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We often form opinions about others based on the words they say, the actions they take, even the clothes that they wear, and since it's impossible to see the world through their eyes, we have to be extra careful with our perceptions.

At least, that's the theory, which in practice can be really hard. So when Reddit user DolphinsR4evr made a post on the platform, asking everyone "What is something you have a hard time not judging people about?", many had something to share.

From littering to neglecting pets, here are the submissions that received the most attention.

#1

"People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Poor treatment of pets.

u/FirehawkLS1 added: 

I see that often (I volunteer at our local shelter) and it really makes me angry seeing the people come in and just surrender the dog because they couldn't be bothered to put in the time and dedication. Dogs aren't a damn appliance. They are a living breathing being with feelings. There honestly should be a database that those people get added to that prevents them from ever having a dog in the future if that's the reason why they are surrendering a dog (or any other animal). And I get that there are legimate reasons for surrendering an animal (owner dies and surviving family cannot properly care for it, loss of housing and job, etc).

Willing-Survey7448 , sergio souza / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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    #2

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Leaving trash in nature or anywhere really. I don't get it.

    AbsoluteEva , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Nae who and where
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always pick up garbage while I'm out. I was raised to leave the area looking better then when I arrived. I've taught my son this as well.

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    #3

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People who decline vaccinations for their children. They just "know better" with zero real education on anything remotely related to science behind vaccinations.

    thingsorfreedom , CDC / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    HangryHangryHippo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And 99.9% of the time, they are vaccinated themselves... Poor kids that do not get the same chances because of their stupid parents. And worst, the collateral damage suffered by the ones thar can't be vaccinated, the loss in herd immunity can't be compensated with anything ☹️

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    #4

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Mistreating folks in the customer service industry.

    randomNumber20 , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Adrian
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When dating, pay attention to how your date treats service workers...

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    #5

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People with enormously obese pets that can barely walk. It’s not cute, they are not a “chonker,” you just kind of suck.

    PistolPetunia , Kat von Wood / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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    #6

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For When they shove their religion in other peoples’ faces

    anywherebutarizona , Noah Holm / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    Michael P (Perthaussieguy)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When POLITICIANS shove their religion onto the populace. Religion and politics should never be mixed.

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    #7

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People who “declaw” their cats

    attunedmuse , Arina Krasnikova / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    BarkingSpider
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got a cat from a shelter and they didn't tell me he was declawed. Thankfully I already intended to keep him indoors. My Fry was the sweetest boy and I miss his soft beans.

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    #8

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For I hate people who feel the need to constantly bring others down and make them feel bad about things they enjoy. It's so sad to watch someone's enthusiasm about their hobby deflate because another person decided to be a d**k about it.

    ReporterOk4531 , Liza Summer / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Ovata Acronicta
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love when folks get excited about the things they like. Like hell yes let's be enthusiastic about this thing together! And if I don't know about it, I sit and listen and learn in that moment and it's great. People just throw experience and knowledge at you, and it's awesome.

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    #9

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People who don't use their turn signals.

    cutiecakepiecookie , Krzysztof Hepner / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    Ovata Acronicta
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So annoying. It's there to let other people know what you are planning on doing, reducing accidents. And it's very bad this time of year too.

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    #10

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Anyone who participates in that awful tradition of slamming someone’s face into their birthday cake.

    Jkkramm , hotprime / envato (not the actual photo) Report

    TheDarkestRaven
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone’s lost an eye over it once. The baker used dowels to stabilize the cake, and when the persons face was smashed into the cake, the dowel went into their eye. No joke.

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    Roger9er
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's stupid and to some extent narcissistic. My mother used to push my head into the dessert after she said it smelled funny and then laughed really hard. Innocent in her eyes perhaps, but I find it bullying.

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is nothing innocent in doing so, and it is certainly bullying.

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    Aqsa Azam
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If someone did this to me, my day and mood would be instantly ruined

    Boots
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And wedding cake smashing.

    Gardener of Weeden
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will repeat this here - Husband and I did the wedding cake feeding, then ( unplanned) we each put a small dab of icing on each others nose as a sign of our joy and playfulness. Still total respect for each other.Marriage lasted over 40 yrs

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    Erick L.
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't do this here. It's insulting.

    pebs
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. If someone did this in my country the reaction would be very serious.

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? I thought this b******t only happened at weddings. Now it’s spilled over to birthdays? If anyone tried to pull that one me at my birthday party, they would immediately leave my house—carried out feet first and in a body bag on a gurney. No jury would convict me, either.

    pebs
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fortunately it's not a "tradition" in my country.

    Gardener of Weeden
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only Birthday cake prank I found acceptable was the candles that would not go out. Yes there was a bit more wax to pick off - but to me that is an innocent prank.

    WonderWoman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never heard of this. Why would you do that? Then no one gets cake and that is a crime.

    Fynne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially when kids are the victim

    Marcellus II
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The root of the problem is people calling it a “tradition” when it’s a fad?

    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or any cake. Weddings in particular.

    DrBronxx
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's one way to end a friendship.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or wedding cake. or just any cake in general because wtf.

    Ali Sherlock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a women (don't know where from) who got a BB-8 cake for her b/day, family member or friend smashed he face into it and there was a wooden rod to support shape and it went into her eye. I'm sure she would of lost that eye.

    HarperTheCentaur (they/them)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be honest I think I would just be amused if someone did this to me. However I don't eat cake so I have no stake in it being ruined 🤷‍♂️

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You wouldn't be amused if it was done with a cake containing something hard enough to ruin an eye or break a tooth.

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    DarkViolet
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's a simple solution: when some ogre slams the birthday person's face into their cake, take them outside and slam their face into a steaming pile of dog kaka, in front of the whole neighborhood. The kids will get a kick out of it.

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kind of like the idea, but these days it is not easy to find dog kaka to use, cannot you make do with some mud?

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    Randy Sanders
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You do that to me, and you WILL eat the rest of that cake in one bite.

    Justme
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter in law’s family does this to everyone in their family.. it’s absolutely disgusting to watch as it always turns into a food fight.

    Missy Corron
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or wedding cake!! Insufferable ba$$$rd

    Ronnie Beaton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone tries that nonsense with me, they get their teeth knocked down their throat.

    Fire Singer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as all parties agree to this I'm fine with it, but I would be LIVID if someone did this to me. I do not like it, I do not want it. We didn't even do this at our wedding because I think it's such a stupid tradition.

    Pickle (they/she)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank god I haven't seen anyone do this irl. Some cakes, especially tiered ones, have straws/sticks in them to secure the layers, and it would HURT to have one shoved in your face (understatement).

    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't even know it was a thing.

    JayWantsACat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one makes me irrationally angry. It's just the naked, rude aggression these people have to do it, like they're so desperate to slam the birthday person's face into the cake. It's like when you see people in mob mentality situations. It bothers me less on paper, but see all the videos or people lunging like animals pisses me off.

    Isaac Harvey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about slamming someone’s birthday cake into their face?

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    #11

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People who use their phones on full volume in public. It’s one thing for kids, but I keep seeing adults doing it. I just cannot imagine being that self centered. I’m seeing it way too often.

    Pugilist12 , Ketut Subiyanto / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    BarkingSpider
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When parents let their kids play some annoying game at full volume, I want to bash my head against a wall until I go night night. Talk to you kid, engage with them to keep them busy. If you are going to use the electronic babysitter, get them headphones!

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    #12

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People with no sense of self awareness, so they stop in the middle of walkways/entrances/crosswalks for no reason.

    progressiveanarchy , Willian Justen de Vasconcellos / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Babs Ishkabibble
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't stand all the people milling around in stores like Costco, blocking the aisles, and why - for the LOVE OF GOD can people not stay right. Keep right. Just like driving, baby. Sheesh!

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    #13

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For When their kids are acting up and they’re ignoring it and/or doing nothing to try to stop it

    anon , Keira Burton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Bonesko
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a restaurant and just today I had to dodge 4 kids doing somersaults on the floor while carrying very heavy trays of food. This isn't a one time thing. Not only is it disrespectful, it's dangerous. I have like 200lbs above your kid, without carrying heavy trays. If I trip and fall on your kid, they could get hurt. I really don't want that on my conscience

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    #14

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Bragging about not reading books. Please stay away from me.

    CellApprehensive7651 , Ricky Esquivel / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Enuya
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bragging about *reading* books, too. I don't mean people who read something they enjoyed and want to share it with the world. I mean people who make reading their whole personality, talk only about how they're better than others because they read a lot and shame people who don't have time or prefer other hobbies. Or say that it's not a *real* book because it's fanfiction or from the mainstream. Unfortunately I've tons of book-snobs around me - for a few years they legit caused me to dislike reading. Fortunately, it passed.

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    #15

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Not cleaning up after their dog. Just get a doggy bag ppl

    jfg1435 , Domino Report

    Babs Ishkabibble
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't believe all the morons that bag it up and then walk away from the bag. smh

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    #16

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People pressuring other people to do something after the other people have already said no

    Orchid_wildflower , Liza Summer / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    #17

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People with loud cars or people that drive like they own the road

    ShadowCobra479 , Vladyslav Lytvyshchenko / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    Richard Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you want to play stupid racing cars. .. go to a track … buy a computer game…. Play with a scalextric.

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    #18

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For I find it hard to muster up sympathy for people who die doing exciting but dangerous activities. Free climbing? Scaling a building to dangle your feet for Instagram? Free diving? Cave diving? Motorcycle tricks on the highway? I’m sorry to the family for the loss, but like… they died voluntarily doing something completely unnecessary and super risky.

    FourWordComment , Steve Bruce / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I die in a horse-riding accident it would be bloody unlucky (I don't do high-risk riding like cross-country or jumping) and I always wear a custom-fit body protector as well as my riding hat, so my ribcage/internal organs are protected as well as my head. Having said that, accidents do happen and it is a risk, always. In which case I'd be content with having died doing something I loved and that brought me so much joy.

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    #19

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People smoking around their kids.

    tinecuileog , Megan Forbes / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Nae who and where
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a smoker, I know it's disgusting. I never smoke indoors and always try to avoid people. If I'm smoking in public, I find a spot far out of the way if people approach I hold my cigarette over my head and try to move further away. I'm especially always watching for kids, they don't need the smoke, neither do any other people. I never, ever smoked around children and indoor smoking is even more disgusting and I don't do that either. I know my habit is gross, it's my choice (hubby and I are trying to quit, it's not easy but it's a goal) but no one else should have to put up with my smoking. I also don't leave the butts lying around, they are field stripped and properly disposed of.

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    #20

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For being proud of being awful and absolute a**holes to their children

    YamAnxious , Annie Spratt / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    #21

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For When someone outgoing “adopts” a shy person. “I'm gonna make you more talkative!!” Stfu, and mind your own business, you weirdo.

    Nervous-Plate-4409 , Gustavo Fring / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Brazen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friend like this. She was an extrovert and I'm an introvert. She used to get mad at me when I didn't want to go out and on more than one occasion called me anti-social. Fun times.

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    #22

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For people who do the whole 'competitive misery' thing. or similarly, people like the woman I work with constantly feel the need to act like my pain (and anyone else who mentions being in pain) couldn't possibly be as bad as hers and it's just very s***ty 

    ActuallyApathy , Ba Tik / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because you have suffered more (this might be 100% true) than someone, it does not invalidate how they’re suffering too.

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    #23

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Being extremely loud in public place or restaurants and bragging

    anonnautilus , Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 Report

    Zaphod
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some restaurants are so loud that you can't carry on a conversation.

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    #24

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People who DECIDE to have kids when they aren't in a position to raise them OR, having kids with someone you knew damn well wasn't fitted to be a parent but that's convenient because you want kids and then complain how bad parents they are.

    kha-ci , Keira Burton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Papa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or choose to have a child in an attempt to "fix" the relationship.

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    #25

    Drivers who don't stop at crosswalks for pedestrians.

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    Babs Ishkabibble
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And pedestrians who cross wherever they friggin' feel like it!

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    #26

    Whether they wash their hands after a bathroom break. Game changer

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    Nae who and where
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eww, definitely wash your hands after using the bathroom!

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    #27

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For When people knock or doors and try to preach or give you a word about their religion. Especially if you’re clearly trying to leave

    anon , ALTEREDSNAPS / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    #28

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For A parent leaving and ignoring one family to get a new SO and raise that person's children.

    blyblotbloidberg , unsplash / Steven Van Loy (not the actual photo) Report

    LAWLAWLAW
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents split up when I was young, I ended up with my mum and my dad went and made a new family, fair play to him as mum was a psycho junkie b*tch queen, now I am grown up and understand I have a lot of respect for my dad for getting out of a toxic relationship even though I miss him and haven't seen him in decades, hope he's happy

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    #29

    People who’ve been in a difficult situation, got themselves out of it (usually with some sort of luck or help) then look down on people currently in that same situation because they themselves were able to get themselves out therefore so should others.

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    Sonja
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or people looking down on others who have been hit with tragedy and blaming them for things they have no power to prevent and even going so far as claiming ot is all different when the exact same thing happens to them

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    #30

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Constant aggression at the slightest thing. Could be a mental health issue, but lashing out isn't the answer. I just wish the mental health system wasn't completely useless now.

    Valkyraria , MART PRODUCTION / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    René Sauer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true. Like " Oh, don´t get mad at him. He has (whatever mental thing) going on." - " Oh, right, right. So I just gonna stand here let him hit me with the broom, understood."

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    #31

    People who complain about a situation and do nothing about it.

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    #32

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For People who act tough. I can't take them seriously.

    Routine_Guarantee34 , mohamed abdelghaffar / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

    Sonja
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless they're toddlers in their developmental phase, then it's normal if they try that out. But people should grow out of it.

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    #33

    Excessive PDA.

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    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I hate those giant personal digital assistants

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    #34

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For Overly "performative" people. Not just bragging, but... I know a guy for whom the act of reading is something you have to do in Starbucks in the hope someone will comment on the book he's reading, not actually about the act of reading.

    Bisto_Boy , Lilly Rum / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    Nae who and where
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just weird, but hey....you do you, I'll do me and that's just fine. I'm sure I do things other people find weird. It makes us all unique and honestly, I like that.

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    #35

    "People With Enormously Obese Pets": 35 Things People Can't Help But Judge Others For How well taken care of their pets are.

    MissTifff , Chewy / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    CJK
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Like they take care of their pets too well? What am I missing here?

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