Have you had enough of the Mother's Day commercials and advertisements already?

I almost always have either music or TV on for background noise/to drown out the sound of another TV or music being played. I find silence unnerving. 

I need that training! I don't notice them much except when it's something that I find really annoying, then I hear them and get annoyed again. Hehe. 

I spend most of my time in silence, by choice.  I do not, and have never, wanted or needed background noise.  If I'm going to watch a show, I turn on the TV at the time it starts and turn it off when the show ends.  I sometimes listen to music, but it is because I want to hear it, not for noise.   For me silence is indeed golden.     

I remember reading about 'Poop Fix"! The one I find most annoying is still that stupid "Peter Popoff" miracle water,  trying to con people into A) believing some crappy water is going to make all their dreams come true/cure them if they're ill, etc. because "God blessed it" somehow and B) If they send this Peter (since that's his name, I'll just leave it at that instead of calling him a d*ckhead) guy some $ they'll be much more welcome in Heaven when they die. Grrr! It grinds my gears!! 

I've noticed one abut some cat litter service recently called the "Cat Poop Club" or something like that. Ridiculous. I think people are running out of names for things, maybe? Hehehe! 

Thanks for the joke. Laughter really is the best medicine most of the time. 

You're welcome for my joke. :)

I mentioned the Poop Club under your other comment, woops. :)

I've not heard of Peter Popoff - - unless he is a gay porn actor maybe?
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This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at May 4, 2021 7:33 PM MDT

Hahaha! I don't think so, but you never know. 

He send you a free packet of 'miracle water' and God will bless you if you return the packaging with a donation to his "church ministry". 

A gay porn actor would definitely be a step up!! Ha! 

I'm always thinking about things like that. I sort of wish I didn't so much, to tell you the truth. 

This is how I understand what the intention behind 'trigger warnings' is, or at least was originally. Not that TV commercials need trigger warnings, obviously... but to me, it's the same concept. When someone comes to give a talk, sharing their experience about being a crime or abuse survivor, prisoner, whatever... and they're going to describe it in detail, it only makes sense that students would get a head's up. It's not like there are any adult humans who have never experienced something tragic and painful, but there are some experiences that really don't need to be relived through someone else's experiences, especially if it's recent. Especially if it's resulted in a mental health disorder. 

I know people joke about having PTSD from everything these days, just as people say "I'm OCD about this and that", when they're describing their quirks and not a real disorder or any sort. But for real, it's no joke. Hearing and seeing things, smelling things, tasting things... all can trigger an episode and do serious damage. I'm sure people do stretch things too far with the 'trigger warnings', but the intent behind it is reasonable and sound. 

A similar thing to this is the habit that many people have of asking couples who have been married for a few years when they're going to have kids. There's no ill-intent, of course... but it's absolutely heartbreaking for couples who have fertility issues. They smile and say "We're working on it" or whatever they say, but it crushes them. We, as a species/culture need to learn to stop asking people that...out of kindness, to put it simply. 

Alrighty... that may have veered off course a little, but I'm okay with it. 

The Mother's Day commercials just made me think about my friends, my family, my co-workers who are experiencing their first Mother's Day without their mother, son, daughter, sister - and one who is living with infertility, and one who miscarried. And even though my mom has been gone for several years, it's one of the harder days for me. I sure don't need to be reminded of it for weeks in advance! 

I'm done now. Sorry... rambling. :)

That was no rambling at all to me.  :)

And perhaps I need to give myself credit, about asking couples when they might have children --  I've never asked that of couples simply because I find it is no one's decision (or business) except for the couple, let alone, yes, if they were having fertility issues. I'm now even more glad I've never asked couples that question.

Somehow the Poop Club- - when it involves cats -- is sort of cute. I'm being unfair to cats, I guess, ha! I find it really irritating hearing adults talk about their poop being fixed but I find it cute for cats? That's not fair to cats. And I'm a HUGE cat man!! Love them!

And thank YOU for sharing. :)

Yes, give yourself credit for that! You're right that it's no one else's business, but nobody minds their own business much. And social media just encourages sharing your personal business and nosing into other people's, so there's that, too. 

Yeah, I just laugh at the cat poop club ones and I've still never seen poop fix. I've seen the "send us your poop instead of the horrid colonoscopy" commercials, but not poop fix. 

We have to stop with the poop talk, seriously. Hahaha! 

I know you love the cats! I like them fine, just not quite enough to live with one. ;)

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Jewelers and floral/candy delivery are the big ones. Used to be Hallmark, but I don't see those much anymore. Who needs cards and paper when you can text "Happy Mother's Day" and be done with it? Hehe!

I agree with you about Mad Ave and about experiences being much better gifts! Good for you, I'm sure they will both appreciate it! 

Sharpens that pain back up a bit, doesn't it? 

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The use of that name as a racial stereotype is offensive, especially to women named Karen and those who love and/or are friends with them.

 

  Wait, you give him a pass on the apostrophe?

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I hear what you're saying. I also agree that using the term "Karen" really is unfortunate.