30 Behaviors That Scream “I Have No Life”, As Pointed Out In This Online Group
Feeling unfulfilled and not knowing your purpose in life leaves you trying to find it and some of people’s efforts to occupy their time are questionable. Because they tend to focus on other people rather than improving their inner lives, which just translates to them being annoying.
Redditors share those annoying behaviors that are obvious signs that the person doesn’t have anything meaningful going on in their lives when GroundbreakingAd6888 asks “What screams ‘I have no life?’”
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Having a loud vehicle. No one is impressed
And the idiots that think it’s cool to race around residential areas with their stupid noisy cars 😂😂
It's like the fastest way to announce to the entire neighborhood that you're an entitled jerk.
Load More Replies...My favorite thing is whenever someone comes tearing down my street in a loud vehicle like that is to just yell, "WE GET IT, YOU HAVE A TINY DÏCK!"
Loud pipes are distracting and so are subs. You cannot possibly hear an emergency vehicle or a car honking with that amount of decibels in everyone around's ears. These are the same types that walk around blasting their mumble, monotone rap music aloud on their phones on the bus. Like, not even good rap music.
For most new cars I agree. But damn, do I love a good, old american V8. I once heard it at a bus stop. I looked around, hoping to get a glimpse at some good, old american muscle. Where did the sound come from? A f**king Mercedes SUV.
this counts both mechanical and other. loud as in hear your vehicle--and loud audio! The cops (and me) shouldn't hear you coming lol
Either when the vehicle is too loud or the music is blaring. your entire car is rattling, why do you think that sounds good?
Calling cops on kids with a lemonade stand.
May the cop callers always get the most awfullly sour lemonade ever to pay for this.
Calling CPS on parents allowing their kids to play outside unsupervised, or in their backyard. These people just have a problem with kids being seen and heard in the neighbourhood.
yes! back when i was 11 i was playing with my 4 year old brother on the sidewalk near our house and this old lady looked horrified when she saw us and saw my little brother go inside to get water so later that day while we were home she rang the doorbell and started threatening to call CPS. My mom couldn't breathe properly for the next half hour. I remeber being really scared. She moved away like 2 months later, and she never did call CPS.
Load More Replies...What jerk does this and what cop bothers to respond other than to book the person for wasting emergency services time
Watching & listening to the neighbor's kids playing in their own front yard everyday & calling their parents all the time to tattle on them if they do anything he doesn't like. Even though the kids weren't affecting him or his life in any way. He once overheard us talking about what we hoped to get for Xmas and yelled at us that he was going to tell our parents that we were peeking at our gifts. Like, wtf was wrong with you Mr. Tebow? Lol nasty old fart.
The trick to avoiding a permit is to give away the lemonade and ask for donations
"POLICE! THIS KID IS MAKING USE OF HIS TIME! ARREST HIM FOR TRYING TO START A BUSINESS EARLY ON!"
its sad but I do get why. Many places require you to have either a business permit or a food handlers permit when working with food (which if you are working with food you should have a food handlers permit!)
Load More Replies...you know what? in for a penny, in for a pound. The cops get called on you, you may as well squirt lemon juice in karen's eyes as well.
Being way too invested into the life of reality tv stars
@HaydenJoanna I get paid $10000 per hour for working online by this rich Nigerian prince who has lots of gold, so I think I won't. /s
Load More Replies...If you're over 14 and you are still obsessed with the private lives of celebrities, please see a psychiatrist.
I think some people ask who the Kardashians are. These are the Kardashians. I remember when Kylie and Kendall were kids (2 on the right, and technically they’re Jenners)! Gosh I’m getting old. But you’re not missing anything if this pic screams, who?
I know who they are and am not bothered with them myself. This pic bothers me because the seam is supposed to go on the BACK of your stockings
Load More Replies...Why are they famous? What meaningful contributions do they make to mankind? Why do people care?
Making fun of other peoples hobbies.
If you can knit a glove, I swear that you have my genuine and deep respect forever.
Yeah, I don't get that, as long as that person's hobby isn't truly freaky or dangerous---if the person is into roller derby, Trek conventions, bowling or stamp-collecting, WHO CARES?
sooo many people s**t on my hobby (being a furry is technically a hobby lol) because of a few bad apples in our community. it sucks.
It's because they don't have enough interests or depth to learn something just for fun.
in general, shi##ing on other people is a poor choice of time management.
When I was growing up my hobby was considered by almost every other child I knew to be a source of constant ridicule and something to bully me over. Now it is coming back into being a popular hobby again and I get asked about it by people who know me and that I really like railways, both full size and in model form, there are a lot of kids these days who are deliberately going to railway stations to either watch the trains go by or to photograph/video them so that they can share them with others. I have liked all things to do with railways since I was 6 years old, I now have a large collection of model trains, a layout to run them on and am an active volunteer at one of my local railways, I also go and video any steam locomotives that come through the town on the mainline railway and share them to my YouTube channel (Warbler Productions if you're interested) and very rarely get negative feedback about either the videos or any photographs/stills taken from the videos that I share.
Actor Patrick Stewart loves to knit and is not too proud to admit it! (There's a really cute picture of him knitting in Christmas flannel jammies somewhere on Google).
Thinking other people have no lives because they want to live their life how they want to.
It's funny to think of this point while reading every other one on the list.
I think the phrase "no life" implies something about not doing anything with your life. I mean, that's ok, we can't all be awesome. Indeed many people have "no life" because they are (a) poor (b) can't travel (c) can't afford college (d) can't get a better job (e) have depression... so they essentially bury their sorrows in reality TV, beer and a modest residence.
people who obsessively post their life/relationships on instagram
Couples who do this are in a much unhealthier relationship than they want it to appear. All of a sudden you don't hear anything for a while and then one of them comes back saying they've split up but "we're both cool and still friends".
If you have to constantly advertise that you have it, then you ain’t really got it.
I honestly wish that platform was never invented. I've never read a good story about it, it's always these toxic conflicts. It's also made people ridiculously entitled because they think all this staged stuff and/or privileged lifestyle is normal and they deserve everything they see other people have.
Or Facebook or TikTok or any other platform. No one cares that much about your life.
I agree but... I have found and followed some seriously funny people on TikTok. I also love watching people cook food, I have tried some recipes from there and they have been legit amazing! It's like having a mini Food Network and I love it!
Load More Replies...I got on Facebook once and looked up a few people. The people with the most going on had the fewest posts.
spending almost every day bugging and harassing others for choices they made that's not hurting them or anyone else, like damn, do they not have places to be elsewhere?
Trust me, they're looking at all of us way harder lol
Load More Replies...Ah, but you see, Democrats "harass" Republicans because the choices the Republicans make in our government actually *do* harm others.
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Only ever talking badly about other people. Had some coworkers like this once and being around them 8 hours a day was f*****g DRAINING.
If they're talking bad about other people, they are definitely talking s**t about you to others.
Lol yep they are, and they think I can't hear. But she is a boring 60 yr old woman and she lives her life through her adult child
Load More Replies...Even here it gets to be a little bit of a downer sometimes in commentville. I want all my fellow pandas to know I think they're very , very , cool and nice pandas.
Got laid off for not setting my team up for success, when in reality, I’m the oldest (34) bartender and refuse to talk s**t about the pretty server and not help out because i don’t drink with coworkers after work and obviously too mature to try embarrass , seem like I have the self given authority to be able to talk s**t about y’all in front of customers. Oh and then get called “amandaLynn”. Which was a Knick name given to me behind my back, called to my face. Which I had to urban dictionary lol and go ahead yall. Look it up. Definitely wasn’t the first definition lol.
I always point it out to this kind of person, I point out how boring and dull they must be to only see so much bad and hate on everything to the point of it being their only topic during conversation. Imagine choosing to only see the negative and talk about 😆 so drab
Or only ever complaining in general. Like, WE GET IT, Sandra, you don't like mondays/the weather/the sportsball/the coffee here.
Talk badly about them to their faces, but be truthful as if they were not the subject of the conversation. Cheerfully! Really messes with their heads when you ask them if they think it's true
This is why I always qualify anything negative I ever say about anyone by adding something positive about them and explain why it is that I don’t like their behavior or what have you. “Attack the problem, not the person.”
Being emotionally invested in the British royal family
Maybe it's just because it's nice to know that their family is just as f****d up as yours...
I'm an American, but I actually had a lot of respect for the queen. Not emotionally invested by any means, I just thought she was interesting and respected her as a woman (I'm a woman too). So I would read news articles on her. Now my algorithm thinks I'm interested in the royal family so I get news articles in my Google news feed about them. I'm like, no it was only her. And now that she is gone, I don't care.
But it is just the same as fan girling over a celebrity or boy band. Some people have different tastes. You have celebrities doing their concerts or film premieres and there are fans everywhere screaming and taking photos. The royal family do a lot of charity work and spend time visiting different counties and countries to advocate for others. To have royal families these days does seem outdated, but I can also see why they have a following. And I bet your a*s if Americans had their own royal family, they would be mad on them because Americans are patriotic af.
There are always long articles about the royals in the Daily Heil newspaper in the UK. Beloved by people of a certain vintage and persuasion
I have no idea why we get so much of this news here in the US. I couldn't care less and why these terrible inbred people are treated as special is beyond me.
Working tons of hours and bragging about it. People at my job do this and it’s pathetic.
"Wow, so you don't have any sort of life outside of work? Fascinating."
"You have kids who don't even remember your face BCS u only see them once a month BCS u sleep at work? Interesting life choices!"
Load More Replies...My experience has been that the person that's working the least is the one loudly whines about it the most.
Better than bitching about all the hours that you work . Either one is annoying to someone who needs more hours and can't get them
I would rather brag about how quickly I got my work done so that I can get home to my family
Constantly being on social media
I have no life... let me live vicariously through everyone else! Also, I'll talk s**t about their life and posts and family and pets and job and food and decor and looks and...
Me too! Love Bored Panda! And my boring life where there's very little actual drama or conflict with anyone.
Load More Replies...What I find most insulting about that is when the person you are actually WITH is paying more attention to a social media app on their phone than you. You are literally IN FRONT OF THEM, but they'd rather be reading a post on their phone. Why TF did you invite me if you really just want to spend time on your phone?
LOL same. It's become more like a hobby. No one wants to talk to people and meet new people in real life anymore. So, this is how I get in my socializing.
Load More Replies...I'd been on BP for a couple of years before the penny dropped that I was on the dreaded end of civilization as we know it soshal meeja
Load More Replies...I was off the internet from 2008-2019. And I just took 3 Mos off for new years. I'm convinced everyone is under mind control but me sometimes
me who has an online business and social medis work is required ... lol this thread really is dumb :D
The guy in my office who monitors how long everyone has been away from their computer
Agreed! Especially when there are desktop apps that can do that for you!
There may be an actual job role where the guy is required to do this, e.g. IT. If your boss feels this is necessary then the real issue is (a) who is skiving off work so much to warrant this level of surveillance and (b) has your boss legitimately got cause for concern or is he just a control freak? I think it depends on who is doing it, and why.
I worked with a horrible coworker (that most people were afraid to stand up to) that tried to get me in trouble with my boss because I "wasted" 30 mins at a retirement party for someone from a different department (which we were encouraged to attend by the head honcho). I asked my supervisor if he considered how that coworker knew I was there? Then I proceeded to point out that I was waiting on something from said coworker to finish my project that day, but they just ignored it and went to the party (I wasn't going to say anything, until they tried to sink me). Didn't hear about that again.
Someone wants to make some brownie points with the boss by being the office monitor. And snitch.
For many managers, that's the extent of their skills. (And they had to go to a workshop to learn that.)
Being an internet troll or cheating in video games.
Cheating at any game tells me a lot about you (I don't mean using exploits or glitches in video games but literally cheating). My family really enjoys playing all kinds of tabletop games, and I have one relative who cheats at every single game. I lost a lot of respect for him since seeing that
Wanna add a piece though cheating in single player is fine. You're not hurting anyone but in mmo or group games? Yeah even had a guy cheating in a friend's Texas hold em.
Load More Replies...If you cheat in a SINGLEPLAYER game like Fallout 4 or the Sims then it’s fine because you’re just having fun. It’s a problem once it’s on a multiplayer game.
This is so true! I am playing Hogwarts Legacy right now and if I get stuck for more than 20 minutes, I am looking it up online. I just want to get on with the game because it is so much fun and as a full time working woman with a family, I just don't have the time. I want my 2 hours of fun time to actually be fun!
Load More Replies...I confess, I have done my share of trolling in the past if I thought the topic was completely ridiculous.
My only cheat code is BEV. I call my fiancée if I get stuck, and she helps me out and vice versa
depends, if you cheat offline there can be several reason, for example if you use god mode in doom could be because you want to kill some monster and relax, avoiding the fear of being killed
Cancel culture ppl digging s**t up
People who use the phrase "cancel culture" as a catch-all for legitimate concerns. "oH i'M bEiNg cAnCeLleD!". No, you're being held accountable. Important distinction.
This, so much this. Call out racists/phobes and it causes them problems but it's someone else's fault!! "That was YEARS AGO", the song remains the same, Myrna.
Load More Replies...seriously. What they said 20+ years ago is less important than what they think now. Have they grown up and changed their ways? Then leave them alone and don't worry about when they were young and stupid. If they still think that way, sure, cancel them. But if they've changed--LEAVE THEM ALONE.
That's right, we all want a better world, for that to happen people need to learn better ways. In 20 years most people have learned at least a few better ways of seeing others and being better. Everybody changes and grows.
Load More Replies...Pretty astounding how long it takes for people who are well known monsters to be held accountable too
Load More Replies...People can improve. And erasing History condemns us to not understand it and probably repeat the same twisted conceptions
Holding people accountable for their words and deeds is not "erasing history". And I find people who use that phrase tend to be the ones doing the erasing ( ie such as canceling Black history courses)
Load More Replies...I'll never forgive the internet for "cancelling" Jennamarbles. I mean yea, maybe what she'd said a decade ago might have been problematic, but she clearly moved on and changed and was basically wholesome as f**k. I mean come on, you're gonna tell me making a dog bed out of soap is problematic? Or recording progress on a rescue dog? making a dog a birthday cake? e_e
hmm I think it is ok to cancel people nowadays because they should know better. However, if someone did something inappropriate like 40 years ago... (a) maybe they have grown as a person and no longer advocate/support that past behaviour and (b) maybe they regret it. So I think cancel culture in the present tense is fine, but I think if someone made mistakes as a kid they need leniency. I know I do. I made plenty of mistakes, even as recently as post-2010. So the key is did the person learn from it and become a better person, or do they dig their heels in, like JKR?
Yes. Canceling someone for something terrible they did 3 days ago is perfectly understandable. Canceling someone for a viewpoint they held 20 years ago is ridiculous though.
Load More Replies...No such thing as "cancel culture". It's "consequence culture". As in "f**k around and find out".
Really? So a 43 year old person losing their jobs over a racist comment they made when they were 19 is perfectly fine with you? It's only consequence culture when the punishment actually fits the transgression.
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‘Name 3 songs of that band on the shirt you’re wearing’
Some people like band shirts because they like the image, or it was given to them by someone. If it's kids it's likely the parents that bought/handed them the shirt. I was once given a Wheat Kings sweater by someone I knew who didn't want it anymore. It was a comfy sweater. Didn't know what the Wheat Kings were. Thought it must be a curling team or a brewery. No one asked me about it until I was at a bar and someone asked if I liked the Wheat Kings. Didn't even register that he was referring to my sweater LOL. I was a bit too honest, asked what that was. He chuckled and told me it's a hockey team in Brandon. Confused he asked why I wore the sweater and I just simply explained someone gave it to me. Seemed like he understood and left me alone about it after.
Ye gods and little fish hooks! Why is it any of anyone's, other than the person wearing the damn shirt, wether the wearer knows the band's songs or not? Maybe they just like the shirt. So what? Are we going to police the color of the clothing people wear, too? "Hey guy, do you know where in the light spectrum the color of the shirt you're wearing belongs? No? What the hell, what gives you the right to wear it then?" People need to mind their own business. If the person likes the shirt, they can wear the damn shirt.
in my case I really did know 3 songs of theirs and way more (nirvana) because I listen to them a lot. knowing I like them, my grandad got me a really nic shirt of my fav album of theirs and the second I wore it to school my teacher UNIRONICALLY said "oh you know nirvana ?? name 3 songs by them then. I bet you can't, all you kids tryna be cool and fit in." my 27ish?? something year old teacher came up to me just to say that 😐
Easily, every band shirt I have is from an amazing live rock show. It would be easier to forget my middle name!
.... Is this a joke or sarcasm? Genuinely asking
Load More Replies...Me: "Oh, you like NineInchNails?" Kid wearing the shirt: "Who?"
I mean...I don't expect someone wearing a band Tshirt to know all the minutiae of a band and their members lives...but I also don't think it's pathetic to expect that wearing an artist's Tshirt means you at least like them a little. I am bugged by some kid wearing a nirvana Tshirt because someone led them to believe it's cool, but they don't know who kurt Cobain is.
Load More Replies...Nah sorry, if you're wearing the shirt of a band whose music you have no idea about then you come across as superficial and try-hard cool.
Or another angle, someone appreciates the graphics and art that an artist put together for the band, I have pearl jam shirts for this reason, the band and music isn’t for me, but the artist who does their album work is a killer artist, pearl jam fans think it’s both funny and also kinda interesting.
Load More Replies...1- get the f*ck out of my face.... 2- go away .... and 3- stop talking to me
People who spend their days arguing with strangers on Facebook.
We can all admit we've had our moments. It's addicting and feels like if you don't defend yourself you'll be seen as "admitting your wrong and feeling shamed". Especially if you delete your comment because you just find the notifications have gotten annoying, and the argument is going in circles, or the insults are getting unnecessarily personal.
Sometimes I like to start an argument I don't care about then sit back and watch lol
I'd rather argue with strangers than with people l care about, tbh
Hell yes. Arguing with some random person can be a mildly entertaining way to pass a few minutes, but it's awful when you argue with someone you actually care about.
Load More Replies...I don't argue with people on Facebook, I merely point out how wrong they are. /s🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This happened to me once involving Harry Potter, covid 19 and a bobble head charm. I shudder at the memory and My account got banned for 30 days
I belong to a website that used to really go all in about debating stuff. I stayed out of those threads because they were exhausting. I was there to have fun and discuss/comment about nerdy stuff I liked. I didn't want to spend hours doing research so I could provide references for why my argument was correct. These days it's really only the political threads I tend to avoid and that's mostly because there's a very strong lean towards one side over the other. like I said previously, I'm there to have fun not exhaust my brain. :-)
Being involved with a home owners association
Shhhh she will hear you and complain about noise.
Load More Replies...You get involved with them, because if you don't, you end up with a bunch of megalomaniacs getting off of fining people because their grass is a half and inch too tall, or they have an unapproved Welcome Mat.
But then one day you wake up and realize “oh no, I’M the megalomaniac!”
Load More Replies...Ugh...I'm on my HOA board and I hate it. I'm just trying to even the odds by having someone reasonable (me) to counterbalance those that take issue with EVERYTHING.
My home's backyard faces an HOA neighborhood but since our home was built before the HOA, we don't have to be part of it. We still get letters from busybodies who think our grass is a quarter inch too tall or our deck needs to be repainted or our shed is too ugly (we simply laugh and throw them in the trash)
HOAs are a load of c**p! I couldn't imagine buying a house and having a bunch of neighborhood busy bodies tell me what MY yard can look like! I'd tell them where to go!
Totally agree. I'm not buying a house so someone can tell me what color my door can be
Load More Replies...Like communism, in principle HOAs sound like a good thing. But in execution it's run by asshats .
The only good HOA story I have seen is the one where the HOA motto is 'We will do the bare minimum of what is required'
That's pretty much what mine and the one my parents belong to do.
Load More Replies...The only house we could afford when we moved to Springfield, OR was a townhouse in a condo. F*cking hate it.
Worrying about what others are doing with their life
Why are co-workers the most nosiest people? One lady just quit this week and I'm elated. No longer am I asked where I went to on my lunch break.
Dated a dude who would talk with folks to learn about their life so he could talk to others about it....he was the worse round about gossip I had ever known, male or female. He would call just to tell me what Michael was doing then ask me what was going on in my life. Never responded, ain't having him tell the world. I should have stopped dating him a whole lot sooner then i did and started date Michael. Apparently Michael was living a darn good life. 😄
Republican cult chrisitian nuttery, butting into other peoples lives because you hate your own.
As a parent with kids in school, definitely the Facebook Moms group
Or WhatsApp groups. *waking up to 147 new messages about the choice of a Christmas tree for the kids' classroom* (real story)
Oh I hate them lot. Don't be adding me to your bitching group. And I'm not joining the PTA I have a job and family and life
Load More Replies...I joined one looking for support, advice and equally helping others. These parents have got to be the most judgemental, holier-than-thou people have ever encountered. I thought my grandiose narcissistic mom was bad.
When I had my kid I joined a few Facebook groups for mums. And promptly before I got kicked out for more or less calling other mum's judgemental b***he's.
Load More Replies...I once joined a stepmom group thinking it would be a good group for support and advice. Instead, it was a bash-the-birth-mom-group instead. Quickly left it! I couldn't believe how every post was just complaining about their husband's ex and not for good reasons, either!
There is uses for things like these occasionally, my parents are in a WhatsApp group chat for rugby so they know the places where he's having matches and at what time, ect
Same here, I already find 'those mums' without even knowing they ate 'those mums'
Load More Replies...those mean girls who peaked in high school
They never "peaked", it's just that being mean, acting stupid and trying to form cliques as an adult makes them look lame now.
the ones I went to school with all have super rich husbands and kids and that whole magazine perfect house and jobs with boats and stuff 😂 not jelly or hating, I’m happy for them, but it’s not what I expected I guess
They're on the Facebook moms group and Whatsapp, and head up homeowners associations. And sell real estate , and can teach you how to make money from home super easy. Hun!
Luckily, I was kind of butch/tomboyish and they mostly left me alone (I beat the sh*t out of one of them in the locker room and I guess they learned their lesson). She stole my cigarettes and someone saw her do it. I did find them in her purse. Not sure they ever even made eye contact with me again.
Finish that sentence... "but still are mean girls and think it still works.
Trying to look tough on the internet
I have an Alpha keyboard and a lifetime subscription to Internet Tough Guy
rrrrrr!! sports!!!!! pickup truck!!!!!! i once beat up a robber who tried to steal from me!!!!!!! rrrrrrrrrr!!!!! i’m an alpha male!!!!!!
You wusses can all go to hell! I’m logging off to read more Andrew Tate prison poetry. I’m NLOG by the way…./s
Grr! I can definitely fight people! I can hack you! I put a bomb up your butt! I'm an alpha male who hates women who don't want to fùck me!
me, I stay inside all day and don’t have friends.
social anxiety sucks 😀👍
I don't have anxiety I just believe that the quote " Hell is other people" was correct
I have social anxiety AND I think Hell is other people :D
Load More Replies...On BP, it's like Cheers where everybody knows your user name. We're all together...separately. Everyone in the top 1% has been invited not to go to Nathaniel and Headless Roaches' wedding. Waddles is definitely not having a BBQ this June. And now we don't have to make excuses not to go. It's the best of all worlds.
I've learned to embrace my social anxiety. It's taken me about 30 years but I'm quite comfortable with being uncomfortable in social situations now I take a comfort pack with me everywhere consisting of, Phone and charger, earphones, vape and charger with fluid, drink and snack. I'll just make myself at home somewhere out of every ones way while still being close enough to participate in whatever is going on
So then I was right, "no life" might actually mean a mental health issue. Please do hang around here on BP then, we will be nice.
"Just kinda shy all the time. I also just really love home.."
I disagree with this one...you actually DO have a life, and are just happier inside at home...well, I am, anyway. If it's not like that for you, I'm so sorry.
You have literally nothing to talk about outside of your children or being a parent.
Yes! Parentjacking every topic, being nothing but mommy or daddy. Especially when the kids aren't babies or toddlers anymore. And yes, I have friends with kids, who have a life and hobbies beside that and find people fixated on their offspring as annoying as I do.
Only non-parents don't understand. Thinking back to when my daughter was young, that's all I could think about. Either parenting, what my kid has been doing, complaining about what our own parents were saying to us and finances. It's really hard to think about anything else to talk about.
Fair enough, but don't come around complaining when people don't want to spend time with you
Load More Replies...That isn't "having no life", that's having a life that revolves around your family. I have 5, nine and under, on top of a full-time job there literally isn't an extra minute for anything other than them. This isn't a complaint, just a clarification, it isn't "no life", it's just a different, specific life.
Those parents who live their lives through their kids on Facebook. Their profile picture becomes their kids picture and every post is about their kids. Didn't you used to be a person once?
And then go on to bash childfree people for talking about or maybe having a social media account about being childfree whining that "uR mAkiNg iT Ur WhoLe iDenTiTy waAaAah"
That’s a bit harsh, but I spose there’s a time and place for any sort of subject. I don’t have kids but I do get that they require someone being at their attendance 24/7 for around 18-20 yrs. So I can see how they do this.
hmm most adults at parties I go to, complain about their money situation the whole time. it's a relief when someone talks about their kids for a change. So I guess YMMV.
And no other way of referring to yourself. Yes, raising kids is an important job, but it’s not the only thing you do or are even interested in, so it shouldn’t be the only thing that defines you, unless you really are that one dimensional. Or just so unimaginative you can’t think of anything else you do, or you can do, or that interests you, or quality/qualities you possess, or anything else to add to that definition of You.
Tracking someone on their phone, real story, my husband was sick one day and both his sister and mom started tracking his phone, started texting early Monday morning wondering why he was still at home
Sister: "Yea at dinner yesterday he had that murdery look in his eyes" Mom: "And he barely touched the casserole"
Load More Replies...Controlling mother and enabling daughter training to be the queen of controlling
The absolute LAST thing you want to deal with when you’re sick and just want to medicate and vegetate in bed until you feel better.
I've got location sharing with my parents and my husband, what's wrong with that, it can be useful
Hired a young guy, had zero experience, and his qualifications didn't match, but he seemed keen, likable, and just wanting a change.
I could not get rid of him, always really early, always staying late. I reassured him that I didn't care for that as long as the work was done, he could just do the hours set.
First red flag was that he wasn't looking forward to time off. He made it seem that he just didn't want to stick around at home, and never had any money.
I tried to give him some ideas of cheap things to do, but it seemed like a burden to him.
His mood was often all over the place, found out he was having more issues at home, now that he was working closer and spending more time there.
It wasn't much longer that he quit, found some job far away.
Turns out he was giving all his salary to his mum, who drank it.
His life wasn't much of anything, sat at home dealing with her , or trying to give out with zero money then getting abuse when he returned.
This is really sad, it's not like the young guy really had NO life, but his chances at getting a life were taken away. I hope he's doing well now.
He had no life because it was taken away from him, through no fault of his own. Very different from the meddling busybody type.
I worked with someone like this. Supported his mother, her boyfriend and the boyfriend's family. When his mother passed away, the boyfriend sued him so he would keep supporting him. The judge tossed the case as having no merit. Took the guy a while to figure out what to do with his life, he never had control over it before.
Glad he finally moved far away—-but only if his mom didn’t go too—-and that he has made his life—-repeat, HIS LIFE—-soooo much better, now that he has complete control over it (and most importantly, control over his income).
Not cool to say this poor guy had no life. He obviously had some serious issues.
"Your whole identity is your beard"
I won't grow a beard. I tried, but I started to look like an evil Santa. Maybe one year when the kids are particularly annoying...
Load More Replies...I grew a beard one summer. I found that I had to choose between keeping the beard and eating chocolate tapioca pudding. Easiest choice of my life.
well done, who needs chocolate tapioca pudding anyhow!
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Dated a guy like this for a week - he had a beard shaved for a fifo helicopter emergency training thing so was beardless when I met him, he also had no life which i didn’t mind to be honest, I thought he was cool how he just played PS etc 😆 he tried to contact me a few years later with the whole - I shouldn’t of let you go followed by a massive 15 min rant on “would you have dated me with a beard?, liked said beard?, beard beard beard?”
One of the first "must haves" on my online dating profile 15 years ago. I still have the guy & he still has the beard.
Has anyone actually ever met someone like this? I know plenty of guys with beards and literally the only conversation I've had about beards with them is with my barber.
Scrolling on Reddit answering questions so I can get more karma points. I think that’s all the “I have no life” evidence you need.
I enjoy answering questions on Reddit, I'm not bothered by the karma points though. I actually have no life due to illness so Reddit is a way for me to have access to the outside world.
Does this include scrolling on BP upvoting and commenting loads so I can get more points. Even though I have no idea what the points mean?
Kind of, but it's ok. We all do it, just don't admit it
Load More Replies...wtf I like to help people because when needed they could help me too
Unless you are posting on Am I The A*****e... I've racked up ridiculous amounts of karma, but I'm not on anywhere near as much as my karma implies... AITA is like a karma farm.
Reddit mod.
"Oh no, someone spends their time making sure this sub is a spam-free place where people follow the rules and post engaging content" /s
I’m level 389 on Warzone 2.
There's nothing wrong with that - it's a hobby. Hobbies come in all shapes and sizes. Nobody can judge if that's better or worse than building a ship in a bottle or collecting seashells.
I have over 1000 hours spent playing BOTW and I don't feel even a little bad about it.
Load More Replies...I have sunk almost 20 years into world of warcraft. Time was not wasted. I have many lasting friendships from gaming. Met my husband apx 10 years ago in game.
Awwww!!! I have a co-worker that met his wife in WoW too! 🥰🥰🥰
Load More Replies...Hey, as long as it doesn't get in the way of your relationships and/or job it's all good. Who's to say that you are wrong?
I don't agree with this one... I am on OG gamer, I played on my brothers Atari and when I was old enough my first console was an NES. I am 43 years old and I have had most of the consoles over the years, I currently have a PS5 and Switch. I play about 1-2 hours a day on weekdays. It is my hobby, just like someone doing crosswords or watching movies. It is what makes me happy 😁
Totally addicted to Final Fantasy XI. I have no life, but it keeps me from going insane.
All you talk about is your job
Edit: Damn this got relatively big sorry but I can’t read all the comments lol so I’ll just tell one of my stories, I’m currently in the military I never talk about my job because to me it is not a way of life. It is a job. There are so many people I am surrounded by who make this their entire personality and it’s cringe every single time I talk to somebody here all they can say is military related things that I have zero interest about I don’t even know half of these peoples favorite color or anything not concerning the job and you can tell without this they are just a shell of a person
I was in the military and felt the same way. Now that I'm out I really don't want to talk about but know a lot of people (also out) who it is still the whole identity
I avoid those people like the plague. I don’t even tell people I was in.
Load More Replies...Also people who only talk about their kids and are parentjacking EVERY topic. They reduced their personality to being mum or dad and I find it so boring listening to them.
"My darling daughter just started school and this is what the did...." No-one gives a flying fück
Load More Replies...It wasn’t long after I started working full time that I stopped “talking shop”. It ended up being more like bitching about work instead of talking bought it. Plus, I realized there are soooo many better topics to talk about, so why limit yourself to work? Of course, you them have to find someone else who likes to talk about anything BUT work, and not many people seem able to do that for very long, if at all.
Being a “mean girl” ever but especially past highschool
Met one 15 years after I'd left school. She came up and started talking at me (at me, not to me). I just said that I had no idea who she was and walked away.
Had an old school mean boy do that to me too not that long ago. Lol
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Hanging out at work after your off
I'm lucky enough to like my coworkers, so I do stay late shooting the breeze sometimes
I work at a thrift store with a nice discount. ... I feel attacked lol.
Worked with an IT guy that wore a Robin Hood type hat with, yes, a feather in it, and would leave early to walk the 15 mins to where his car was parked, all so he could drive back to the work parking lot and "cruise" around it while all the rest of us got off work. Just so we could all see him in his car
Yet another inarticulate BP post. I swear that 20% of what appears on BP makes zero sense no matter how many times you read it.
This one isn’t BP’s fault. Whoever originally posted it on Reddit doesn’t know proper grammar or language, which is apparently rampant these days.
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Being the only guy ever offered extra shifts or hours because you never say no.
Pretty much my life atm.
Pretty sure that was sarcastic, but just in case it wasn't: It stands for “at the moment”
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You've played 3687.9 hours of a single $20 indie game on steam.
I would call that not having a life. I'd call that 20 bucks very well spent.
Absolutely. That is fantastic value for money right there.
Load More Replies...Oni is so good. I don't even want to see my hours spent.
Load More Replies...There's a game I use for research. It's the only thing that can display all I need. I often leave it running all the time since it doesn't consume system resources. So I got a lot of hours there.
This is me and Minecraft (back when it was still indy) Also me & final fantasy XI on a private server.
All the collective hours I have on video games
I like that people can have whatever sort of life they want. Want to be obsessed with video games, your kids, work etc.? Go for it!! Why do I care if it makes you happy? Being "well rounded" is overrated. Enjoy what you enjoy regardless if anyone thinks it's a "real" life or not.
People proudly flying a "Trump Won" or "MAGA" flag. Get the hell over it.🙄
Same with the confederate flag. It's over. It's done. Move on.
Load More Replies...Making one thing your whole personality: your MLM, your religion, your kids. Folks, you're a human being. Humans are complicated beings. There are multiple facets to the puzzle that is you. It shouldn't be "I'm a Capricorn" or "I'm married with kids" or "I'm American". There is more than one thing that makes up your personality. Use all these things to make yourself a fully developed person. :)
I think the phrase "no life" implies something about not doing anything with your life. I mean, that's ok, we can't all be awesome. Indeed many people have "no life" because they are (a) poor (b) can't travel (c) can't afford college (d) can't get a better job (e) have depression... so they essentially bury their sorrows in reality TV, beer and a modest residence.
I don't really have a hobby or interest. I put it down to not really having a 'normal' childhood (long story). So when asked what my hobbies or interests are people don't seem to understand. To this day I still don't know.
Whatever you do outside of what you're obliged to do (basically work and sleep) and don't feel like s**t while doing it is your hobby, no matter how mundane it may sound to someone. Watching TV? Reading news? Cooking? Walking? You go for it 👊
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I like that people can have whatever sort of life they want. Want to be obsessed with video games, your kids, work etc.? Go for it!! Why do I care if it makes you happy? Being "well rounded" is overrated. Enjoy what you enjoy regardless if anyone thinks it's a "real" life or not.
People proudly flying a "Trump Won" or "MAGA" flag. Get the hell over it.🙄
Same with the confederate flag. It's over. It's done. Move on.
Load More Replies...Making one thing your whole personality: your MLM, your religion, your kids. Folks, you're a human being. Humans are complicated beings. There are multiple facets to the puzzle that is you. It shouldn't be "I'm a Capricorn" or "I'm married with kids" or "I'm American". There is more than one thing that makes up your personality. Use all these things to make yourself a fully developed person. :)
I think the phrase "no life" implies something about not doing anything with your life. I mean, that's ok, we can't all be awesome. Indeed many people have "no life" because they are (a) poor (b) can't travel (c) can't afford college (d) can't get a better job (e) have depression... so they essentially bury their sorrows in reality TV, beer and a modest residence.
I don't really have a hobby or interest. I put it down to not really having a 'normal' childhood (long story). So when asked what my hobbies or interests are people don't seem to understand. To this day I still don't know.
Whatever you do outside of what you're obliged to do (basically work and sleep) and don't feel like s**t while doing it is your hobby, no matter how mundane it may sound to someone. Watching TV? Reading news? Cooking? Walking? You go for it 👊
Load More Replies...Woah, haven’t seen one of YOU in a long time 654C909D-9...5-jpeg.jpg
