Among Friends

[Twins Mom]

This seems to be the phrase used in every commercial on television. I understand it’s hard to express our world situation, but I know I will quickly tire of these words.
On a lighter side, this phrase was straight from the movie „Mr. Mom“ and the sales pitch for Scooner Tuna.

[stevieb]

I'm already tired of them and see no need for advertisers or spokespersons to preface their remarks with them to the point that they've already become trite. I also don't really need to hear about how every entity on earth really wants to 'be there for me'.

[Carol Diane]

Or, "we're all in this together".... if someone gets the virus, trust me, no one will want to be together with you!

[patbz]

"In an abundance of caution" is so overused!

[Goldengate8361]

i suppose some people will comp!ain about EVERYTHING. These are nice people communicating nicely, showing appropriate care, concern, and gravitas for the serious situation that we are all in. 

[stevieb]

Fully on overload with all the homilies, affirmations and platitudes, so many of which appear regularly on these very boards.

[stevieb]

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@Goldengate8361 wrote:

i suppose some people will comp!ain about EVERYTHING. These are nice people communicating nicely, showing appropriate care, concern, and gravitas for the serious situation that we are all in. 

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I'm not convinced that's what's actually going on, but if that's your take then by all means run with it...  Still, others are entitled to their point of view too, not all of which are going to be quite as rosy as yours... 

[Goldengate8361]

@stevieb -  Hardly "rosy," just accurate. Yes, of course, we are all entitled to see others and tbe world however we like.

[stevieb]

@Goldengate8361  I'm not sure any one of us gets to ipso facto define our point of view as the one that's 'accurate' but again, you run with that if it makes you happy to do so... We could all use a little more happiness right about now... Clearly, we don't agree here, but I did want to say how lovely the kitty pictured in your avatar is... So sweet...

[Pook]

It's just a matter of the positive and negative people.  Those constantly bothered by every little thing will more than likely complain about such things and those with a natural positive attitude won't.  Glad I am a positive person that things that don't really have any impact on me directly never bother me.  Negatives can change their attitudes but rarely do which is their choice.  We only have control over how we react to anything so why complain about what you can't change.  Life is so much more fun and easier with a positive outlook.