Least Favorite Cliches

[Saphire]

1) Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

No, often it is the very mundane and simple moments of life that we realize are the most important of all.

2) Everything happens for a reason.

No, often bad stuff happens randomly and haphazardly, with no obvious 'reason'.

What about you, what cliches make you cringe?

 

[low-key]

2) Everything happens for a reason.

No, often bad stuff happens randomly and haphazardly, with no obvious 'reason'.

What about you, what cliches make you cringe?

I so agree with this one, bad stuff happens all the time for no reason at all

 

[King Schultz]

"Everything happens for a reason."

Totally agree this is nonsense.

 

[jevs]

"You only get what you can handle"

Complete bollocks.

 

[kimblebee]

There are people worse off than you are..

Sure there are, but that's not helping me right now. There's also people a lot better off than me too. It doesn't make what I'm going through any less important...

 

[Cantw8]

Two wrongs don't make a right

Maybe not, but it makes ya feel better sometimes

 

[pearlieq]

"There are no problems in life...only challenges and opportunities"

I had this horridly chirpy math teacher in junior high who used to spew this. Even at 11 I knew it was horse hockey.

 

[ronandannette]

"If Momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy..."
Why? Is your mother so completely self-centred and vindictive that she'll make everybody suffer if she doesn't always get her way??

 

[katie01]

"If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best." Makes it sound like someone should put up with awful or abusive behavior to be deserving of their love during times when they might be nice.

 

[katie01]

"If Momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy..."
Why? Is your mother so completely self-centred and vindictive that she'll make everybody suffer if she doesn't always get her way??

This made me laugh out loud.

I also agree with the "everything happens for a reason" thing

 

[Scootypuffjr]

"If Momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy..."
Why? Is your mother so completely self-centred and vindictive that she'll make everybody suffer if she doesn't always get her way??

In the case of my MIL, yes.

 

[Scootypuffjr]

"It's not you, it's me".

 

[Jdbsfw]

"Keep your eye on the ball"

That gets yelled at hitters non stop for 9 innings by annoying parents.

 

[kimblebee]

"If Momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy..."
Why? Is your mother so completely self-centred and vindictive that she'll make everybody suffer if she doesn't always get her way??

This is just as bad as 'happy wife, happy life'. How whipped are you exactly, dude?

 

[Dinohood]

Two wrongs don't make a right

Maybe not, but it makes ya feel better sometimes

so true, op I love your cat in your sig it is just like this is how I always lay what about you like it is so classy it makes me smile.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I agree, I totally cannot stand "everything happens for a reason".

 

[kimblebee]

I agree, I totally cannot stand "everything happens for a reason".

Yeah, the reason is that everything sucks LOL

I also don't like, they're in a better place after someone dies. NO THEYRE NOT, they were just fine with me. I know what the person is trying to say, but that doesn't apply to me, so it's not comforting. (That's as non religious as I can make it and I'm trying really hard to walk on tip toes here)

 

[TipsyTraveler]

"There are three sides to every story -- his side, her side, and the truth."

No, sometimes one person is telling the truth and the other is a liar.

 

[powellrj]

Money can't buy happiness. I have always said that its a rich person that made that saying. While lots of money won't bring you happiness, not having to worry about how this months bills are going to be paid or where my next meal is coming from will make me much more happy than when I had to worry about those things.

 

[JaxDad]

"It's not you, it's me".