Speaking to a few friends offline gave birth to this idea, it seems to be an urgent and immediate necessity. 

Welcome to…The Grouchery: Haven for the Grumpily Disgruntled

This thread is a place where one can feel free to rant, vent and gripe.

It is a safe haven for negativity, sourness and blahness. 

It is a place where one can be sure to find a healthy dose of demotivating advice. It is a place where any kind of positivity is strictly forbidden.

It is a place where you can vent about what a rotten day you're having and not worry that people will then reach out with concerned pm's/texts...cuz nobody really cares. And that's perfectly fine, why should anybody care?

Please Remember:

-No profanity (Sadly)
-No personal insults (Sadly)
- Absolutely no: Nice, positive, warm, loving, optimistic, motivational, supportive or inspiring posts. (Not sadly)

Enter at your own risk!

It doesn’t matter what time I get up on Friday it doesn’t matter what time Shabbos is I can never get my day started before 10:30 and no matter how swimmingly cleaning and cooking is going I can never seem to be ready for Shabbos until 15 minutes after candle lighting.  What does one need to do in order to be ready on time. Aaargh

Some helpful advice from Meta for those just getting out of bed:

"My friend, I've got some delightfully demotivational words for you!  "Why bother trying? You'll probably just fail anyway. And if you do succeed, someone else will just come along and do it better.

Your efforts are but a tiny drop in an ocean of insignificance. Embrace the futility! 

Remember, mediocrity is the new excellence. Aim low, achieve less! 

And hey, who needs passion or purpose when you can just go through the motions? Motivation is overrated; let apathy be your guide! 

So go ahead, put on your comfiest pajamas, grab a bag of snacks, and bask in the glory of doing absolutely nothing. You won't regret it (or maybe you will, but who cares?)"

foolie wrote on 08 Mar 2024 15:32:

Awww, you poor thing! 

Here's a big, virtual....




....Snort. 

(Not sorry)

youknowwho wrote on 08 Mar 2024 15:01:

I think we have one already it's called "A cry for help".....

TGI FRIDAYS????
I Hate Friday! it sucks! painful, stressful day, for no reason, just because its friday, 
a day to scream @ your kids, and fight with your loved one.
#IHF

iyh2023 wrote on 08 Mar 2024 16:12:

Absolutely! I'm told the horribly sour foolie rants will continue undisturbed, never fear!

There are several nuanced differences though, for example, here, expressions of empathy are strongly discouraged.  

We also might get to see foolie "unplugged".

do I need to change my avatar to post in this thread? 

youknowwho wrote on 08 Mar 2024 15:01:

Will this thread protect me from all the hugs and kisses too?

davidt wrote on 08 Mar 2024 16:47:

Yup. 

Bennyh wrote on 08 Mar 2024 16:53:

Nothing will save you from the hugs and kisses, I'm afraid it's part of our miserable existence. 

Not sorry, the truth hurts. 

cande wrote on 08 Mar 2024 16:19:

While we're on the topic of dunking on Fridays, I'd also like to throw my hat in the ring.

I resent the fact that I have to go to work on Fridays, come home close to 2 PM even on short Fridays, to a house that requires all of my remaining time to help get it ready, and bathe the kids and and and and and.... and then it's 15 minutes after the zman and i'm starved dehydrated dizzy and heart pounding from adrenaline and now go daven.

Why can't I be מעוטר בטלית ותפילין and be מעביר סדרה with רש"י, have breakfast, learn שלחן ערוך and ספרי חסידות and then go to the mikva and be in shul again an hour before davening starts (like my father does) and daven and be מקבל שבת like a mentch.

Whatever...

Bennyh wrote on 08 Mar 2024 17:18:

why why why why?????
because you got to many HUGS and KISSES! 
cut out the love, and get to shul.
#IHF

In the mood of deleting this whole thread, who even cares? Miserably useless day at work and a waste of time. 

What difference does anything make anyway?

And now I need to paste a smile on my face for the family too, adding insult to injury.

Bennyh wrote on 08 Mar 2024 17:18:

Where did James go again? Oh, right, he doesn't work on Fridays...
#IHF