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Let's fight
My job is kicking my butt and this place is dead.
I like it when a man opens doors and car doors for me.
Re: Let's fight
That's pretty weak if you want to start a fight. :-)
I was kindof a jerk in this post:
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/65202345.aspx
Unless you play for the team, you look silly wearing a jersey for a sports team.
I like it when anyone opens a door for me. I'm a lazy sh!t like that.
I only don't like it when a guy does the weird bolt out in front thing to do it when I've already got my hand on the knob.
Well, now sassy!~
Maybe I enjoy being treated as the simpleton I was intended to be.
*kicks off shoes, dons apron*
*throws down the gloves*. Now it's a fight, lol.
<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home DNot only do I like it, I expect it and judge mofos who don't do it. And I don't pay for dates. *clutches race card since feminist card is ground to dust*
Get her Marie!!!
You wanna date Copzson?
He just had a girl dump him because he was raised "old fashioned"
I don't care about door opening that much. But I get serious elevator rage.
Look, I get that it's supposedly polite for a man to let me off the elevator first. But if there are two guys standing in front of me on the elevator, just get off the damn elevator! It's more trouble for you to try to step aside and put your hand in front of the door and for me to wriggle past you with my overloaded briefcase and my purse and my umbrella and my lunch bag. If you feel so compelled to hold the elevator for me, please GET OFF THE F*CKING ELEVATOR FIRST and then hold it open.
I really just want to get off the elevator as quickly as possible, and "politeness" slows me down.
xoxo,
Angry Harpy
Right? This is Kentucky-one of the few advantages of living here is having people open doors and hold elevators for you. If you don't, I think you are a prick (man or woman). I mean, I'll jump a hurdle to get a door for an old person, and I generally don't like old people.
ETA: I'm not down with car doors and chairs at the restaurant, though. I like the elevator and the door b/c it is polite AND efficient. The car door and the chair is just awkward and inefficient, IMO. i mean, sometimes DH will lean over and pop my door for me, and that's ok, but walking around to get the car door? oh hells no, i have places to be.
I like it too, and when they open doors when we're walking places.
I figure I'll work up the outrage about that when women and men are paid equally.
OK... I'll start a fight...
I'm a little miffed at a meme that been tossed out in mommy wars threads lately... "I'm a working mom. I do everything a SAHP does aaaaannndddd I hold down a job."
No, you don't.
You do a lot of what a SAHP does, but you don't stay home and care for kids all day. So, no. You don't.
Working parents do a lot. SAHP's do a lot. Why the need to utterly devalue what a big bunch of us do?
Of course, I wasn't miffed enough about this to start my own thread about it... but seeing as you're wanting to start a fight, I thought I'd oblige.
I am the 99%.
Fight fight fight!
One of my favorite quotes is "A man will be as much of a gentleman as a lady requires." (Elisabeth Elliot) I freely admit that I require a lot, and my husband is a perfect gentleman.
Amen about the bridey's elevator post.
I don't usually hold elevator doors for people. I got seriously annoyed at a lady who was getting off the elevator and told me to hold it for people who were approaching. I'm of the philosophy, if they make it great, if not then there are 4 elevators, another one will be along shortly.
Off to the beach
DS 7/18/2010
Handy 2.0 Due Early August
2011/2012 Races
12/17/2011 Christmas Caper 10K
2/11/2012 Have a Heart 5K
3/17/2012 DC RNR Half Marathon
4/22/2012 10M Parkway Classic
10/28/2012 Marine Corps Marathon
Because they want to eat bonbons and watch soaps all day, too and are jealousE.
I've noticed in Texas that people are much more likely to hold doors and elevators for others. Both men and women. In NY, people press the "Door Close" button surreptitiously and hope it closes in time while pretending to be dismayed they didn't get to the button on time.
Regional stereotypes about politeness? Ok.
Other than my kids being in school full time, the single biggest reason I went back to work was the fact that I found I did it ALL. It was too easy to know I would pick up prescriptions/clean out cars/put away groceries etc. When I went back to work I got more help than when I SAHM
When I first started dating H, he used to open the car door for me. Not because he's a gentleman (tho he is), but b/c the key only worked on the passenger door. I had to reach over and pop his lock after I was in.
Are college kids just a-holes or is it less common to hold doors up here? I mean when they aren't in a super rush.
Is finishing school supposed to be before or after college?
Here's one that may be angry making, but I judge the absolute hell out of parents who have forum handles that relate to them being a mom or dad, even worse, that are something like "CaseysMommy" or "Mommy2threekiddos" or "Daddytoabeautifuprincess". It makes me think they're one of those weirdos sobbing into their breakfast cereal when their 3 year old no longer wants to breast feed and will be one of those psycho MILs who calls their kid's spouse to remind them that their precious baby only eats iceberg lettuce and not romaine. I get that kids are a huge part of life once you have them but it just comes across as so stepford mother to me.
I'm also a grinch and when people spam facebook begging for people to vote for their kid in some competition, I always go check out the page and vote for a random stranger's kid that's actually way cuter, lol. I guess that's really mean and passive aggressive of me but oh well.
I like doors being held for me. Not so much car doors though--its so awkward to just sit there until they do it for you.
Now if my husband were really being helpful, he would let me open the door, sit behind me, and give my azz a push out the car. Seeing as its the getting in and out of the car these days that's my problem. Opening the door is the easy part.
Tell him to get on down South where folks are raised right. LOL!
here's another one.
i would have thought this was a no brainer, but apparently it isn't and i'm the only one who thinks it odd. i don't think its ever appropriate to assume that kids can attend a baby shower. i've been so surprised with the number of people who have called my mom asking if its ok to bring their kids to my shower next month. it would never occur to me to do that, at all.
Damn straight.
Why, yes. Yes indeed. *said in syrupy Southern voice*
::backs slowly away, clutching the thought-it-was-funny card::
I am the 99%.