And the whining award goes to....?

Boy did you get that right! I have a few friends on mylot that I quite even checking when they start a discussion as it's always so negative! So I just don't answer them. At work we have a few....I might add....I am a magnet for these kind of people...they find something to whine to me about! But if someone gets too whiney with me...well I avoid them! LOL...I am a pretty positive person and don't like hearing the same old same old.....anyway....an update on another post....My siblings loved their little may baskets....and I had another meal I just sat and ate though I really didn't want to. A gourmet meal that my sister in law slaved over.....and now I have an upset stomach! LOL ....

Oh how true this is...mmm..trying to think which gets the award for the most whining people here at Mylot or some of the people I know in real life..think it's a tie actually. I can't help thinking that when people chronically whine about something they wonder why more of the "bad" stuff comes into their lives...it's almost like the whole Law of Attraction thing...if you keep focusing on negative whiny things you're only get more negative things in your life to whine about Like this one woman I met last summer...in fact I did do a discussion about her. Granted she does have a lot of problems going for her...serious issues....I had seen her many times on my way to the supermarket...she has lived in the neighborhood a long time...so struck up a conversation ...I have two cats, she has two cats, I'm on SSI she's on SSI..and we both get the same exact amount. Okay she was telling me of her problems with SSI so I told her about the woman who helped me so much when I had my own problem last year...so we exchanged phone numbers and email addresses...I then emailed her the info about the woman in that Congressman's office to contact....so assumed she had contacted...then a few months ago she kept calling and emailing me about all these problems...more SSI problems, threats of eviction, utilities being turned off...yikes...all right these ARE legitimate problems...but she was a whiner about it...instead of taking action to help herself she was doing nothing to help herself...I not only re-recommended that woman again, but told her of the Legal services for the Elderly (she's 62 and can get their help) and it's free. I'm giving her all this info to help herself..but she rather whine, whine, whine then do anything...YIKES. I think whiners just love and expect sympathy...they want this attention...Well not to sound heartless but I DON'T have sympathy for people like this...yes maybe even here I'll rant and rave about something going on in my life...but I'm not sitting on my assets and not doing something about it...I problem solve, go after things, make the calls... I DO..I'm a doer

We all need to practice (me especially since I know I tend to whine a lot but not so much on here) looking at the good things in our lives. We all have them, we just don't always see it. It's always easier to see the negative than to acknowledge the positive.

Definitely, absolutely 100% from myLot. I have never seen so much whining in all my life. I can understand a myLotter occasionally having to whine or complain, I have done it myself but the same people go on about the same topic in new discussions day after day. I have removed people from my "Friends" list for that very reason. Boring and depressing! I can only commiserate with them once on the subject.

Hi AmbiePam, I must admit I see it a lot on hear to, I have probably done a bit myself but usually I try to keep discussions upbeat or ask for real advice if I need it, but yes I have seen some posts and think, stop it as there are people out there with problems a lot bigger than that. My son gets a bit whiney if he is tired but I don't experince too much at home, but I think some people just enjoy a good moan eh! Ellie :D

please bear with me as it is so easy for people with blue star tens to call us who have complained because someone has deliberately undone all our hard work and zapped us to seven in two days whiners.but I noticed that others who also had this happen to them also complained about it. I do not feel that I was whining at all and that makes me feel very angry to be called a whiner by anyone and specially a star ten. someone put a nasty tag on my discussion accentuate the positive that I felt was uncalled for.this tag read stop complaining you whiney old hag.Now I not a hag and I was not whining but telling about my trouble as a fairly new comer on here.I did report this tag to my lot and they said they would have it removed.Yes iam elderly but I feel I deserve the same respect as any other mylotter of any age.And I do not want anyone to call me a whiner. This is my rant I guess but its so easy to point fingers at people even here on mylot.

That all depends on your definition for whining is that also considered bit-ching and rants? If so then I hear that alot at home when my husband is home he always finds something to go on about especially on the weekends. But I guess I might whine about things also. I hear some on Mylot alot I pass over.

The good thing about mylot is that you don't have to read any discussions that you don't want to. There is something for everyone here, for some people maybe mylot is the only place where people will actually listen to them, I don't think anyway who wants to share their lives good or bad is necessarily whining. And I can't answer your question because I don't classify people as whiners, I am the type of person that they listen too and I listen to them, because you know what everyone needs a friend. I have been like this all my life, and that is why I wanted to become a counsellor.

Just in general, it seems to me the most whining always goes on wherever people have the least to whine about.

Thankfully, apart from the kids, I don't have to put up with a lot of whinning. Can't stand it and never have been able to. Back in high school, all my friends were whiners. I was the only one who really had anything to complain about, having moved out of home and having to go things alone, but my problems always had to be put aside so I could hear them whine about their lives. Now, we are talking about whinning because parents wouldn't let them go to an 18+ party and they are only 16! That sort of thing. They didn't have to deal with less than nice people living with them, or guys trying to break into your room (shared accommodations) at 3am etc. I actually lost a job because one of my friends decided that she was going to get my mum to bring her to my work and whine in front of everyone there, including my boss. Oh, and there was a lot of emotional blackmail thrown in for good measure from both my mum and my friend. Thankfully, I don't have to put up with these people any more. Moved all the way up the country and left them behind. I know how to spot people like this a mile away now and while polite to them, wouldn't invite them to be a friend.

I have to say I hear the most whining here at home. My kids (twins age 7 and a 14 yr old), my husband sometimes and even me...(me only on a rare occasion of course...lol) Yep, here at home.

the whining award goes to our own home. my mom and my elder brother loves to whine all the time and i don't know why. maybe it was their hobby or what

Sorry I will have to take this in a different direction. I hear the most whinning in the news today. It seems that everyone has one and everyone has found a forum for it. The news seems to all to ready to allow people their 15 minutes of fame for every little injury to dignity and it is to our disadvantage that we must hear about it. This past 18 months we have been subject to the Democratic primaries which have been nothing but a whine fest. So my vote is the national news.

The whining awards go to....drum roll please, mylot. Of course. If at home, I only had to hear my parents whining for me to get married In myLot you can hear maybe most of the mylotters whining about something everyday including me Thats why myLot hear for. For us to express our problem and be done with it.

I gues in whatever we do and wherever we are, we sometimes whine, complain about things that doesn't match our specifications or whatever. When I was still studying, students (including me) whine a lot about unannounced quizzes especially laboratory quizzes. When I'm home, I usually don't like it in a very silent mode. My parents like it like that and I'm not used to it in the city. hehehe.. When I'm out or in public, some people whine if you please them like a sales lady whom you ask for this and that because you can't find something in their store. They whine about me and I whine because of them too, they're supposed to follow what I want because I'm the customer in the first place. hehehe..

i used to be a whiner as well... i whine almost on all the things that dissatisfied me... but i soon learn that whining won't solve the problem and i will make people to dislike me when they hear me whine... so i try to reduce them and learn to accept things as they go pass... rather than whining, i tend to try to find a solution to the problem now... it is much better and make the people surrounding me like me better as well... thanks for reminding me again about whining ambiepam... take care and have a nice day...

I think maybe some people whine here, or other places on the internet because they want to talk about things with their friends or family =] just a thought

Unfortunately, the most whining I hear comes from my daughter! She's not a very happy child although she doesn't really have any reason to be so unhappy right now. She has no self-esteem, thinks everyone has an ulterior motive for being nice and everyone in the family is biased and lying to her. Everything that happens in her little world at school is her fault... even if it's something that has nothing to do with her, but one of her friends. It's frustrating and upsetting, but I'm trying my hardest to not let it make me angry. That certainly isn't helping! With the lack of self-esteem, I'm so sick of hearing about all the surgeries and changes you needs to make to herself to make herself pretty. I happen to believe that is very pretty and I'm not biased about that! She just doesn't see it!

Whining is not a nice thing to have to listen to.. It can grate on your nerves, especially if they have the "voice" to go along with it.. I do believe you can "vent" and also fuss about your problems or about life in general but you don't have to whine about it.. There is a big difference and most everyone can tell when someone is fussing about something or just plain out and out "whining".. I would rather hear someone fuss and gripe than to hear whining.. I really do not hear that much of it but when I do, I recognize it instantly.. Have a great day..

okay I have to admit I have whined a few times...hehe but it's the idealist in me that justifies it. But to answer your question. At work. I hear so much crap it is pathetic. And at the risk of offending my same gender (go easy on me 'cause it's the truth) I work with a bunch of women. So it isn't always whining it's B sessions. Oh and i work in a nursing home so you just imagine what it is I hear on a day to day basis. And a few of the guys that work there are just as bad (and they aren't even gay-most people think males in healthcare are so I am not gay bashing here LOL) But I think if people at work were to stop we would all stop speaking to each other. How funny?