If I hear one more #firstworldproblem

I might explode. Like- actually- burst into flames explode.

"So pissed at my in laws, they said they weren't able to watch Jr but now they said they can take him all weekend so we have time to relax."

Basically any and all family-related complaints these days are #firstworldproblems to me. Like when someone complains their water is too cold after chewing peppermint gum. Or when you overeat and complain about indigestion. Or when your smartphone accidentally deletes a song you downloaded. Get my drift???

As an ACoN and married to an ACoN- I can say that it takes everything I have in me not to bite someone's head off when they complain about first world, family problems that aren't really problems at all.

Problems are when your family disowns you or you disown them because they're too toxic to be around- problem is your MIL telling you to go kill yourself because you're not the DIL SHE wanted.... so yeah. All those 99 problems most people have? Those can go where the sun don't shine.

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  1. Tundra WomanJanuary 10, 2014 at 9:43 AM

    ohhh-and another of the bane of the "firstworldproblems" is the use of the word, "Amazing." Every.last.(yawn, insert what ever drivel of the twittertwat's/Endless Social Networking to Enhance Patently Faux Presentation of Self) is "A-MAZE-ING!!!!"
    No, it's not. It's overcompensating to the maximally transparent PC-ers futile effort to convince...who? of their "a-MAZE-ment" of all things in their mundane life. Is this indicative of their "En-LIGHTEN-ment?" No, it's Attention Whoring at it's most primal manifestation of their "#firstworldproblem."
    Now, if there was some way to get the PC-ers with their "Amazing" and redundant hashtags to *self-immoliate?* Not only would I be "A-MAZed," I'd be grateful as hell!
    In the meantime, there's always the "Delete" key if you're too polite to bite their heads off. Besides, doing so would start exactly what the Attention Whores are seeking: More Attention-even negative Attention is better than none so why fulfill their undying wish for their 15 sec. of fame/Drama? ACs have had plenty of experience with that and know our energies are best spent avoiding rather than inviting more of the same drain into our lives.
    TW

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