I saw this in my drafts folder today. I wrote it one night over Easter, obviously after I’d celebrated the occasion, and seen one list post too many on Facebook .Warning, you may get my lack of love for lists from it.
Hey you over there, writing those lists..
- Don’t tell me how to deal with my children…I’m learning loads by my mistakes.
- Don’t tell others what not to say to a stay at home mothers… I’m well able to speak up and tell those who need to know to feck off.
- Don’t tell me things I’ll notice, now that I’m a certain age.. I’m in denial, leave me there.
- Don’t tell me things I should have known before I had children… you are over twenty five years too late, and usually a mother with less experience than myself.
- Don’t tell me things I should have known before I got married… it’s too late, we can’t afford the divorce and couldn’t be arsed going back in time.
I want to tell you each time I read those lists, that I know a feckin load more about life and living than you. and it’s up to everyone to find life in their own way, in their own time.
Now because you love a list, here are five things I’ll tell you
- When you think you know about something…you don’t
- When you want to give advice… don’t
- When you think someone is interested…they aren’t
- When you hope to inspire…you dismay
- When you think you have it cracked…I laugh.
Disclosure… You, with the lists probably have a lot more readers than me, but I might have had just one small drink, saw one list too many and yes after my little liquid inspiration, thought to myself, I too can write lists.
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I love this. Because I just LOVE it when someone tells me how to raise my children. Great post! (Now I think I’ll go pour a “small” glass of wine…)
Thank you. List’s really didn’t deserve this level of dislike, but that ‘wee small glass, must have tipped me over. 🙂
Please get pissed more often like a good woman.
Well it is Friday night…
Practically your duty.
There such a thing as a “small” glass of wine? Lists posts are like children. You love them but sometimes they can be really annoying.
Haha I have to agree. I think they must be like marmite, you love them or hate them.
Perhaps my wine measure was a little off alright. 🙂
Ewwwww Marmite is gross. Sorry.
Lol. You may have written the post most of us have wanted to but haven’t.
That’s good to hear. I thought I was alone. 🙂
Sounds like a bad case of Listicle-itus to me. Only cure: wine.
Fact.
Funny you should say that, I was just beginning to get thirsty, so I’ll try for a cure.
I’ll close my laptop though.
No. Don’t!
Thank you for putting in words something I have thought about on many occasions! You are the best!
Glad to have been of service. 🙂
I love a slightly drunken post!!! Drunk lists are also fun… 🙂
I have yet to do a drunk post. I might need to try that… Sooner than later, considering the mood I’m in… 🙂
Michele at Angels Bark
I can certainly recommend it. I enjoyed the wine and I got a whinge off my chest.
perfect. perhaps you were ‘listing’ over to one side a bit, like a ship on a stormy sea? )
Haha. I might have been wearing boat shoes alright.
Ha! I adore you Tric!!!!
I guess you enjoyed my inebriated list?
I did indeed!
Haha! Great post! Way to tell ’em! I get pretty irritated with list posts also and don’t have the guts to tell it like it is!
I suppose I don’t mind them too much but sometimes they just seem to be everywhere. I don’t need to read them, but on this particular night I guess I must have.
And it was funny! Thinking I’ll try to write with a few glasses of wine in me..watch out world!
Just remember not to press publish until the following day!
a small glass of wine ?
you poor thing – I know just what you need – http://tinyurl.com/hhdt4nm 😆
Pity we missed that for my birthday. Looks like I’ll have to put it on my Santa list. 🙂
I can take a hint 😆
Entertaining as always 😀
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
I love this, even though I have been presenting lists in my blog.
Phew that’s good to hear. I was hoping I’d not upset anyone. It was just a few drinks talking or should I say writing.
Haha too funny Tric!
Thanks Grainne. Hoping I still have friends after it.
I know I’m super late to the party, but I love your list! Long live drunken posting!
Thank you. I’ll have to make more effort drinking so I can repeat such fine writing. 😄