Becoming a Curmudgeon
By Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
July 13, 2017 2:09am CST
In my inquiries into the mindset development of becoming a curmudgeon I scrambled upon a very interesting site that probably can be considered a support system for anyone feeling like a curmudgeon on a daily basis.
Its really not a bad thing - just others see you as very grumpy and different.
The site "wifi how to do anything - How to become a curmudgeon" is the one I am referring to and they have sterotyped it as such:
"Curmudgeons are usually cast as grumpy old men, along the lines of Walter Matthau or Andy Rooney. The truth is that they can be any gender or any age, though. It's a mindset! There are positives to being a curmudgeon, and they are necessary in any society."
......... just to add flavour to my topic I am about to list five of their ideas of what makes traits makes for a perfect curmudgeon:
1. Become an independent thinker, and go against the grain. (I need no help there)
2. Be a leader, not a follower of trends! (oh goodness me - they have me fashioned)
3. Focus on the greater good (that is a personal life time goal)
4. Develop a sense of humor. (that I have however I dont do sarcasm at all)
5. Stay traditional, even when society changes around you. (this is the one that nobody understands)
So there you have it . . . I am a little of a curmudgeon this week but mostly due to the medications I am taking for a little Laryngitis that I picked up during a very windy bowling week-end.
My grandchildren come to visit tomorrow and it is said that "I dont play with them enough" ?? Can anyone tell me what is expected of a Grandmother to PLAY with the Grandchildren?
I need some idea's because I am all out!
Being a grumpy granny is not what I want to be!
“I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.”
~ Oscar Wilde
Wishing you all health and happiness from a mylot friend on this very cool day down under in South Africa.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
13 Jul 17
'Curmudgeon' is one of my favourite words but nobody seems to know where it comes from, though the dictionary says it's "late 16th Century". I grudgingly admire the person who has tried to give a positive spin on it, however, I tend to disagree with it (in true curmudgeonly fashion).
Going against the grain and being doggedly conservative are, of course, two of the prerequisites of being a curmudgeon, however, one should always avoid doing this in a positive way. A curmudgeon's aim is to grumble about things without ever offering a better alternative and certainly never to 'focus on the greater good' (whatever that is) but to always emphasise that things were much better back in the day (even if one had to walk five miles to school and all that one had to eat was dried bread and stone soup - these things were 'character forming', after all!).
A curmudgeon may have a sense of humour but it is inevitably wry, bitter and twisted with an emphasis on heavy irony and often sarcastic. It is usually only truly enjoyed (if that can be said) by the curmudgeon him/herself.
One of the finest paragons of curmudeonness was Victor Meldrew as portrayed by Richard Wilson in "One Foot In The Grave", though even he was rather mild, as curmudgeons go!
At the age of 60, Victor Meldrew is retired from his job as a security guard to be replaced by a box and a recorded message. As he contemplates his future, h...
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
13 Jul 17
Hope you feel better with the meds.
I am a permanent grump.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
14 Jul 17
i hope that'cher feelin' better, hon. 's fer those grands? search me. mine don't think yer doin' nothin' with 'em 'nless yer spendin' money fer schtuff they don't need. i miss the days when they were younger...
hmm, didn't reckon i 'twas a curmudgeon?? reckon such'd be so :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
14 Jul 17
@Inlemay we used to play board games, do artwork, etc. then they found cell phones where's they could play games by their lonesome :(
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@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
18 Jul 17
@crazyhorseladycx I hate the lonesome thing - it makes children spiteful with their time
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 17
I was born a curmudgeon!
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