Expressions or words that you find annoying

[Anonymous]

Impactful.

Just makes me think of extreme constipation.

[Anonymous]

Gifted/gifting came to mind before I even clicked.

I also hate hubs/bigs/littles/kiddos/women calling other people “mama”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mamma, hubby, littles.

+ kiddos

[Anonymous]

Didn’t read the whole thread.

Calling kids Bud (sometimes Bug for a girl) - you named the kid. Thought about the name.me a lot while pregnant. Use it!

Align.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every time there's a thread like this, I always marvel at your low level of tolerance. How on earth to do you get through the day?

Same. My god.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t read the whole thread.

Calling kids Bud (sometimes Bug for a girl) - you named the kid. Thought about the name.me a lot while pregnant. Use it!

Align.

Do you only refer to your kid by their first name?

[Anonymous]

My kids say “low key” and “bro” or “brah”. So annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh my God

It’s swearing, and I personally feel offended when people say that.

The Third Commandment says, “ Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

Christ, lady. It's 2025, not 1625. Get over it.

I get it. I legit think “sucks” is profane. I cringe when people use the word in public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t read the whole thread.

Calling kids Bud (sometimes Bug for a girl) - you named the kid. Thought about the name.me a lot while pregnant. Use it!

Align.

Do you only refer to your kid by their first name?

Yes, generally. Or if it’s just me and kid and I say something while looking at her, she understands I am talking to her. I cringe so much at the hey bud over and over (while the kid ignores the parent most times). When my kid gets hurt or sick I may also say honey or sweetie.

[Anonymous]

Not annoyed, but I feel unable to respond fully when someone fills half their story with "blah blah blah" ("He sat there and blah blah blah. I ask him why he sat there and he was like blah blah blah...."). I get so caught up in wondering what the missing pieces are that I lose the ability to listen!

[Anonymous]

I love my Gen Z children but many Gen Z favorite descriptors are prone to overuse, misuse, devalue more serious concepts or promote online misogyny and casual meanness.

For example,
- triggered
- trauma
- gaslight
- delulu

Some are plain offensive
Huzz (derived from hoes)
Gay (when used to mean stupid or bad)
R word (when used to insult people with intellectual disabilities as stupid)


That said, every generation has to figure out collective meanings for themselves. I don’t think older generations are supposed to love young generations’ insider slang.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t read the whole thread.

Calling kids Bud (sometimes Bug for a girl) - you named the kid. Thought about the name.me a lot while pregnant. Use it!

Align.

Do you only refer to your kid by their first name?

Yes, generally. Or if it’s just me and kid and I say something while looking at her, she understands I am talking to her. I cringe so much at the hey bud over and over (while the kid ignores the parent most times). When my kid gets hurt or sick I may also say honey or sweetie.

That’s…interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate the use of spicy to mean “painful.” I have heard it in fitness classes and also at the dentist’s. “This is going to feel a little spicy now.”’dumb euphemism

I hate that one. The fitness site I prefer uses it, and I have to ignore it because otherwise I love the trainers and the site. But stop with "spicy"!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“To die for” - eg, “OMG the chocolate cake there is TO DIE FOR!!!!” No, it’s not. And it’s probably from Costco.

“Myself” used instead of “me” - eg, “Come talk to Ann or myself.”

Even worse, Myself used as the subject in place of "I".

When people use myself it always sounds pretentious. Just say me!

I don't usually see myself being used as the subject, but I hear so many people using "I" instead of me like they are afraid of using the objective case of pronouns incorrectly. They err when trying not to err.

[Anonymous]

I hate when the media says someone is "breaking their silence."