100 things that no woman over 40 should never say

All clichés and expressions that are really under you.


As you get older, something inverse begins to happen: you start ringing more and more like your age. And if you are a woman, this is probably an even worse experience for you, because you discover that you start sounding more and more like a person: your mother. (The horror!)

But to make sure that it does not happen to you, we have isolated all the words and phrases, tired clichés to the common lines of older women, often say they are going down - that no woman over 40 years old should pronounce. So, read it, hit these words from your vocabulary and feel that your spirits are increasing. And for more help in the language department, know the40 words more than 40 years old people will not understand.

1
"When I was your age ..."

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The intention is clear: you try to bridge the gap with a younger person. We understood. But for all these good intentions, all saying is to alienate you from a younger person even more. And for more ways to graciously, fly these100 anti-aging secrets to watch and feel younger than ever.

2
"It's too late"

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He isnottoo late! Hire your best friend to quickly pinch your arm every time you say something so stupid! If you think 40 is too late in your life to do something, what are your projects for the next 40 years? And for more things you should say, know thatBy saying that this word will stimulate your mood by 25%.

3
"I do not like change"

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Does anyone really like change? After all, the change is scary, it is unknown and it is largely out of your control, so no matter how old you are, change is never fun. But youhave switch. Things are changing at 8 pm, things change to 30 years and they will continue to change to 40. So, rather than reprimand everything, do your best to kiss it. And for more advice on aging, consult these40 myths on life after 40 bursts!

4
"If I'm honest ..."

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It is a great no-no-no-number at this stage of your life. By preferring your words with a declaration of honesty, you say essentially that you would not have been honest otherwise.

5
"Does this make sense?"

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This is one of the first sentences that women use without knowing themselves to undermine their own words and words. You should never ask anyone if what you think is logical. Be confident in your beliefs, your thoughts and your words. Instead of,know that they make sense. You are 40 years old, you no longer need the validation of someone that you are able to create words together successfully, logically and clearly.

6
"Bring the crisis of mid-life"

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Of course, you embrace life in your forties. But do not be so disturbing. This mid-life crisis is not necessarily an inevitability, so why bring it? To say that it will only give you the air and will not feel secure.

7
"I hate my body"

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Your body has worn you so far and you should appreciate it, not put it out. Maybe your 20s and 30 years old, you could be forgiven for a small self-hate, but now that you are in your forties, a good superficial self hatred is under you. And for more information on your brilliant body, check the40 ways your body changes after 40.

8
"We made love"

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You are a woman and you have "had sex".

9
"Why me?"

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Life is not fair and it certainly does not go as planned. But you should not ask, "Why me?" Rather request, "whynot me? "Do not live with pity. Instead, accept your life, yourself and your faults. And for more things than you should say, here is here50 Questions of relationship to renit your love.

10
"Life would be easier if ..."

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If what? If you were richer? Younger? Prettier? More athletic? More sociable? More outgoing? Remember: complaints do not change anything.

11
"The best years of my life have already arrived"

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Wrong. Of course, you have had good times. Maybe you became a parent, fell in love with your career or education or creative project you are proud of. Regardless of your past life and your past achievements, you must believe that the best is coming.

12
"My partner manages that"

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It does not matter if you talk about finances, taxes, manuals or car problems. Do you really want to be a woman who has to count on someone? It's never too late to learn. Instead of writing things as your partner's territory, try to teach you to budget, make tax deductions or change the oil in your car. You will not be sorry, especially if the day will come when your partner is not there to lend one hand.

13
"This" music "sounds like noise"

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Turning 40 is never an excuse to discourage things from other people.

14
"Without wanting to offend you"

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To this sentence nevernot Offense caused?

15
"I will never have a baby"

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There are more medical options available to women than ever, and women in their 40s have children now more than ever. You never know what could happen if you are open-minded.

16
"But I always ..."

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Of course, your path worked for 40 years, but are you really ready to look at things from someone else's point of view?

17
"I guess I'll never go to all the places I wanted to go. »

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Why not? Because you did not travel in your 20 years? Or your 30 years? It seems that your 40s are time, now more than ever,startVisit all the places you have dreamed.

18
"Today's children"

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You are officially a woman in a bad mood!

19
"If I said my mother ..."

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Chances are, you have probably done (or variant or another), and even if you do not have it, you should not use it as a tote to describe how you behavior was better than someone else. We all fail, especially since teenagers. So why not meet during this universal human experience, rather than strange to each other?

20
"It's impossible"

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It is 2017. Donald Trump is the president, your phone recognizes your face, and we have self-driving electric cars. Literally nothing is impossible.

21
"I'm not an expert"

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No matter what you are talking about, but you will not affect you by saying that you are not an expert. Your opinions are valid for whatever-.

22
"Sorry"

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You can say, "I'm sorry. You can say, "I'm sorry" or "all my apologies. But please stop throwing "sorry" around as it is the new icebreaker. Never apologize to speak.

23
"I'm too old for that"

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Unless you talk to watch Disney Junior for your own pleasure, there is really nothing you are too old for. You are not too old to drive a certain car, wear heels needles, or return to school.

24
"You will understand when you are older"

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This is a fake, a line to throw and you know! Instead, take the time to explain your and help the other to understand what you really feel.

25
"Because I said it"

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Once again, people will appreciate when you take the time to explain your thought.

26
"Not at my age"

not at my age is something women over 40 should stop saying

ImagineViola Davis,Julia child, andMartha Stewart have received their possibilities and says: "No. Not at my age. " To hit.

27
"I'm not trying something new"

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Instead, you challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone most often.

28
" In my time ... "

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Nothing positive never comes after a sentence prefaced by "Back in my day. You simply taught you. Stop!

29
"Yoga is not for me"

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Never close the door to anything, and that goes doubling for yoga. Women over 40 collect as many benefits of yoga, including the improvement of mental health, greater flexibility and reduction of anxiety.

30
"Exercise is not for me"

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Get your buttocks at the gym, no matter how old you are.

31
" Meditation? I'm not Buddhist ... "

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Stop what you do, download theHeadacheApplication, and committed to meditate (early) for five minutes a day. You will feel better instantly. And no, you do not have to travel to Tibet.

32
"Maybe if I were younger"

phrases women over 40 should stop using

What would you do? To skydive? Travel in the world? Get your scuba diving certification? There is still a lot of time to accomplish what you want. Never let your age be an excuse.

33
"I had your age once, you know"

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Again, your intention is clear: you try to connect with a younger person. But that does not work. If you talk to a teenager, expect an immediate eye-roll.

34
"There is no more time for ..."

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You are 40. You are not 96. Stop acting as your life is over.

35
"You can not teach an old dog new stuff"

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Hold a tranche of expenses off the bacon stove in the air and tell your dog aged 15 to spin in a circle. Congrats: You come and learned an old dog a new turn.

36
"I just think that ..."

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This little "just" is the word work against you. You do not doonly think ... youthink…

37
"I do not need an iPhone"

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Why do you still live in stone age with a razr?

38
"I can be wrong, but ..."

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Yes, you could be. But why report it? Let the other people involved in the conversation make this judgment. Do not give up on a silver tray, which reinforces the fact that you can imagine.

39
"You know what I mean?"

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You are 40 now. You do not need everyone's validation. If they do not know what you mean, they will tell you, but ask for can be interpreted as weak.

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"When I was small…"

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Here is a different saying to drive with:in my experience WhereWhen it happened to me...

41
"I am a free spirit. »

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Although you really believed you believe that most, this phrase is most commonly used to describe a crowd of bad behavior. For example, "sorry, I arrived at your wedding three hours late - I'm just a free spirit and I do not believe in watches."

"Say it does not stand out of this bad behavior," says Karen A. Thomas certified label instructor, founder ofKaren Thomas Label. "Better just accept your mistake and move on to apologize."

42
"It's not my job."

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Although things are offered to do at work that were not literally in the job description when you have signed, it does not mean that you should not be willing to go slightly beyond the initial requests defined for you . Unless it puts you in danger, whether mentally or physically, it is probably better to try at least doing what you are posed - or at least direct your colleague to someone who could be able to help.

43
"It's 5 hours somewhere."

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You have more than 40 years: if you want to drink the day, go ahead and do it, but let's call it what it is.

44
"These people…"

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This sentence never ends well. Although it may seem like you're touching specifically telling the people you're talking about what you're talking about, this sentence still seems worse.

45
"I am ugly."

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You have done 40 years - an accomplishment in itself - it is therefore high time that you have worked on this self-esteem. If you really think you think you're ugly, you will need more than just someone's self-esteem that you admit that, and in most cases, call you yourself that you seem like you need Insurance from other than what you say is not true. "Derogatory comments, even when directed by yourself, meets a fishing for a compliment," says Thomas. "To refrain from saying anything at all."

46
"Never heard of him / her."

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Frequently dropped in the commentary sections of articles online, the use of this sentence in the era of smartphones is similar to saying, "I am too lazy to look at things."

47
"The boys will be boys."

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Unless you are really eager to absolve an entire sex of the responsibility of their actions, it is time to retire this sentence.

48
"I am such [insert a zodiac sign]."

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You are 40 years old. It's time to stop claiming that your date of birth is responsible for your behavior in a certain way. You and you alone are responsible for the way you act and answer things.

49
"I'm cold."

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Almost anyone who is really relaxed has never pronounced this sentence. And among the few people who could classify as "thrill" who said on themselves, their "cooled" means little more than ", I wear flipples with job interviews."

50
"Do I need Botox?"

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If you ask someone else that, you probably already know the answer to this question. "It's safer to save this issue for a health professional rather than an occasional conversation with a friend," says Thomas.

51
"Follow your passion."

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It's super nice to imagine that everyone can just follow their dreams and live the lives they have always wanted. However, preaching this gospel to those who must work - not necessarily about the things they are passionate - for a life is always worthy of the life of the eyes.

52
"It does not mean anything to me."

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Being ignorant is never a good look, and when you are 40 years old, you should know better. Instead of admitting that you do not know anything about a subject when you are in conversation, try to ask the place.

53
"Working hard, play strong."

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The most commonly used as an excuse for binge consumption, this sentence seems even more ridiculous from about forty of something because it is a Tuesday morning hunting Tuesday morning.

54
"It's not the way we used to do things."

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Times change - often for the better. It is not because something is not the way you grew up, it does not mean that it is necessarily bad, because this phrase implies frequently.

55
"My trip."

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The word "trip" is launched as often as it has lost all this meaning. Despite what your phrasing can indicate, coming with a skin care routine that you like is not really worthy of being nicknamed a "trip".

56
"At least I worked for everything I have."

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Many people assume that because they worked hard to get where they are, it means that those who did not appreciate the same success did not work clear enough. Of course, it's not true and implying that it's rude (and often classic).

57
"I make fun less."

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Although this sentence is a lot embarrassing because of the disappointment, it is also incorrect: if you could worry about something, it means you care about that. If you inspect when using this sentence, it's at least saying it correctly: "I do not care."

58
"More money, more problems."

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Unless you quote Biggie, it's time to retire this sentence. In addition, money can certainly buy a way to solve many of these supposed problems, anyway.

59
"Nobody wants to see me doing this."

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Whether you're talking about wearing a bikini on the beach or meeting again, using this type of self-dispensarian speech will only make you pretend sad for others - and that will probably not feel the feeling, either .

60
"From my point of view…"

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This sentence is also redundant that confused: do you usually tell people from the anecdotes of other peoples' perspectives during occasional conversation?

61
"Literally."


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This word has a meaning. You do not haveliterally Go to a date with a guy who was as big as a giraffe.

62
"Play stupid games, win stupid prices."

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Commonly used to reduce someone who is reached in one way or another, this insensitizing phrase is as ridiculous as the people he claims to the Lampoon.

63
"My parents will ride in their graves if they saw ..."

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Already an unpleasant visual image, the use of this expression simply shows that other people are defined in your way that you (and the generations that came in front of you) are and were. Time changes. The corpses of your parents can rest.

64
"All this technology ruins things."

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Truly? Autonomous cars that could save lives and the ability to know what happens on the other side of the globe to a minute is bad things, you say?

65
"They are just jealous."

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Usually, an excuse to brush why other people might be angry with you, this phrase carefully ignores one of the virtually-universal truths of life: most people do not spend their boiling days with jealousy on the lives of 'other people.

66
"Everything happens for a reason."

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Not only is this sentence revealing, it is also easy to report his Morgacies. Do you really think there is a good reason behind pediatric cancer and hunger in the world?

67
"No matter."

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As rude as these unless you are a member of the cast ofDisapparativeIt's time to retire this expression.

68
"I have to make a diet."

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If you try to get his health, by all means, talk to members of your inner circle. However, if you simply disconnect this information, it crosses the fishing of compliments. "Speaking of weight in a negative light (as well as look for a compliment), it's bad taste," says Thomas.

69
"My generation ..."

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While you may think that your points of view speak for an entire generation of people, remember this:you Not.

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"I'm sorry you think that."

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As you have reached 40, it is high time that you have learned to excuse you correctly. It does not just mean someone you're sorry to feel bad about something that happened, but you actually recognize your share.

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"Live, laugh, love."

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If something you're about to say is also something you've seen once on a pillow at Homeboods, it's time to reconsider.

72
"I just said."

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Only pronounced after someone says something inappropriate, inappropriate, or both, there is no time like the present to drop this sentence from your vocabulary.

73
"It's not Ladylike."

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While having a reinforcement contest or falling from a mechanical bull in a Jell-o pool may not be the strongest of sophistication, acting as if all women must behave in a certain way is at the Ancient and sexist times.

74
"Watch the good side of things."

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Although it can be well intentioned, if someone has trouble, it's about your place to try to show them good in the situation. Sometimes things are just bad, and it's ok too.

75
"That's what I'm here for."

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Whether you told the role in your relationship or as a parent, this sentence necessarily decreases your autonomy. After all, it's not really your job to make clothes or cook dinner.

76
"Sorry, not sorry."

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Did it sound out of half Lovato's mouth? Sure. Does this mean that this remnant remnant should remain part of your vocabulary? Definitely not.

77
"The mercury must be retrograde."

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Does it look like the world suddenly in upheaval without apparent reason? It has nothing to do with the alignment of the planets: things happen sometimes.

78
"One case from Monday."

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You may not know again again the work week, but unless you feature a Garfield panel, it's time to put this sentence in bed.

79
"Mr. Mom."

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What's about a man who does things to take care of his home or family, like spending time with his children, cleaning or cooking, which automatically does his behavior? wife? We already have a word for men with children who do these kinds of things: dad.

80
"It's like that."

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Unless you just intend to waste your time by pronouncing sentences without meaning, you should have removed this Ode with complacency.

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"Teamwork is at the root of dreams."

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One of the most used desktop jargon pieces, this sentence raises the following question: Have you ever had a dream that understood in a cabin?

82
"Do not be crazy."

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Not only is this sentence revealed by those of the mental health community, it is also quite revealing of anyone that you have pronounced. Unless you want to completely close a conversation, it is best to grasp this sentence as soon as possible.

83
"I can never be friends with women."

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Although it's going to have a group of male predominantly friends, if you really think there are no women on the planet, you can hear you, it's time to admit that you are the problem.

84
"Ice Queen."

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Although most of the expressions specifically used for women disappear are sufficiently ugly such as these, the latter, which assumes that all women should be hot and blurred - is particularly useful.

85
"Only god can judge me."

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Although you may think that's true, there are many people, such as your boss and police, who will judge you so long before scrapping this deadly coil.

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"The way women are dressed ..."

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Unless someone carries something obviously offensive (a shirt with a racist slogan, for example), it's probably not your business to judge. Just because you're not in the way another woman looks when she goes out does not mean she's in evil.

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"If it happens, it will happen."

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Just like the claim of destiny or the universe is at fault for our joys and our miseries, this sentence easily removes this essential human factor from the things that happen to us.

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"Sorry for the delay."

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Although it may seem relatively unofficial, we apologize has become a reflex for so many women, especially those of more than 40 - who even send an e-mail later than expected does not seem to earn a long answer. Instead, try to thank people for their patience rather than excuse you for the potential (and probably) an unnoticed disadvantage in the first place.

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"If you can not handle my worst, you do not deserve my best."

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Instead of telling people that the behavior of yours that they should tolerate, maybe consider not being "at your worst" so long? If people do not like you in your worst, it's because, by your own admission, you are the worst.

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"The children are so sweet nowadays."

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And 100 years ago, it was good to send children to work in a coal mine. You do not have to love that, but progress is progress.

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"I'm here for a good time, not for a long time."

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You have already been here for 40 years - something, once relatively long by many standards of people. In addition, you are not a competitor of reality, so stop it with capture sentences.

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"It's a stupid question, but ..."

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There is no reason to put me just because you are curious about something. Nobody has ever been smarter by not asking any questions, after all.

93
"My daughters."

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While you do not even approve old at age 40, it's time to stop referring to your similar-adult friends as "girls". You are adult women - and it's time for you to have this fact.

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"I am entitled to my opinion."

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Of course you are entitled to your opinion! Of course, some opinions are morally unpleasant or false.

95
"Stay-at-home-moms are so ..."

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It's not because you feel that you had all this parenting does not mean it's a good look to denounce other mothers. You may think that moms stay at home have easy compared to the work you do, but you're trying to spend all day, every day, find enough Pinterest projects to keep an irritable child and A busy dentition child.

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"Work moms are so ..."

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Similarly, if you hit women to come back to work after having children, you only contribute to an endless negativity cycle. Having two working parents is an economic necessity for many families and it's quite stupid to assume that moms must automatically give up their career when they have children.

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"It is not fair."

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Unfortunately, life as a whole is not right. If you have more than 12 years, it's time to put this sentence in bed.

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"Do not sound prejudices, but ..."

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There has never been a non-prejudicated statement that follows this preface.

99
"I can not even."

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The ultimate in adolescents revockers, this sentence should not be pronounced per person under 40 years old.

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"I do not care."

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Nobody has ever rented someone else for their apparent apathy. Despite what you might think, do not worry to make you seem lazy, not cool. And for more amazing advice for your best decade, learn these 40 current mistakes No woman more than 40 should do.

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