Look out! She's gonna blow!
Hey, what's eating you? Here it is at last! This is your license to whine and complain to your heart's content. Did your kids "forget" to take the trashcan to the curb again? Did the paperboy leave your paper in the bird bath again? This is the place to celebrate all of life's little annoyances. Remember this site is written by you! If you would like to submit your tirade for all to see click here. I will choose approximately 10-20 per week to post.
Chief Mommy Owl - Darn Lipsticks
Am I the only one who has completely had it with these supposed long lasting lipsticks? I remember the commercials when they first came out a couple of years ago. A pouty lipped model would be shown through out her day wearing this flawless bright red lipstick. You would see her eating, drinking, meeting with coworkers and finally dancing at a fancy club with her boyfriend - and she never had to reapply. Of course I rushed right out and bought a tube of this wonder product! I couldn't put it on fast enough. Well, as you might have guessed my lips dried out almost instantly to the point where I could barely speak. Now, approximately three years later, I have spent probaby close to $45,000 trying to find the perfect all day lipstick. I am now sad to announce that the all day lipstick is a fallacy and a crock. They don't work and they will suck every last drop of moisture out of your lips within seconds.
Robo Marketers - Lela R., Hawaii
I am just curious if any of the readers of this website have actually purchased anything from one of those tape recorded sales messages. The other day I was in the bathroom and I hear the phone ring. Thinking it must be one of my teenagers calling to tell me why they aren't home (another vent!), I rushed to answer the phone. I was greeted with a recording asking me if I wanted some sort of trip to a resort area. The worst part is that you don't even get the pleasure of hanging up on anyone!
The Old Fuddy Duddy- Leslie T., New York
I hate to sound like some kind of an old fuddy duddy when I am only in my thirties, but why do some people think that they have to play their car stereos so loud that everyone for miles can hear them coming and going. Furthermore, why do the people who choose to engage in this usually play the world's most distasteful music? The other day I was waiting at a light to cross the street. A young man pulls up to the stop light and he is just blaring this music that was made up of every four letter word I ever heard and even some I hadn't. Next thing I know, I look into my double stroller and my toddlers are bee bopping to the music. Oh the shame of it all.
Editor's Note - I guessing the driver of the car wasn't listening to Barry Manilow.
Low Carb Craze- Rochelle B., New York
I am sorry, but this has to be said - carb free mayo will still make you fat. I had a friend telling me on the phone the other day how she loved her new diet because you could eat mayonnaise whenever you felt like it and you won't gain weight. Now I am no diet expert, but the last time I checked mayo was no dieter's best friend. I remember my doctor referring to it as the heart attack spread. I know that alot of people have lost alot of weight with the whole nocarb fad, but how about a little common sense.
Extra Mahem- Trina L., Virginia
I have been keeping my house for the last twelve years and I have noticed that recently a whole line of must have add-ons have come on the market. For example, my new washing machine not only requires detergent, it requires something called rinse aid. If I choose not to fill the rinse aid tank, there is this annoying blinking light on the front of the machine that I can't turn off. What is rinse aid? Why is it now so vital after all these years of dishwashing without it? I'll give you another example. My friend and I do our grocery shopping together. When we were in the laundry aisle, she exclaimed that she was all out of laundry booster. When I pressed her, she said that it was essential that one puts a scoop of laundry booster in every load. Why is this essential? Why does my laundry need a boost? Now we have to boost our laundry? Get real. I say thumbs down to all of these ridiculous products we supposedly can't live without.
Pan Tastic- Tammi O., California
I was always raised with the attitude that we should try to conserve our planet's resources. It sickens me to see that despite the emphasis on recycling and environmental awareness these days that people are still so wasteful. I speak specifically of these throw away aluminum pans that you can buy in the grocery store. Everyone I know buys these thing in bulk, by the hundred, EVERY MONTH! I mean is it really so hard to use your pyrex and then toss it in the dishwasher. Once our planet's resources are gone, they're gone and than all of you wasteful folks will have to buy some regular pans.
Editor's Note - I hang my head in extreme shame as I have used over 300,000 13x9 pans this year alone..