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I am sure everyone has their pet peeves. For me it is when someone posts a question that by its nature and wording will get the exact response it gets......

Then in their what happened they say this group of people just proved my point.

My favorite was months ago, a flounce where she was telling everyone off for being mean girls. Of course everyone answered we are not mean but.... The final flounce, the what happened, Everyone who answered just proved my point!!! Sniff sniff!

So I have a pretty good idea where my buttons are, so what are your edit/what happened buttons? What just makes you want to reach into the screen and throttle the person typing? Other than this question....... :p

TGIF!!! :)

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Deleting a post when they didn’t get the answer they wanted or deleting every post after a certain timeframe/number of answers. If you are afraid to put it out there, then don’t put it out there in the first place.

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I get irked when someone posts something their husband/boyfriend did which was very mean or offensive, then people say they deserve better and suggest counseling or in VERY seirous sittuations suggest a seperation, and they then defend their spouse/boyfriend and say everyone is too judgemental and they dont want to hear it anymore.

I feel bad for them, but wish i could shake them through the screen and make them really hear what people are saying and really hear what they themselves wrote

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Um. How about when someone asks a mechanical question and doesn’t take the advice from the mechanic? :slight_smile:

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I really reallllly get annoyed by the “Could I be pregnant?” posts. I mean, seriously? Did you skip health class in high school? Do you really not understand how this process works? Ugh.

And then, there are the people who really don’t want to ask a question, they just want to get on their soapbox and pontificate. Whether I agree with them or not, it’s just kind of annoying. If you want a soapbox, go post on Facebook or Twitter. This forum is for questions/advice.

ETA: Just thought of another one. The people who report answers as “flaming” when all you did was disagree with them. Meh.

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i hate the questions “should i go to the dr”…if you have to ask strangers than yes you need to get to the dr.

there are many days that i can’t go on this website because some the questions totally rub me the wrong way!!!

so i love this question because now i can vent!!!

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My goal this weekend is to love everybody. Fair warning.

:slight_smile:

So if you notice a lot of rainbows and butterflies dancing about your head and wonder where they came from, the answer is: out my ass.

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So, I have this divorce case and the lawyer on the other side says I have to attend some class in order to get my kids back. Is he right?!

I DON’T KNOW, WE AREN’T DIVORCE LAWYERS

So, I am divorcing my husband and his lawyer is asking me for all of my tax returns for the past 5 years. Can he do that?

I DON’T KNOW, WE AREN’T DIVORCE LAWYERS

My husbnad cme home hte tohter day and he siad he was going to cut the grass. Then, his frend came over and they started taling anb so I got on facbook. I awe someone had posted something REALLY MEANNN about me and I dont know what to do aboutit . SHould I lit it go or should I say sumthing. Imean, we have been frends for so long and i now she is just jealus of me. NBut at the same time i want to stick up for mysel.f What shuld I do?!!!

UM - WHAT?

I seen something the other day that said people can tell when your going to say something they already now. Their able to tell because the can see your eyes moving too and fro, and they can see your thoughts to.

USE PROPER GRAMMAR

Ok, now I feel better…

ETA: @ Theresa - EWWW ass butterflies!!!

@ Mrslavallie - just a few minutes. Honest. I have been holding it in a long time…

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Some day’s a diamond, some days are stones.

Some days I can’t believe the amount of support someone will get, like single mom having 2nd baby with mentally unstable BF, and everyone telling her she’s going to be a great mommy…Um, no, she can’t choose stable people, so some mom’s suggested adoption, and those mom’s got called out.

And then another day, a mom posts a simple, do you sleep in the same bed with husband, and people call her judgmental, or something equally as lame…and I think, all she did was explain how she prefers to sleep, and so what if it wasn’t worded perfectly, but people jumped down her throat.

I never know what to expect here anymore Jo..it’s a lottery, for sure. It used to be supportive, caring moms who truly wanted to provide tips on how to get your 2 year down for nap, but now it’s all over the map whether you’ll get a snarky response or a compassionate response…

Talk to you later GF!!

@Theresa, would that be with or without some good Whiskey or Beer? And would you like me to introduce you to my dog?

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(fair warning, I am bitchy and snarky)
If you have had sex, you could be pregnant.
If you tell all of us how shitty your husband is (he yelled at you, he hit you, he screamed at your kid) and then I call him a worthless piece of crap don’t get mad! YOU said what he was doing, I am just calling it like YOU presented it.
If you tell me you are cheating on your husband then I will call you a cheater. If the shoe fits…don’t go reporting me for FLAMING…YOU CHEATED!
If your kid is mean and another kid is mean back to him then you don’t get to get mad at the kid for defending himself. Teach your kid not to be a little brat.
Just because I voted for Obama does not make me some uneducated bumpkin. It just means I voted for Obama. I am not some kind of scary liberal, I am a liberal with right leaning tendencies.
When someone starts sounding like a racist (ONLY ENGLISH) then I get a bit pissed off.
When someone writes 45,000 words without one single indentation I just don’t read it. (and I give GREAT advice! You missed out!)
When someone quotes the Bible to make it fit their personal beliefs it REALLY torks me. I can quote the Bible too…it usually starts off with, “let he who is without sin cast the first stone”
When someone (who isn’t here anymore) kept beating it into us that we should read “the Proper Care and Feeding of Husband’s” I felt like banging my head against the wall.
I am sure there is more…but I already have a LOT! LOL
Laura

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Hm…not too long ago there was a MP troll who was ALL ABOUT the “You Proved My Point!” in her SWHs.

My favorites are the questions in which the asker has already formed their own opinion, and don’t care what your answer is…if it doesn’t support their preformed idea, it’s WRONG!

Uhm, if you already know the answer, why are you here? If you’re looking for validation, say so and quit being a poseur, pretending that you want advice!

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These are my pet peeves on this site…hate me if you want, ladies.

I hate bad spelling. I totally overlook the obvious (I’m typing too fast and I lef off a letter…see what I did there?) but I do not like seeing “We never go their, because they’re food is terrible and there never going to change.” You get the idea.

I hate unnecessary abbreviations. Is it so hard to type daughter, son, child, husband, mother-in-law, etc? It gives me a headache to read DD, DS, DH, MIL, etc. And honestly, it takes more time for me to hold down the shift key and type in an unnatural abbreviation than it does just to type the word out…even mother-in-law, hyphens and all. I figure, why can’t we all type the way we speak? No one talks like that!

I don’t like it when people assume that they’re going to get a certain kind of answer and jump on backs before it happens. “Before I get any nasty trolls recommending bacon and eggs, we’ve tried that route. READ THE QUESTION, please, and answer accordingly.” I’m sure we all remember that one.

Sigh. Is it Friday?

***OOOH, I have to steal one from Laura. Why can’t people make paragraphs? Did we all not learn this in school?

***Scarlett…awesome. How long did it take you to type that? It’s hilarious, and SO ON POINT. Love it. :slight_smile:

***So many of you had such great answers, mine sound so petty! Hee hee!

Last Update…Maybe Who is Denise? Another pet peeve…hating it when I’m lost and missing out on something that sounds fun. Unless OneAndDone’s name is Denise?

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The could I be pregnant posts drive me nuts!

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I hate the cliffhangers. You know the ones that go something like this:

My husband is chasing after me with a knife where should I hide?

And then they forget to fill out the SWH. I’m always left in suspense. :wink:

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For me it is not always the people posting the questions, but I get very irritated by those who rarely/never post but are always quick to be totally bitchy at every question they answer. I want to jump through the scream and strangle them, and use my favorite phrases on them, such as, “Bitch be gone with that fucktarded answer that just come out of your pie hole you stupid dipshit idiot!” haha!

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What about when people change their question to
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Just because they didn’t get the answers they wanted?

(annnd I just saw AV’s post).

How about people that don’t read all the answers and post a duplicate answer? Yeah…that’s it.

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My eyes start spinning when I see a loooooong run on paragraph filled with bad grammar and vocabulary.

If it is short and concise then I can glean through it..but if it super long then I just can’t handle it and click out of the post.

I really have a hard time with moms that clearly are not putting the needs of their kids safety/health at a top concern and yet are more worried about the sleazy BOYFRIEND cheating on them and how to make them commit to the relationship. (Poor kids)

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People using “big” words (1-2 in a post) to try to get their point across, when they never use “big” words in other responses.

Using no paragraphs! I close out and go to the next post.

Reporting. Drives me bonkers! Get your panties on right and get over it.

Someone was told me " it’s a wonder you have friends". Is that all you got? Is that the best way to hurt me?

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First off: I don’t read everyone’s answers to a question before I write mine (Sorry Rebecca F.) I don’t have the time or the want to spend my time doing that…so I probably duplicate someone else’ answers.

My BIGGEST pet peeve on here is when you post a question and you get answers from posters where it is obvious that the poster didn’t read your whole post. It’s like why do you even bother answering if you don’t really mean to actually help…b/c if you did want to actually help, you could have at least read my whole post/question!

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I think several people told the poster that she proved their points too. No different than the SWH saying it, actually!

People came from different places in their responses to that post. Most were interesting to read, even when they didn’t agree. The difference in this original poster and the “flouncers” people want to throttle is that her SWH that followed was actually thoughtful. It certainly was TAME compared to some I’ve read. AND she thanked everyone who wrote, which is not the “usual” flounce.

Nope, not a flounce. But it’s her opinion, and yes, she can state her opinion without being a total beotch, just like those who said that’s what they do when they disagreed with her premise.

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