The Daily Suck
Call me a cynic, but there are some “inspirational” quotes out there that are just overused, stupid, or give downright terrible advice on how to live. The following are some the worst of the worst, a mix of the ones we’ve all seen and ones that I’ve just found in that magical land called the internet. Let the eye-rolling commence!
*Face palm* This one is numero uno on the list because it does a fantastic job of summarizing what’s wrong with the world: never taking responsibility for our actions. Guess what? Regret is what lets you know when you’ve made a bad choice. Ignoring that little voice that goes off in our heads when we know something is wrong is to deny a fundamental part of our selves. Regret helps me to learn from all of my mistakes, and just because you accept regret doesn’t mean you have to live with it. Just acknowledge that what you did was wrong, fix it, and move on. But no regrets? Ok. Let me go rob a bank. When I’m sitting in jail I’ll try to remember this one.
Ugh. I suppose this one at it’s core isn’t essentially bad, but once again we’ve twisted it into something bad. It’s ok when you’re like 8 and everything that makes you happy is innocent, but once you’re older? There’s a lot of things in this world that make you feel happy at the moment, but are actually terrible for you in the long run. But, yeah, you just go ahead and do whatever makes you feel good! The National Institution of BS has said that this is the best way for you to actually find true happiness.
There are simply no words here. Just…why? For the love of common sense just why? Does being young really give you the right to do whatever you want? Does being any age give you the right to do whatever you want? Just imagine me freaking out Planet-Of-The-Apes-Charlton-Heston style, only replace the Statue Liberty with good judgement. And you maniacs just blew it up.
I hate this one not because I love to hold grudges, but because I have self-respect. Forgiving is not forgetting. Like at all. Forgive people? Yes, absolutely. I am an advocate for forgiveness 100%. But forgetting? Not so much. It’s just not fair to yourself if someone hurts you and you just act like it never happened. I’m not saying that you have to relive the pain that this person caused you every second of every day, but this way you won’t let anyone take advantage of you. Let’s say that you invite a friend to a movie and they blow you off. It sucks, but they apologize, you forgive them, and then everything is good again. But what if it happens a second time? Or a third or fourth? Eventually, the only person you can blame is yourself because you’re just “forgiving and forgetting” and letting yourself get hurt in the process. And that’s not cool.
Ok, now I am not an emotionless, evil, Nazi who’s just saying to “get over it”. I’m not. But is this for real? For your own sake, you would actually snatch the person you love out of eternal happiness and bring them back to earth? Trust me, I understand what it’s like to miss somebody, but this is just selfishness. The person you love is indescribably happy where they are. Would you really want to take that away from them? If you love someone, you only want them to be happy, even if that means they’re not with you. And personally, if I was in heaven, I wouldn’t be too happy about coming back to a world where MTV exists.
This is one those quotes that I’m just so sick of. I got it at first, but after seeing it for the billionth time, I was done. You know what? Say what you freaking mean. If someone close to you asks you how you’re doing, at least give them the respect to tell the truth. And if you have a problem, stop being a coward and hiding behind “fine”. It takes guts to say how you really feel, but it’s so much better than bottling it up. Also, am I the only one who’s noticed that when girls say this, they say it in the most obvious “I’m not actually fine, tell me I’m pretty” way? So what’s even the point of lying?
Lastly, we have yet another YOLO-type deal. Sure, if you obey all the rules, you may miss the fun of breaking and entering (fun?), but you’ll also miss that criminal record. Fun stuff right there. Basically, rules of all kinds are there to protect us, and yeah, maybe you’ll miss out on whatever your idiot friends say is fun, but your thirty-year-old self will thank you later. And as far as moral rules go, the same applies. Don’t do something against your values because it looks fun. The dark side will offer you cookies, but trust me, those little chocolate chips are actually raisins.
– Julia
I SUCK AT BEING A TEENAGE GIRL 