What really grinds your gears?

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FleeCircus Mar 2017 11:48am, 22 Mar 2017 33,659 posts	0 FleeCircus Women have always been obsessed by their appearance. And judged on it too. Nothing new there, though perhaps social media encourages more obsession? Even on here if someone posts a photo people will comment (in a nice way) about how they look. Photos are posted on Facebook without you knowing sometimes, which might encourage people to judge how they look as a result of those photos. If you're already inclined towards obsession I can't imagine that helping. It used to be easy to control photos of yourself when they were on film, but digital images are difficult (impossible?) to control.
decorum Mar 2017 12:25pm, 22 Mar 2017 1,719 posts	0 decorum I know quite a few lads who are thrown by being told that they should respect women more ~ they hear what girls/women say about each other so their general mentality runs alongs the lines of 'Why should we have to when they don't?'. The modern societal demand of tolerance seems to be more geared to 'You should be more tolerant of me/mine' than it is of understanding and accepting that everyone has the right to be who they are and a bit weird to 'outsiders' (I know someone who demands that her HF autistic son has his rights respected and fulfilled, but can be very intolerant of autistic behaviour in adults . But then she also states that 'it takes a Special Mummy to raise a Special child!' yeuch bollocks drivel)
decorum Mar 2017 12:30pm, 22 Mar 2017 1,720 posts	0 decorum Couples who, as individuals, refer to THEIR child/children as 'MY' rather than 'OUR'
decorum Mar 2017 12:34pm, 22 Mar 2017 1,721 posts	0 decorum [Premature Submit ... that was based at social media use where they could choose to tag in their other half but choose not to ~ and both parents post the same thing with the same pic and neither acknowledges the other ]
Jock Itch Mar 2017 12:34pm, 22 Mar 2017 11,951 posts	0 Jock Itch Nick Knowles
Diogenes Mar 2017 12:38pm, 22 Mar 2017 21,702 posts	0 Diogenes My Mum's neighbour getting the hump with her for no apparent reason.
XB Mar 2017 2:10pm, 22 Mar 2017 5,010 posts	0 XB I've just had my gears reground while watching a programme on the history of Raleigh bikes. I got a new Raleigh for Christmas when i was about 8yo; not a. Chopper like Jeffrey Robinson's orange one, no mum and dad thought I'd be happy with a fucking Shopper like my older sister's.
Markymarkmark Mar 2017 2:16pm, 22 Mar 2017 4,923 posts	0 Markymarkmark Perhaps they just mis-heard XB? "I want a new shopper bike" sounds very similar! My Chopper was blue. I think I say it in a museum last weekend !
Helegant Mar 2017 3:18pm, 22 Mar 2017 4,416 posts	0 Helegant Parents can be quite thick sometimes XB. I know I was, and my parents definitely were. When I was seven my parents bought me a second-hand bicycle for Christmas. I was delighted at finally being 'old enough' to have the longed for bike. My brother, two years younger, was given a new bicycle for his birthday one week later. It took until I was adult for them to explain their reasons, which were all to do with circumstances. Had they said at the time that wouldn't have smoothed out all the ground gears, but it would have helped. Every bike I've bought since has been brand-new. When are you going to buy yourself a Chopper?
XB Mar 2017 3:38pm, 22 Mar 2017 5,013 posts	0 XB Funnily enough I have been checking them out on eBay. A bit expensive for a whimsical purchase - some are £1,200.