exaggerating small things

Philippines
August 14, 2012 9:38am CST
I hate people who are exaggerating small things. For example, you are away so you have less communication. When they call you, they panic so much as if the problem is so serious. They overemphasize it. So you too will worry. However you have nothing to worry about. They can handle it themselves. Have you experienced this situation?
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
28 Nov 12
Over the course of time I have met many people who are like this. People who think everything going on in their life is important, and they must tell everyone now. I actually do not care for people like this, and often times try to ignore them. I am more of the try and deal with everything, asking for help and advice and sharing from time to time but not making everything have to be about me.
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• Philippines
28 Nov 12
Yes, you're right. It would be better to ignore them. We have a lot of things to do and we only have little time to spend with them. If they'll just exaggerate things and brag about their lives, etc. then they're not worth our time. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting.
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
When I went away to college, my mother used to call me frequently to ask me what I'm doing. I usually answered straight to the point since I didn't wanna prolong the conversation, her excitement was very contagious it could keep me up all night. It's actually the second reason why I was up almost every night.. the first one was internet connection.
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• Philippines
28 Nov 12
Oh, your mom missed you so much and she kept you up all night. LOL. I hope she eventually slowed down and minimized her calls at night. You had a lot of sleepless nights then. Thanks for sharing and happy mylotting. Sorry for the late reply.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
15 Aug 12
This maybe really different that some people likes that way because of their character and the way that they were brought up.So don't blame that and everybody has their own way.lol,just feel easy and using your own way to deal with that situation.
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• Philippines
28 Nov 12
You're right. Maybe they were brought up by their parents who love exaggerating things. Or, they just love exaggerating. We don't know. Let's just try to deal with them as long as we can. Thanks for sharing and happy mylotting. Sorry for the late reply.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
14 Aug 12
It depends on the way we have been brought up. some of us worry about everything. some of us do not worry about anything. some of us worry about ourselves. some of us worry about others. Yes. I do worry more about my children and other relatives than about myself because they worry about myself. good day.
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• Philippines
28 Nov 12
Oh, yeah. I guess we worry about other and they worry about us. I guess they just be careful and don't exaggerate things too much. It will just cause worries especially when it comes to illness. LOL. When they sharenews, it's exaggerated then we become worries. LOL. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Sorry for the late reply.
@freqspaz (220)
• United States
14 Aug 12
I know a couple of people that do this and I find myself having to take a deep breath and step back so that I don't get caught up in their over excitement and then I can't think straight either. I honestly tend to not take those people too seriously, because I don't have the time or energy in my life to get wrapped up in trivial things like what they panic over. Literally a friend of mine thought the world was ending because her kitchen sink wasn't draining. A piece of plastic cling wrap was over the drain and I had it fix in like three seconds. But because she was all wrapped up in her panic, and tears, and stuff she didn't even think to reach in and check the drain. Because I was kinda irritated with her I used her shirt (that she was wearing) as a towel before I grabbed a soda and walked home. My mom always told me don't sweat the small stuff, and everything is small stuff!
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• Philippines
28 Nov 12
Wow, you're cool. Your friend must be upset. LOL. You used her shirtas a towel because she exaggerated her small problem. LOL. Yeah, I agree with your mom. Thanks for sharing and happy mylotting. Sorry for the late reply.
@zhihao12 (363)
• Singapore
14 Aug 12
There are all kind of people in this world, so yes i have met such people before. They tend to make things much more complicated with their over exaggerate character, its somewhat irritating to a certain extent. On the other hand, there are some people who make big things so small that they make a mess out of things. I guess we have to live with this since everyone different in a way or another.
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• Philippines
28 Nov 12
Oh, I agree with you. I guess we just have to live with them because nobody's perfect. We have to be more patient in dealing with these people. We all make mistakes. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Sorry for the late reply.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
14 Aug 12
Yes, and it does bother me because I also get all worked up then finding out later on that it's all for nothing. Sometimes, I can't blame them though especially if the situation is something that they're not familiar with; they do tend to over react and make a big deal out of it. But then again, there are also those people who know better but still have the knack to sensationalize everything for the sake of attention.
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• Philippines
28 Nov 12
Yeah, I don't like those people who exaggerate things just to get attention. They know that it's just a simple one but they make it a big issue. Sometimes I just raise my eyebrows, shrug my shoulders or release a sigh. I hope they won't exaggerate things. They're annoying. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting. Sorry for the late reply.