There are many common saying and phrases that people say on a regular basis that really gets under others’ skin . While many of them are used on a reoccurring and everyday basis . But the truth is, if you stop and think about these sayings, you realize how out of touch they can actually be.
People are opening up about those everyday, common words of wisdom that really just make no sense.
“Just forgive them, you’ll feel so much better.”
“Forgiveness is a choice and a journey, not an emotion, and we’re not obligated to grant it at all, regardless of who it makes ‘feel better’ or who it makes more comfortable,” aid Myrajeso .
“You’re overreacting.”
Time-Boss-3867 said that when people say that they are overreacting, it’s not actually correct. In fact, what’s happening is they are having a reaction to something and the person talking is invalidating their feelings.
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“You’ll want kids when you are older.”
CrellBanel shared many people told her that if she waited until she was older, she would definitely want to have kids (even if she doesn’t want them now). Clearly, that is something that just doesn’t change with age.
“Everything happens for a reason.”
“Said to me MULTIPLE times at my mom’s funeral. She was 56. Died after a horrible, decades-long battle with breast cancer that spread to her bones and brain. Tell me the reason behind all that,” asked tvbookpastaworm .
“How will they look when you’re old?!”
Portabellamush said that it is annoying when people question getting tattoos when they are young just because they may look bad when they are old. Tattoos will turn saggy and all wrinkly. I don’t know what to tell you honey, but so will the rest of our skin.
“Don’t let it get to you.”
Ohwell_genz said that it’s really annoying when people say that we shouldn’t let people get to us or the things they say about us bother us. It’s genuinely never that simple or easy to do, especially if you have anxiety.
“No offense but…”
“I had a friend that would do this and it drove me crazy! Like I’m going to take offense when you tell me my boyfriend is a loser even if you said “no offense” beforehand,” shared Punkinprincess .
“Boys will be boys.”
Bluberrypotato said that when people say “boys will be boys” it’s excusing their poor behavior just because they are a specific gender. Teach them to be good human beings instead of making excuses for them.
“I’m older than you so I knew better.”
“It seems like those can’t understand that we have grown in different environments, there are things that’s normal to me and isn’t on you, age is not the same as knowledge,” shared vertia-xici2425 .
“Don’t go to sleep on an argument.”
beebianca227 shared that they hate that saying because when you’re exhausted after a fight, the last thing you want to do is stay up even longer and talk it out even more. Sometimes sleep is just what people need to calm down.
“What goes around comes around.”
onetoomanyexcuses said that saying is just untrue and really annoying because we all have seen good things happen to terrible people and terrible things happen to good people. The whole “fate” BS is just BS a lot of the time.
“You shouldn’t talk about your mother like that.”
“People who say that only take in consideration their good experience with their parents, but they don’t understand that some don’t have the chance to have that too. They put too much emphasis on the blood-related relationships because that’s the only thing they know, and it suits them. But that’s not the case for everyone,” shared Myzukiwa .
“It’s all about perspective.”
yellowblanket123 said when someone is hurt the last thing they want to hear is that they just need to stop and see things from another perspective. Just support whoever it is and be there for them instead of altering their point of view.
“Be the bigger person.”
cryingpisces98 said that when they are having problems with someone the last thing that they want to do is rise above and be the bigger person. It’s sometimes better to cut that person out for your own reasons.
“Life isn’t fair.”
“People can choose to treat others fairly or not. Blaming it on life to justify their or someone else’s unfair decisions is so passive aggressive and weak,” shared marcifyed .
