Things that make you irrationally angry

[Anonymous]

people who zip up the side of the road in a lane that's ending, and we all know it's ending, we all take this same commute every day, and then sneak over into my lane at the very last second. yes i know it's irrational because it's true that we should be using that other lane until it actually ends. traffic will flow smoother if we use all available lanes for as long as we can. but man, when i'm sitting there and i see someone speed past me on my right only to stick their blinker on 9 cars ahead of me, when i made room for them to merge in front of me, i smile inside when i see cars box them out.

[Anonymous]

So many phrases. "Littles". Saying your "eldest daughter" instead of just "oldest daughter" like a normal person. "Fresh hell". "Gifted" (as in, I was gifted a new sweater for my birthday!). Just talk like a normal person, everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both parents together taking kid trick or treating

No one at home answering their door

Here we are answering ours (happily - it’s a kids holiday, I can sit around a firepit another time)

Hill I’ll die on.

TOTALLY AGREE. Trick or treating is only fun if someone is there to answer the door. If everyone did what those families did, there would be no one home to answer any doors, and it wouldn't be fun for everyone. Everyone would stand around in the street ringing doorbells to empty houses. Learn your role, people. We live in a society. One adult has to stay home and answer the door and hand out the candy. Good grief.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Both parents together taking kid trick or treating

No one at home answering their door

Here we are answering ours (happily - it’s a kids holiday, I can sit around a firepit another time)

Hill I’ll die on.

This is weird.

This is the sort of thing that is a season: for a few years, you might not hand out candy, but you handed it out before kids and will hand it out for years after.

In our case, we would hand out candy before we left, and after we got back home. Lots of our neighbors leave out bowls of candy.

Our kids are grown now, so now it’s our turn to be in the season of handing out.

Oh yeah, people who use the word "season" when talking like this.

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Anonymous wrote:Both parents together taking kid trick or treating

No one at home answering their door

Here we are answering ours (happily - it’s a kids holiday, I can sit around a firepit another time)

Hill I’ll die on.

Oooohhh, I don't take my kid trick or treating nor do I hand out candy. I turn the light off and do not answer the door. It's glorious. [list]

Hey - as long as toor kid isn’t out there..

It’s more the entire household leaving to go out - so fun for them, but not neighborly - add to the fun if you are accepting the fun!
-11:17

Who cares if anyone is contributing to the fun? What a weirdo.

I mean... would it be fun if all the houses were empty when these cute families with both parents trick or treating went around ringing doorbells?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. So many things.
1. When people say croissant without a French accent. #frenchitup
2. When people are walking and they cross right in front of me forcing me to come to a sudden stop, especially if those people are men.
3. People who listen to music or watch videos in public without headphones.

You must have a hard life. All of these take
nano seconds and then over but you obsess about them and give them free rent in your head .

People like the PP.

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Anonymous wrote:Milk drinkers - if you are over the age of five and drink milk, I think you are a serial killer. A brazen one if you order a glass of milk at a restaurant.

Ooooh I love a good cold glass of milk. I don't order it at restaurants though because I don't like it with food (except cookies). I've never killed anyone but I'm only 47 so there's time.

I’m 43 and I looooove a cold glass of milk with cookies. Also never murdered anyone but I might if they tried to take my milk or replace it with any of those gross, grainy alternative milks.

Why is everyone specifying a COLD glass of milk? Who drinks a glass of hot milk? I am irrationally angry by this. Also by people who specify "hot cocoa". Do you ever drink cold cocoa?

I'm one of the PPs - I do drink my milk in a Yeti cup to make sure it stays really cold the whole time. When I was younger I used to use these reusable ice cubes that didn't melt in your drink to keep my milk cold. The thought of someone pouring a glass of milk and setting it on the dining room table while setting the table for dinner makes me ill - I wouldn't drink that milk. So no, it obviously isn't warm, but it must be very, very cold.

As for the cocoa, I call it hot chocolate, which is distinguished from just chocolate. I grew up on the west coast so I don't know if it's regional but I've never called it cocoa and neither did anyone I knew growing up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drivers who stop at the beginning of a turning line and wait until all of the traffic has passed before they merge.

Ehh depends on the intersection. If it’s rush hour and there is a wall of traffic approaching and little to no merge space, I’m going to sit and wait for an opening.

I get annoyed at people who act like you should just gun it into oncoming traffic so they aren’t minorly inconvenienced. I usually have kids in my backseat, so I’m not just taking chances and hoping the oncoming cars will make room for me because the driver behind me may be impatient.

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Anonymous wrote:When I can’t find scissors I become irrationally angry. Who moved the dang scissors?

I bought 8 pairs about a year ago just because I was so damn tired of never being able to find scissors. We're down to about 3 now so I'll get more when I'm down to 2. Totally worth the cost. No idea where they are all living.

They probably ran away somewhere with all the scotch tape I can never find.

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Anonymous wrote:Milk drinkers - if you are over the age of five and drink milk, I think you are a serial killer. A brazen one if you order a glass of milk at a restaurant.

Ooooh I love a good cold glass of milk. I don't order it at restaurants though because I don't like it with food (except cookies). I've never killed anyone but I'm only 47 so there's time.

I’m 43 and I looooove a cold glass of milk with cookies. Also never murdered anyone but I might if they tried to take my milk or replace it with any of those gross, grainy alternative milks.

Why is everyone specifying a COLD glass of milk? Who drinks a glass of hot milk? I am irrationally angry by this. Also by people who specify "hot cocoa". Do you ever drink cold cocoa?

I am apparently a weirdo who drinks warm milk!

I have a fancy coffee machine with milk frother. Sometimes when I want a comfort drink in cold weather I’ll froth the milk (which warms it up) and pump in a bit of vanilla syrup. It reminds me of when I was a teen (before I had acquired a taste for coffee) and I’d order warm vanilla milk from Starbucks at Barnes and Noble.

I’ve gotten my kids into warm vanilla milk too. It’s very calming.

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Anonymous wrote:Milk drinkers - if you are over the age of five and drink milk, I think you are a serial killer. A brazen one if you order a glass of milk at a restaurant.

Ooooh I love a good cold glass of milk. I don't order it at restaurants though because I don't like it with food (except cookies). I've never killed anyone but I'm only 47 so there's time.

I’m 43 and I looooove a cold glass of milk with cookies. Also never murdered anyone but I might if they tried to take my milk or replace it with any of those gross, grainy alternative milks.

Why is everyone specifying a COLD glass of milk? Who drinks a glass of hot milk? I am irrationally angry by this. Also by people who specify "hot cocoa". Do you ever drink cold cocoa?

I am apparently a weirdo who drinks warm milk!

I have a fancy coffee machine with milk frother. Sometimes when I want a comfort drink in cold weather I’ll froth the milk (which warms it up) and pump in a bit of vanilla syrup. It reminds me of when I was a teen (before I had acquired a taste for coffee) and I’d order warm vanilla milk from Starbucks at Barnes and Noble.

I’ve gotten my kids into warm vanilla milk too. It’s very calming.

Warm milk is absolutely a thing, it used to be a pretty normal bedtime drink especially for kids. Iced hot chocolate is less of a thing, but I know one person who drinks it a lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Both parents together taking kid trick or treating

No one at home answering their door

Here we are answering ours (happily - it’s a kids holiday, I can sit around a firepit another time)

Hill I’ll die on.

TOTALLY AGREE. Trick or treating is only fun if someone is there to answer the door. If everyone did what those families did, there would be no one home to answer any doors, and it wouldn't be fun for everyone. Everyone would stand around in the street ringing doorbells to empty houses. Learn your role, people. We live in a society. One adult has to stay home and answer the door and hand out the candy. Good grief.

Hmm in my neighborhood there are plenty of retirees, DINKS, and parents of teens around to hand out candy. When our kids were little we’d put out a bowl to go ToT from like 6-6:45ish. DH and I both liked to experience it and we have 3 so it was easier to manage them all in the dark with 2 parents.

Now mine are going off on their own with friends and I’m happy to be the one home to hand out candy.

I live in a dense, popular neighborhood (people from surrounding areas bring their kids here) so there’s tons of people around even if families with young kids aren’t home. I guess if you’re in a more sparse neighborhood it may make a difference if a few people aren’t home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both parents together taking kid trick or treating

No one at home answering their door

Here we are answering ours (happily - it’s a kids holiday, I can sit around a firepit another time)

Hill I’ll die on.

Oooohhh, I don't take my kid trick or treating nor do I hand out candy. I turn the light off and do not answer the door. It's glorious. [list]

Hey - as long as toor kid isn’t out there..

It’s more the entire household leaving to go out - so fun for them, but not neighborly - add to the fun if you are accepting the fun!
-11:17

Who cares if anyone is contributing to the fun? What a weirdo.

I mean... would it be fun if all the houses were empty when these cute families with both parents trick or treating went around ringing doorbells?

Where do you live that the entire neighborhood is made up of parents with young kids?

Is this one of those sprawling new build neighborhoods where everyone with a baby moved in at the same time?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am blessed with a lack of anger. When circumstances dictate that I could be legitimately angry, I have to consciously realize it, then decide whether "acting" angry will get me any useful compensation. Usually I just take the path of least resistance and I continue with my patient self, and people are grateful. It buys me goodwill for when I need favors.

When reading these threads (they crop up once in a while, pet peeves and whatnot), I marvel at how angry some of you get on a regular basis.

lol, I knew it wouldn’t take long for the holier than thou poster to show up. This thread is not for you, move along now!

No. f*ck you! 😡😡😡😤😤😤

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Anonymous wrote:Both parents together taking kid trick or treating

No one at home answering their door

Here we are answering ours (happily - it’s a kids holiday, I can sit around a firepit another time)

Hill I’ll die on.

Oooohhh, I don't take my kid trick or treating nor do I hand out candy. I turn the light off and do not answer the door. It's glorious. [list]

Hey - as long as toor kid isn’t out there..

It’s more the entire household leaving to go out - so fun for them, but not neighborly - add to the fun if you are accepting the fun!
-11:17

Who cares if anyone is contributing to the fun? What a weirdo.

I mean... would it be fun if all the houses were empty when these cute families with both parents trick or treating went around ringing doorbells?

Where do you live that the entire neighborhood is made up of parents with young kids?

Is this one of those sprawling new build neighborhoods where everyone with a baby moved in at the same time?

+1. We definitely have parents who both go out, either because they have young kids or because they have like three kids who want to move separately. I actually kind of like it, because there's more adults out to chat with while my wife hands out candy. I don't think we need to apply the categorical imperative here, people can do different things.