The People I Hate

I know hate is a strong word. But right now it is the only word I can find to describe how I feel about certain people I have encountered over the last few months. These are all comments that were said to me over the last 4 months...

Person # 1 - Mr. or Mrs. "I Know More Than You"
"You should eat gluten free, dairy free, organic, macrobiotic..."
"You should exercise more/less."
"You should drink more water/drink less water."
"You should do yoga, pray, avoid crowds, carry hand sanitizer."

Thanks for the advice idiot - I've been there done that for the last 16 years. Trust me your brilliant idea was my brilliant idea 10 years ago and IT DIDN'T WORK. It's not like I just woke up one day and said "Boy I would really like to have my large intestine removed today." Right now I just want to punch you in the face.

Person # 2 - Mr. or Mrs. "My Life Is Worse Than Yours"
"I had a cold and couldn't work out last week. God you don't know how hard it was."
"I feel awful. I didn't sleep well last night."
"Things have just been crazy with work. I haven't worked out in 4 weeks. I feel like I'm starting from scratch. You know how that is."

Wow! Your life is so hard. I feel so awful for you. Living with half a brain must be difficult. Are you seriously going to complain about your cold to me? I don't feel bad for you. You think not sleeping last night was hard? I've done the crying baby thing and you know what I would rather do that any night of the week. I haven't slept either but it's because I am up every hour to go to the bathroom. I wear a diaper because I can't control my bowls. My diaper rash is worse than my daughter's. God I hate people sometimes!


Person # 3 - Mr. or Mrs. "Let's Compare Surgeries"
"It can't be that bad. When I had my C-section...."
"You will be fine. When I had my hysterectomy...."
"When I had my foot surgery..."
"When I had my knee surgery..."
"When I had my gallbladder out..."

Guess what! I don't want to talk about your surgery. If I did, I would have asked. And your surgery was nothing like my surgery so let's not compare. 

Person # 4 - Mr. or Mrs. "Insensitive"
"At least you don't have cancer."

Yes someone said that to me. They didn't have cancer either. Even if they did, their words would not have helped in any way, shape or form.