Which sayings drive you crazy?

[arivecchi]

I cringe every time I hear:

"Everything happens for a reason."

What's your least favorite saying?

[kijip]

God never gives you more than you can handle.

[LarsMal]

"Everything happens for a reason."



God never gives you more than you can handle.

Yep, both of these. I used to be okay with "Everything happens for a reason" until some things happened that I just couldn't wrap my head around and find any reason for!

[boogiemomz]

"Everything happens for a reason."



This. Drives me insane. Trying to think of others...

[ThreeofUs]

never mind....

[lhafer]

When a sports player says that they want to thank God for helping them win. They never seem to thank God when they loose.

"I could care less" - that doesn't make any sense. It's "I couldN'T care less."

The word irregardless. No such word. It's regardless.

[katydid1971]

I cringe every time I hear:

"Everything happens for a reason."

What's your least favorite saying?


God never gives you more than you can handle.

As someone who has had things happen for no reason that were more than I could handle I HATE both of these. I could go on and on about this and my SIL says them to me ALL THE TIME!!!! :banghead:

[katydid1971]

When a sports player says that they want to thank God for helping them win. They never seem to thank God when they loose.

Total pet peeve. Does God not like the players on the other team?!?! Did they not please Him? Is God really getting involved in the outcome of sporting events? Doesn't He have anything better to do?

[randomkid]

"I could care less" - that doesn't make any sense. It's "I couldN'T care less."

:yeahthat:

Also, "turned up missing" - drives me nuts!

And - "Orientated" - I know that's just a word, not a phrase, and it actually IS a word, but I can't stand it for some reason. Why not just say "oriented"?

[lhafer]

Oh, another one..."It's always the last place you look" (regarding a missing item). Really?? Of course you don't continue looking for something once you found it! And where ever you found it is the last place you looked!! :duh:

[Beth24]

I cringe every time I hear:

"Everything happens for a reason."

What's your least favorite saying?

That, or "It was meant to be.". Can't stand those.

[TwinFoxes]

"I could care less" - that doesn't make any sense. It's "I couldN'T care less."

The word irregardless. No such word. It's regardless.

Both of these. My head literally explodes when I hear them.

;) Of course I'm kidding, that's my #1 pet peeve, the use of "literally" when it's actually "figuratively".

[Reyadawnbringer]

I cringe every time I hear:

"Everything happens for a reason."

What's your least favorite saying?


God never gives you more than you can handle.


That, or "It was meant to be.". Can't stand those.

All of these, plus the whole "God must have needed another angel" when referring to a tragic death of children (especially children who died of horrible abuse), I just have so many problems with that rationale.

[SkyrMommy]

I too can't stand the saying where it takes all things out of your hands; "it's meant to be", "everything happens for a reason" etc.

As a weird pet peeve of mine is I can't stand the phrase "my buddy" when used by a grown man; "my buddy and I did this..." or "my buddy and I went huntin'", and cutting off the "ing" at the end of words is annoying too.

[wellyes]

"Everything in moderation"
Oh really? How about heroin?

[mommylamb]

What really bothers me is when someone compares something to the Nazis or Hitler, when whatever they're talking about is not a Nazi or Hitler... Sorry, but unless we're talking about genocide, don't go there.

[DietCokeLover]

G*d D**n. I can't stand to hear this.

[Puddy73]

"It is what it is." Makes me want to scream, especially when people say it to excuse something bad that they have done.

[plusbellelavie]

Okay this is translated from a French saying but everytime anyone said it in French I wanted to scream...


"Cats don't make dogs"

Although not sayings but whenever I hear...I also want to :banghead:

"Its normal" (whenever you are talking about something that is bothering you or worrying you and someone says...its nomral...not to you it isn't!)

"Whatever..."

"Seriously..."

[JoyNChrist]

"I'm not racist/sexist/prejudiced/etc, but..." If you have to defend it before you even say it, you probably just shouldn't say it.

"Just sayin..." I see this on Facebook all the time. ???

[MamaMolly]

"I could care less" - that doesn't make any sense. It's "I couldN'T care less."


:yeahthat: it was the first one I thought of, rapidly followed by: I gave 110%. Often from a player on some sports team. Who clearly failed basic math in his/her formative years.

[MamaMolly]

"I'm not racist/sexist/prejudiced/etc, but..."

Oh my, YES! It is the *but* which I know means 'but I really am'.

[artvandalay]

I don't have saying that I hate, but rather words that I hate.

I hate: Nom and Nosh.

Nom grosses me out for some reason, and nosh just sounds pretentious.

[TwinFoxes]

What really bothers me is when someone compares something to the Nazis or Hitler, when whatever they're talking about is not a Nazi or Hitler... Sorry, but unless we're talking about genocide, don't go there.

Also a major peeve of mine, I think I even mentioned it in a similar thread.

[arivecchi]

That, or "It was meant to be.". Can't stand those.
Oh yeah, that's another good one.

I have serious issues with any rationale that assumes a greater plan is at play given all the tragedies in this world.

[arivecchi]

The word irregardless. No such word. It's regardless. This one always shocks me.

[2zeke]

"Just sayin'"

"My bad"

[BayGirl2]

I have serious issues with any rationale that assumes a greater plan is at play given all the tragedies in this world.

Really? For a lot of people being spiritual, and believing there is a higher power in the world than what we can see is what keeps them sane. Believing in a higher power is actually the foundation of many recovery programs. Its generally considered a healthy way of coping with all the tragedies of the world that are out of our control.

Those above like "it was meant to be", etc. really don't bother me. I'm surprised to hear so many people on here are bothered by coping-type phrases.

What does bug me is the phrase "easy peasy" or similar made-up word said by adults. Why create words to make a silly rhyme?

[kdeunc]

Also, "turned up missing" - drives me nuts!


:yeahthat:

When did people stop disappearing or vanishing and "went missing"? Even the media use "gone missing". To me it sounds ridiculous.

[arivecchi]

Really? For a lot of people being spiritual, and believing there is a higher power in the world than what we can see is what keeps them sane. Believing in a higher power is actually the foundation of many recovery programs. Its generally considered a healthy way of coping with all the tragedies of the world that are out of our control. Yes. I most definitely cannot wrap my head around some master plan where many children in Haiti have been orphaned and are roaming the streets for example. Believing in a master plan that includes such suffering is incomprehensible to *me*. I know others take solace in such concepts and that is fine - just not for me.

[JamiMac]

Any adult that says the phrase, "________ much?". That drives me nuts!

[crayonblue]

Agree about "I could care less". Makes no sense and drives me crazy.

The one I CANNOT STAND: "Keep your eyes peeled." Ewwwwwwwwwww. Literally makes me nauseous!

[wellyes]

I like "could care less", it is nonsensical the same way "head over heels" is :)

But I, too, hate "it is what it is". It's the equivalent of "whatever" but at least the "whatever" people know they're being flippant and/pr callous.

[crayonblue]

God never gives you more than you can handle.

Oh yep. I heard that one a LOT over the past four years. And let me tell you, it was usually from people who didn't want to help. It went something like this: How are you doing? I'm having a really hard time. Why? Well, Carmen is struggling to breath, DH is on a business trip, DD is falling apart, I haven't been out of the house in weeks, etc. Oh? Well, God never gives you more than you can handle. See you later!

It was WAY more than I could handle. Not more than God could handle and clearly He got us through many, many difficult circumstances. But, I could not have handled it alone.

[LexyLou]

I don't have saying that I hate, but rather words that I hate.

I hate: Nom and Nosh.

Nom grosses me out for some reason, and nosh just sounds pretentious.

Nom is a made up word but nosh is Yiddish. It's a real word which means to snack.


I REALLY hate when people write FML. It's just so overly dramatic.

[Cam&Clay]

Yes. I most definitely cannot wrap my head around some master plan where many children in Haiti have been orphaned and are roaming the streets for example. Believing in a master plan that includes such suffering is incomprehensible to *me*. I know others take solace in such concepts and that is fine - just not for me.

:yeahthat:

I feel the same way. Doesn't help me to cope at all.

[neobunny]

All of these, plus the whole "God must have needed another angel" when referring to a tragic death of children (especially children who died of horrible abuse), I just have so many problems with that rationale.

Seriously? Who the eff says this? I seriously want to cry just thinking about this. If my DS died for any reason & someone said this to me, I would kick their ass. That is too horrible of a thing to say about a child!!!!

[JoyNChrist]

Oh yep. I heard that one a LOT over the past four years. And let me tell you, it was usually from people who didn't want to help. It went something like this: How are you doing? I'm having a really hard time. Why? Well, Carmen is struggling to breath, DH is on a business trip, DD is falling apart, I haven't been out of the house in weeks, etc. Oh? Well, God never gives you more than you can handle. See you later!

It was WAY more than I could handle. Not more than God could handle and clearly He got us through many, many difficult circumstances. But, I could not have handled it alone.

I kind of get the same feeling about "I'll pray for you." I mean, that's great, and I believe in the power of prayer, but it seems like a lot of people use it as a cop-out to not actually help.

Recently one of DH's coworkers lost three of his four children and all of his belongings in a house fair. I helped head up the fundraising efforts for them. So many people, when I told them what happened, were like "Oh my, that's horrible. I'll pray for them." Okay. That's nice. You could also donate clothes or cook them some food or help with funeral expenses while you're praying.

Praying's great, especially if there's nothing more tangible you can do to help. But it doesn't get you off the hook for helping in other ways.

[sunnyside]

When a sports player says that they want to thank God for helping them win. They never seem to thank God when they loose.

"I could care less" - that doesn't make any sense. It's "I couldN'T care less."

The word irregardless. No such word. It's regardless.

ALL of these!

[momof2girls]

"the reason is because"

no, it's just " the reason is..."

because is redundant

[KrisM]

"the reason is because"

no, it's just " the reason is..."

because is redundant

Along with this "the reason being is..."!

Another word pet peeve is the word "literally". People say "My legs literally fell off, I walked so far". Really? They did? Literally means they actually DID fall off.

[wellyes]

Oh another one: "you have two choices, either ____ or ____".
Should be "you have A choice”. Or maybe "you have two options".

[BillK]

"It is what it is" - I think Bill Cowher brought this one to the forefront when he was the Steelers coach - it annoyed me then and it still annoys me.

[katydid1971]

Oh another one I HATE is "You know what I mean?" The doctor who sometimes subs for DC's ped who we have seen maybe 3 times will say that 15 times in a paragraph. I just respond "Yes I understand." over and over again.

[Green_Tea]

Both of these. My head literally explodes when I hear them.

;) Of course I'm kidding, that's my #1 pet peeve, the use of "literally" when it's actually "figuratively".

:ROTFLMAO:

Yup. This! Makes me crazy. LITERALLY ;).

[Beth24]

Really? For a lot of people being spiritual, and believing there is a higher power in the world than what we can see is what keeps them sane. Believing in a higher power is actually the foundation of many recovery programs. Its generally considered a healthy way of coping with all the tragedies of the world that are out of our control.

Those above like "it was meant to be", etc. really don't bother me. I'm surprised to hear so many people on here are bothered by coping-type phrases.

I think most people who have suffered a catastrophic tragedy have a hard time with these types of phrases because they imply that the tragedy was part of some master plan. When you've lost a child like I have the concept that some higher power was responsible for the pain and suffering experienced by my son and the rest of my family provides no comfort whatsoever.


All of these, plus the whole "God must have needed another angel" when referring to a tragic death of children (especially children who died of horrible abuse), I just have so many problems with that rationale.

When someone said this to me after we lost our son I wanted to kill them.

[arivecchi]

When someone said this to me after we lost our son I wanted to kill them. I am so sorry someone said that to you. :hug:

[vludmilla]

Many of my pet peeves have been mentioned but I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if anyone mentioned this one...
I could care less....NO, you likely mean, "I couldn't care less"

[lovebebes]

"God works in mysterious ways" - when said to me upon finding out that we lost DD2 at 36 weeks of pregnancy. (and a variant of that- Everything happens for a reason).

[kara97210]

"It's all good", when it's not.

[randomkid]

Thought of another one - totally annoys me when someone says "two twins". No, it's just twins or, possibly a set of twins, although that bugs me for some reaon as well. Just say they are twins!

[maestramommy]

"My bad"

Along with this,

"oops, I lied."

Can't stand this one. Bad enough when it was only said by teens, but when it started creeping into everyday speech by adults, arrrrgh!

[artvandalay]

Oh I just thought of something else.

I don't like the word "gifted". As in, "I was gifted a iPhone for Christmas". I don't know why but I find this super annoying.

[Gracemom]

I can't stand it when people say "I threw up in my mouth a little." It's on every other comment on Cake Wrecks (a site I love). Can we just get rid of this phrase please? It makes me gag!

[crayonblue]

All of these, plus the whole "God must have needed another angel" when referring to a tragic death of children (especially children who died of horrible abuse), I just have so many problems with that rationale.

A spin off of this: I don't agree with the concept that my daughter is an angel at all. I know it's a nice thing to say "She's an angel in Heaven now" but there is no biblical (or any other) indication that people die and turn into angels so I would prefer not to be told that! If it's someone I know well, I might comment that I don't actually believe that but for most people I just smile and say thanks.

[mamicka]

"8 AM in the morning". I hate that.

[tabegle]

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[Gena]

I hate when people use the word "label" to mean "diagnosis".

[happy2bamom]

The word irregardless. No such word. It's regardless.

DH and I laugh about this. MIL always says "irregardlessly". What?! It's a made-up word, but she is clueless!

[hellokitty]

Yeah, I am another person who can't stand the, "god meant it to be," comments. They are always said after something bad has happened. I got this response after two of my m/c's and I felt like punching ppl in that face when they said this. It might be the way to make it, "ok" for the other person, but all it does it make me angry when someone says that to me.

[happy2bamom]

Any percentage given above 100. It just doesn't exist.

[chiisai]

Everything happens for a reason.

It didn't used to bother me. But after I lost my son (at 22 1/2 weeks due to incompetent cervix), it really made me sick to my stomach when people said it to me.

Really, it happened for a reason? STFU.

[candaceb]

as another who lost a baby, I agree about the comments already mentioned. Another one I got which bothered me was "it just wasn't meant to be".

on a related note:
"she/he is a keeper", referring to a baby.

FIL ALWAYS says this about babies. I went a bit crazy on him when he said it about my niece, who my SIL had considered not keeping (he didn't know that).

between that time and now, we had three babies that we didn't get to keep.

I was completely prepared for him to say it when he met DS for the first time, so when he did, I was literally biting my tongue. I knew it was futile to say anything.

[momm]

Any percentage given above 100. It just doesn't exist.


That freaking drives me CRAZY!!! ARGH!! DID YOU FAIL MATH!???

I also hate "at 6:00 am in the morning". It's either 6 am, or, 6 in the morning.

"12:00 am" or "12:00 pm" - it's either 12 noon or 12 midnight!!

"It is what it is" - I had a colleague say that after he screwed up really bad. No remorse, no nothing. Sigh.

[lhafer]

as another who lost a baby, I agree about the comments already mentioned. Another one I got which bothered me was "it just wasn't meant to be".

on a related note:
"she/he is a keeper", referring to a baby.

FIL ALWAYS says this about babies. I went a bit crazy on him when he said it about my niece, who my SIL had considered not keeping (he didn't know that).

between that time and now, we had three babies that we didn't get to keep.

I was completely prepared for him to say it when he met DS for the first time, so when he did, I was literally biting my tongue. I knew it was futile to say anything.

I don't mind "everything happens for a reason" or "it wasn't meant to be." BUT, I cannot FATHOM saying ANYTHING like that regarding the loss of a baby (miscarriage, still birthday, etc). I guess those people just really have no idea what to say and something stupid falls out of their mouth. "I'm so sorry" should suffice in such circumstances.

[twindad]

"It is what it is"

"My bad"

[RunnerDuck]

I get annoyed when people go through fertility treatments and then say things like "To God goes the glory" or "God meant for me to be a mom" etc. Let me be clear my girls are the product of MUCH fertility treatment, so I have no problem with the treatment - just the choice to disregard that it was SCIENCE that took center stage here.

Double irritation points when it's people like octomom making such statements. I'm not really comfortable making claims that I know what God wants but I have a hard time believing that was part of his master plan. ;)

[roobee]

"works like a charm" bugs me

[liamsmom]

I hate it when people said they did a "complete 360." Had they only stopped at 180 degrees, they might be quite pleased with the results!

I've only heard this in my family, but the expression "talking to the Angels" creeps me out. My grandmother says this about babies who are making any sort of cooing noise, and it raises the hair on my neck.

[Meatball Mommie]

I don't mind "everything happens for a reason" or "it wasn't meant to be." BUT, I cannot FATHOM saying ANYTHING like that regarding the loss of a baby (miscarriage, still birthday, etc). I guess those people just really have no idea what to say and something stupid falls out of their mouth. "I'm so sorry" should suffice in such circumstances.

:yeahthat:

I don't mind those phrases, but not when said under those circumstances. It would be ok to me to say "it wasn't meant to be" if you were outbid on a house that you wanted or the store didn't have the shoes you wanted in your size, but not about the loss of a baby.