#(i did tech support for him ONCE and thereafter i’ve been pretending to be illiterate); and he bullies people in his hobby | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

fingertipsmp3 · 2 years

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There’s something weirdly nice about finding out you’re not the only person who dislikes someone. It’s such a relief to be able to be like “okay thank God I can bitch about this person now”

#was (gently) complaining to my grandparents about two of my neighbours (who happen to be best friends with my mom and my stepdad)#and my granddad said ‘to be honest i’m fairly neutral about j [the woman] but i’ve never liked r [her husband]’#and i was like ‘oh thank GOD’#and just started airing my grievances #to be honest it was a fairly safe bet though because my grandma likes approximately two people in the world and those are me and mabel #and my granddad has a world class bullshit detector. he’s kind of like me in that he’s mild-mannered and will be civil to people #he doesn’t like; but he will avoid having to be around them at all costs #so i kind of knew that he wouldn’t like these people #like R is genuinely awful. he’s one of the most obnoxious people i’ve ever had the displeasure of meeting. he’s in his late sixties #but behaves like a twelve year old boy. it’s absolutely horrendous. he’s rude to wait staff; tries to guilt me into hugging him #(i never have and never will); is constantly breaking his laptop and acting like an absolute baby when he has to request tech support #(i did tech support for him ONCE and thereafter i’ve been pretending to be illiterate); and he bullies people in his hobby #just generally not a good man. the One thing i somewhat like about him is he’s nice to animals #kim and freddie both loved him and he was surprisingly really gentle and patient with them. mabel also seems to like him #but she loves big men so that was sort of a given #meanwhile J is just… she’s also obnoxious but not to the same level. but she does annoy the hell out of me #we’re both knitters but we have a completely different approach to the hobby (which honestly isn’t surprising because like.. i challenge you #to find two knitters who do the same things lol) and she feels the need to belittle a lot of what i do #like my love of knitting in the round; my complete inability to get the hang of embroidery; how slow i knit; etc.#she knits exclusively on long straight needles; lightning fast; and she makes mostly stuffed animals and dolls for kids #which i think is fantastic! it’s really difficult imo. i made literally one chicken and getting all its features right took so much #out of me that i’ve never made an animal since. partly because i really dislike sewing and embroidery honestly #she sees these things as a personal failure on my part and she’s also kind of derisive of how slow i knit which….. it’s not a race??#i don’t sell stuff on the craft booths like she does so i’m not bound to a deadline. 90% of what i make is a gift and the other 10%#is stuff for me that i thought would be cool. or i just wanted to learn a technique. and i’m primarily a process knitter anyway #i do it to help me focus on tv or podcasts because otherwise i just Cannot #… this became a rant i wasn’t intending to have. suffice to say; i don’t like my mom’s friends lol #it’s not anyone’s fault. they’re just loud and obnoxious and give me opinions i never asked for #personal

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