" (though none of my comments are racist/classist/etc - that's not my bag - just snarky for the most part).

Look up Freud, defense mechanism, displacement. You might not be insecure,whiich implies lack of confidence about yourself or your life, but you really hate some part ofyour life and are not able to admit it or talk about it with anyone including your spouse. You were taught not to be a complainer so you keep it inside. The truth is that you wish you could leave your job, your DH, your life, and not have everyone be shockedand horrified because your lifeseemed so perfect and they had no idea you hated it so much.

Uh, you're totally off. I really feel lucky in every listed aspect of my life. I miss my parents, who died young. That's the one area I feel is lacking though I have great in-laws.

OK then when you were young, you were a bit awkward, timid, excluded, scapegoated, bullied. You were not the popular cheerleader type in school but a bit geeky. However you were smart and persistent and have managed to do well in life. Still, you harbor some pain from your childhood, because you have never had a chance to tell those bullies to get a life. So now you hang out on DCUM and bully other people so that you get your anger out. But the target of your anger should be directed towards those people who mistreated you in your past childhood, young adulthood life. If this rings true at all, then go find those people on Facebook and get your anger out there.

I used to find DCUM helpful but it's people like you who have reduced it to a mindless source of entertainment that brings in trolls from all over and a good income to Jeff.

Did you read the previous comment where I said I'd never been bullied can't think of anyone I harbor ill will towards - no room for that in my life. and no one would ever describe me as timid or awkward, now or then. I'm not a bully on here, either - that word is imprecise.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why. I'm not insecure, though I've been accused of that on here when I've made a contentious comment. I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance. So why do I do it? I think it may be because I'm such a people-pleaser in real life that I relish the opportunity to get out some latent opinions anonymously; ie, I can say things that aren't "PC" (though none of my comments are racist/classist/etc - that's not my bag - just snarky for the most part).

Look up Freud, defense mechanism, displacement. You might not be insecure,whiich implies lack of confidence about yourself or your life, but you really hate some part ofyour life and are not able to admit it or talk about it with anyone including your spouse. You were taught not to be a complainer so you keep it inside. The truth is that you wish you could leave your job, your DH, your life, and not have everyone be shockedand horrified because your lifeseemed so perfect and they had no idea you hated it so much.

Uh, you're totally off. I really feel lucky in every listed aspect of my life. I miss my parents, who died young. That's the one area I feel is lacking though I have great in-laws.

OK then when you were young, you were a bit awkward, timid, excluded, scapegoated, bullied. You were not the popular cheerleader type in school but a bit geeky. However you were smart and persistent and have managed to do well in life. Still, you harbor some pain from your childhood, because you have never had a chance to tell those bullies to get a life. So now you hang out on DCUM and bully other people so that you get your anger out. But the target of your anger should be directed towards those people who mistreated you in your past childhood, young adulthood life. If this rings true at all, then go find those people on Facebook and get your anger out there.

I used to find DCUM helpful but it's people like you who have reduced it to a mindless source of entertainment that brings in trolls from all over and a good income to Jeff.

np, I disagree that it's not useful. I've been on it for about 2 years and have gotten a LOT of value out of it. Sure there are flame wars and hot topics, but to me that is just proof that it's a diverse group of people on here who don't all agree or come from the same demographic, which is usually what you want when seeking advice or information.

Your attempts at psychoanalysis are the "mindless entertainment" part of this thread. You have no particular knowledge of OP or psychoanalysis, and are just making stuff up in an attempt to be hurtful. Your blind stabs at OP's life are not adding value or affecting her. So maybe you should look in the mirror and think about whether you are contributing positively to DCUM when you go down that posting road.

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I <3 this OP

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why. I'm not insecure, though I've been accused of that on here when I've made a contentious comment. I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance. So why do I do it? I think it may be because I'm such a people-pleaser in real life that I relish the opportunity to get out some latent opinions anonymously; ie, I can say things that aren't "PC" (though none of my comments are racist/classist/etc - that's not my bag - just snarky for the most part).

Look up Freud, defense mechanism, displacement. You might not be insecure,whiich implies lack of confidence about yourself or your life, but you really hate some part ofyour life and are not able to admit it or talk about it with anyone including your spouse. You were taught not to be a complainer so you keep it inside. The truth is that you wish you could leave your job, your DH, your life, and not have everyone be shockedand horrified because your lifeseemed so perfect and they had no idea you hated it so much.

Uh, you're totally off. I really feel lucky in every listed aspect of my life. I miss my parents, who died young. That's the one area I feel is lacking though I have great in-laws.

OK then when you were young, you were a bit awkward, timid, excluded, scapegoated, bullied. You were not the popular cheerleader type in school but a bit geeky. However you were smart and persistent and have managed to do well in life. Still, you harbor some pain from your childhood, because you have never had a chance to tell those bullies to get a life. So now you hang out on DCUM and bully other people so that you get your anger out. But the target of your anger should be directed towards those people who mistreated you in your past childhood, young adulthood life. If this rings true at all, then go find those people on Facebook and get your anger out there.

I used to find DCUM helpful but it's people like you who have reduced it to a mindless source of entertainment that brings in trolls from all over and a good income to Jeff.

Did you read the previous comment where I said I'd never been bullied can't think of anyone I harbor ill will towards - no room for that in my life. and no one would ever describe me as timid or awkward, now or then. I'm not a bully on here, either - that word is imprecise.

NP here. You ARE a bully if you are intentionally scathing and malicious to others. You admitted as such! Just because I don't know your name or can't see your face doesn't mean that I won't find your comments hurtful. People post about real-life hurts and anxieties, looking for advice and commiseration, and people like you find a way to kick them while their done under the guise of "truth hurts." You are aware of being mean on DCUM, obviously you derive some pleasure or satisfaction from it -- otherwise you wouldn't do. What is that, if not bullying behavior?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why. I'm not insecure, though I've been accused of that on here when I've made a contentious comment. I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance. So why do I do it? I think it may be because I'm such a people-pleaser in real life that I relish the opportunity to get out some latent opinions anonymously; ie, I can say things that aren't "PC" (though none of my comments are racist/classist/etc - that's not my bag - just snarky for the most part).

Look up Freud, defense mechanism, displacement. You might not be insecure,whiich implies lack of confidence about yourself or your life, but you really hate some part ofyour life and are not able to admit it or talk about it with anyone including your spouse. You were taught not to be a complainer so you keep it inside. The truth is that you wish you could leave your job, your DH, your life, and not have everyone be shockedand horrified because your lifeseemed so perfect and they had no idea you hated it so much.

Uh, you're totally off. I really feel lucky in every listed aspect of my life. I miss my parents, who died young. That's the one area I feel is lacking though I have great in-laws.

OK then when you were young, you were a bit awkward, timid, excluded, scapegoated, bullied. You were not the popular cheerleader type in school but a bit geeky. However you were smart and persistent and have managed to do well in life. Still, you harbor some pain from your childhood, because you have never had a chance to tell those bullies to get a life. So now you hang out on DCUM and bully other people so that you get your anger out. But the target of your anger should be directed towards those people who mistreated you in your past childhood, young adulthood life. If this rings true at all, then go find those people on Facebook and get your anger out there.

I used to find DCUM helpful but it's people like you who have reduced it to a mindless source of entertainment that brings in trolls from all over and a good income to Jeff.

np, I disagree that it's not useful. I've been on it for about 2 years and have gotten a LOT of value out of it. Sure there are flame wars and hot topics, but to me that is just proof that it's a diverse group of people on here who don't all agree or come from the same demographic, which is usually what you want when seeking advice or information.

Your attempts at psychoanalysis are the "mindless entertainment" part of this thread. You have no particular knowledge of OP or psychoanalysis, and are just making stuff up in an attempt to be hurtful. Your blind stabs at OP's life are not adding value or affecting her. So maybe you should look in the mirror and think about whether you are contributing positively to DCUM when you go down that posting road.

No of course I have no particular knowledge of OP because the OP is anonymous - but I do have particular knowledge of psychoanalysis. The OP posted because she is aware her behavior is negative, and appeared to be wondering why this was the case. So I am putting out suggestions. I'm guessing if the OP's behavior on this forum was exposed to people who know her in real life, she would be absolutely mortified. She says she's a "people pleaser" - which implies what people think of her is important. She wouldn't want to be judged negatively by her family, friends, colleagues. So she might hold back on saying negative things in real life because she doesn't want anyone to harbor negative feelings towards her. On this forum, she can be as mean as she likes without worrying that someone will think less of her. It takes a lot of energy to be always politically correct, making sure she doesn't offend anyone in real life. She's glad she has an outlet on DCUM where she can just it all hang out.
Someone important in her life when she was younger - parents for example - were demanding and critical, maybe expressing disappointment frequently regarding her character or behavior. She learned that she better say and do the right thing otherwise people important to her will become angry and disappointed in her.

The tone of DCUM has changed over the last 10 years - it was useful and a supportive helpful community in the beginning. There was nowhere near the snark and bullying that goes on now. Now I only go on when it's time for a coffee break or lunch break and I need to kill some time. It is sometimes useful but mostly entertainment - when people post, it's usually some superficial question like "Do you like your toilet paper to hang over or below the toilet paper roll?" When people actually post to request advice on a problem they're experiencing in real life, they have to preface "I know I'll get flamed" "no snark please" - yet invariably the bullies join in. So now probably less than 10% of posts are about seeking advice and the rest is just the "Do you wear underwear?" type of question.

Back to the OP - maybe you need to do less people pleasing in real life and say what you want - at times. If these people are worth anything to you, they might get annoyed or angry at you - but they won't reject you. On this forum, there is no risk of people rejecting you because no one know who you are. But ask yourself if you're doing anyone any good by making your snarky comments on this forum.

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I was referring to your original post:

"[T]he everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance."

To me, that seemed to cover all areas of your life.

I get that you were referring to annoyances you consider to be small, and you assume that "we all" have them, "obviously." But I'm not sure that is true. Personally, I have zero "annoyances," issues or discomforts in a few of the categories you list above.

Overall, your original post suggests you're carrying quite a bit of negativity about your own life. Maybe even more than you realize. You seem seem to be dismissing it as normal and typical, when I'm not sure it is. Is it possible that you're making unkind comments on DCUM as a way of venting or dulling the regular annoyances or frustrations or even anger you feel about your own life?

You people really cannot read. This is the exact opposite of what OP said. Her sentence was:

I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

The mention of everyday annoyances is a dependent clause. Without it the sentence reads:

I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

She could also have said:

I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance-- despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously.

or

Despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously--I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

Here's what she did NOT SAY, but what you all seem to think she said:

I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously, with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

May this be a lesson to OP to not use such complicated grammar when dealing with anonymous internet idiots.

Got it. If that is what OP meant, yes, I completely misread that sentence and interpreted it to mean the OPPOSITE of what she intended! Sorry about that. I didn't catch that it was a dependent clause in the middle.

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I was referring to your original post:

"[T]he everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance."

To me, that seemed to cover all areas of your life.

I get that you were referring to annoyances you consider to be small, and you assume that "we all" have them, "obviously." But I'm not sure that is true. Personally, I have zero "annoyances," issues or discomforts in a few of the categories you list above.

Overall, your original post suggests you're carrying quite a bit of negativity about your own life. Maybe even more than you realize. You seem seem to be dismissing it as normal and typical, when I'm not sure it is. Is it possible that you're making unkind comments on DCUM as a way of venting or dulling the regular annoyances or frustrations or even anger you feel about your own life?

You people really cannot read. This is the exact opposite of what OP said. Her sentence was:

I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously - with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

The mention of everyday annoyances is a dependent clause. Without it the sentence reads:

I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

She could also have said:

I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance-- despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously.

or

Despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously--I'm genuinely happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

Here's what she did NOT SAY, but what you all seem to think she said:

I'm genuinely happy - despite the everyday annoyances that we all have, obviously, with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

May this be a lesson to OP to not use such complicated grammar when dealing with anonymous internet idiots.

Got it. If that is what OP meant, yes, I completely misread that sentence and interpreted it to mean the OPPOSITE of what she intended! Sorry about that. I didn't catch that it was a dependent clause in the middle.

GOOD LORD. This is OP. Let me rephrase for those whose minds are mush.

I'm very happy with my marriage, my career, my kids, my financials, my educational/intellectual background and my appearance.

Of course, like everyone on earth, I have little annoyances like the fact that my house needs a new deck, my kids get up early (at 7, which is really no big deal), right now we are out of my favorite cheese, etc.

It seemed to me that that was clear.

As far as the psycho-analytic pp - wrong again. Sure, I'm a people-pleaser in that I don't intentionally ruffle feathers IRL. I just don't see the point, unless something is egregious. I don't respond randomly or cruelly on DCUM, either - I'm not the kind of person that says suicidal posters should kill themselves, calls people fat who post about needing to lose weight, etc. THAT is bullying. I just tell it like I feel "it" is much more openly than IRL, and I think some of the people who know me as funny and thoughtful IRL would be surprised at how tell-it-like-it-is I am online. Not sure why you continue to insist that there must have been some awful bully who left me cowering in a locker in junior high. That wasn't the case at all. I've generally always been like I am now - fun, interesting, intelligent, happy and surrounded by lots of love. I don't think I'm going to find my answer in this thread - maybe there isn't one? - but I appreciate those who seem to think like I do.

To the pp who said the stupidity on this thread reaffirms why I post the way I do - YOU, my friend, are onto something.

[Anonymous]

Op, you have issues. Someone without issues does spend their time being mean to people online.