What pissed you off today? Mark II

[Blue]

[Warning; it's political]

I'm annoyed with Meryl Streep like I'm annoyed with so many other people for the same reason and it makes me feel like the last sane person on Earth.
(I just watched her Golden Globe speech after hearing about it being "weird".)

Written at 4-something AM so I'm probably more annoyed than I should be.

She has such a large audience and she uses it to bash Trump because he's an ass and mocks the disabled.
Just to be clear; of course that's abominable and extremely unbecoming of a president. But if you made a list of actual harm to people that the Trump administration is going to cause then hate crimes and verbal abuse would be at the extreme bottom of that list. They should be the last things we draw attention to.

This is a guy who's going to do nothing to stop the Republicans dismantling whatever remains of healthcare protections, maybe even support it. He's going to kick-restart the coal industry and treat the incoming global cataclysm of climate change as though it doesn't even exist. He's appointing vaccine deniers to powerful medical administration positions. He claimed he's going to default on US debt! (global economic doomsday, the Great Depression on steroids, meth and a sugar rush). He said he wants to torture people, quote: 'Even if it doesn't work'!

But this two-legged reptile and people like her throw priorities to the wind and write up a speech about how the absolute worst thing about him is his misogyny and tacit racism, don't even mention the tens of thousands of US citizens we know will die due to lack of access to basic healthcare alone, throw in some crocodile tears and use it for self promotion. Heck, according to her, the main concern regarding mass deportations is that it will disrupt the movie industry! The economic, humanitarian and civil catastrophe of such an action probably didn't even enter her mind.

I guess I'm actually even more annoyed at the googly-eyed one-brain-hemisphered plastic people that we call celebrities in the audience nodding their heads and leaking the saline from their botox injections through their tear ducts who also won't do a thing to bring awareness to the much bigger picture.

Rant over.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Misshotndeep]

Discovering a chipped nail. I know it dounds dumb but it takes time to file them all down match.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Someone in a position to influence others being manipulative and little-kid-pissy. And a "professional". Shameful, selfish and just plain cunty. Karma it's a bitch, baby, beware.

 

[midwestyankee]

That I found myself feeling the desire to post the following in the "What Turned You On Today?" thread: Could someone please explain this concept to me? I seem to have lost track of the precise mechanism.

 

[Vixandra]

Another day of breaking way too early. Its before 4pm and I can't find enough stability to walk across the house. Sighs.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

That I found myself feeling the desire to post the following in the "What Turned You On Today?" thread: Could someone please explain this concept to me? I seem to have lost track of the precise mechanism.

I guess even mojo needs a break now and then.

 

[Vixandra]

Friends asshat 6 year old kid hits my autistic 4 year old and he gets a "we don't hit sweetie" instead of any real correction to his behavior from his mom.

Fine- when my 2.5 year old ran the brat over with a laundry basket (empty, no harm done other than shock) he didn't get the correction he normally would have gotten. He got a "we don't run people over sweetie" and cuddles. Admittedly, my 4 year old is taller and buffer than asshat kid and my 2.5 year old is on par to be as big (they're way above 99% in height for their ages). But if your brat hurts my kid without repercussions, I'll let mine serve it back in defense of each other. Until my eldest puts A through a wall, then he'll get a "use of appropriate force" lecture so long as he didn't start it and he'll have to help fix the wall. I'm of the mind don't start nothing, there won't be nothing, so if you start it and I finish it, its your own fault for picking a fight out of your weight or intellectual category. I worry about a kid that can't size up the fact someone two years his junior is bigger, stronger and has a brother who's a mini-ninja. My boys are pretty close, both in age and because they're brothers with hubby and I both stressing the importance of working together, keeping each other safe, etc. as is age appropriate.

How the fuck does anyone think its okay for their kid to hurt a younger, autistic child without getting corner time or a swat on the ass or some kind of punishment? I just don't understand it. Yes, my response was not the most mature, I could have been more consistent but this isn't the first or 20th occasion like this so I'm done trying to keep A in one piece if he starts shit with my boys. Need to figure out how to tell his mom this (who will probably cry, play the victim and tell me I'm so mean and am not her friend.)

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

Not being firm enough and lacking backup for my decision. Not good today.

 

[SassyKatz71]

Not being firm enough and lacking backup for my decision. Not good today.

Stay strong

 

[SassyKatz71]

People in real life. Or in general. Or maybe I'm moody and want some peace and quiet

 

[Conager]

Almost home from picking up the Grandkids and the car that was more than halfway across the center line coming straight at us. The Sheriff's/Deputy's car. He was texting.

Andy let Barney have a cellphone? That seems inadvisable.

 

[barefootgirl69]

Andy let Barney have a cellphone? That seems inadvisable.

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[Azuldrgon]

Friends asshat 6 year old kid hits my autistic 4 year old and he gets a "we don't hit sweetie" instead of any real correction to his behavior from his mom.

Fine- when my 2.5 year old ran the brat over with a laundry basket (empty, no harm done other than shock) he didn't get the correction he normally would have gotten. He got a "we don't run people over sweetie" and cuddles. Admittedly, my 4 year old is taller and buffer than asshat kid and my 2.5 year old is on par to be as big (they're way above 99% in height for their ages). But if your brat hurts my kid without repercussions, I'll let mine serve it back in defense of each other. Until my eldest puts A through a wall, then he'll get a "use of appropriate force" lecture so long as he didn't start it and he'll have to help fix the wall. I'm of the mind don't start nothing, there won't be nothing, so if you start it and I finish it, its your own fault for picking a fight out of your weight or intellectual category. I worry about a kid that can't size up the fact someone two years his junior is bigger, stronger and has a brother who's a mini-ninja. My boys are pretty close, both in age and because they're brothers with hubby and I both stressing the importance of working together, keeping each other safe, etc. as is age appropriate.

How the fuck does anyone think its okay for their kid to hurt a younger, autistic child without getting corner time or a swat on the ass or some kind of punishment? I just don't understand it. Yes, my response was not the most mature, I could have been more consistent but this isn't the first or 20th occasion like this so I'm done trying to keep A in one piece if he starts shit with my boys. Need to figure out how to tell his mom this (who will probably cry, play the victim and tell me I'm so mean and am not her friend.)

I hear you.


I got pissed off today at stupid humans.

 

[Vixandra]

I hear you.


I got pissed off today at stupid humans.

Yeah, asked a friend of mine to run mediation when I bring this up with her this weekend. Either she can teach her kids manners because that's NOT my job, I look at mine being hurt to the point they dish it back with interest (I'm not paying hospital bills) or we split weekends (which would keep her out of the one hosting house she screwed over financially.)

 

[ElsieElsewhere]

Yeah, asked a friend of mine to run mediation when I bring this up with her this weekend. Either she can teach her kids manners because that's NOT my job, I look at mine being hurt to the point they dish it back with interest (I'm not paying hospital bills) or we split weekends (which would keep her out of the one hosting house she screwed over financially.)

Your friend sounds like a potato of a parent.

 

[LucyBee01]

Fetlife. Kind of. Or more the nameless faces that have pressured them into the recent changes.

And my ex landlord who still owes me money. Such a sleaze bag. So nicey nicey until it comes to him paying anyone he owes money to. I won't let it lie, but expect I will have to threaten legal action, or even take it, to get my money back. Sigh.

 

[ElsieElsewhere]

Fetlife. Kind of. Or more the nameless faces that have pressured them into the recent change.

what does this mean, exactly? i don't use fetlife, so i wouldn't know.

 

[Vixandra]

Your friend sounds like a potato of a parent.

Which is one of the issues I plan on addressing- if you can't parent your child instead of being their bestie, I don't want that example. My kids have already tried mimicing his behavior at home and I laughed in their face before correcting. Not gonna fly with me.

 

[ElsieElsewhere]

Which is one of the issues I plan on addressing- if you can't parent your child instead of being their bestie, I don't want that example. My kids have already tried mimicing his behavior at home and I laughed in their face before correcting. Not gonna fly with me.

Use that verbatim: "You're a potato of a parent, and it needs to stop."

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Vixandra]

Use that verbatim: "You're a potato of a parent, and it needs to stop."

But then she'll cry because I just see her as something to boil, mash or put in a stew, not a real friend. But something along the lines of -you need to take a more active parenting role here- will be said.

 

[SaraBaras]

Snowed here today - and under the gorgeous 4 inches of white was an ice rink. Guess who bought it - chest first, I might add - on the pavement whilst walking into work? FML. Fortunately I'm only bruised and nothing's broken, not even my phone - which is miraculous as it was in my hand and slammed onto the concrete. Still pissed because there was no salt down and nothing had been scraped.

Had a good laugh though because someone offered to call an ambulance - I'm an NP - and we were practically across the street from the clinic. It did restore my faith in humanity.

 

[SassyKatz71]

Snowed here today - and under the gorgeous 4 inches of white was an ice rink. Guess who bought it - chest first, I might add - on the pavement whilst walking into work? FML. Fortunately I'm only bruised and nothing's broken, not even my phone - which is miraculous as it was in my hand and slammed onto the concrete. Still pissed because there was no salt down and nothing had been scraped.

Had a good laugh though because someone offered to call an ambulance - I'm an NP - and we were practically across the street from the clinic. It did restore my faith in humanity.

Good that your alright. I know myself from experience,that crap hurts