what kind of a thing is that? someone brings a casserole to a family who has lost someone "its the least I could do" well shit! then make me some steak. does this mean that they will do more? that they don't care enough to do a little more. I was just randomly thinking of it yesterday. It just doesn't make sense to me. what if one person saves the other from ninjas? "its the least i could do" well, then you could have done more! Its haughty. "I could have brutally tortured those ninjas, but just getting you out of there was the least I could do" see what I mean? does anyone else think this is odd?
little sayings like that piss me off too, like i know some guy who talks constantly(to the point of being very annoying, and he is always saying "so needless to say" i just wanna say "then dont"
People usually don't know what to say in those kinds of situations, and saying something like "it's the least I could do" is better than saying nothing. You should appreciate what has been given because they didn't have to bring anything.
id rather be silently comforted, than have someone say some bullshit saying that everybody else does, just give them a hug or something
You sound like a fucking TOTAL bitch. What the fuck are they supposed to do? Drop what they're doing and kiss your fucking feet and give you everything they own? Yeah, at least they DID something, instead of just being a douche and doing nothing. I'd bet 100 bucks that you're the kind that sits there and does nothing when a person loses someone who's close. You make me sick you fucking spoiled-ass bitch.
Well she did lose someone who was as close as you can be to her.. so yea, I can sort of see where she's coming from..!
So you get pissed that people come over with food and try to be nice? Wow nice way to be caring to the people that care for you. I get that you would probably have some emotional issues to deal with because of the death but no need to get mad at some people for food. ps. if they wanted to give you steak then they would have.....
I agree with makesmomcry420. I hate it (especially at a funeral) when people are like "I'm sorry for your loss. Sure they may be sorry, they may not care that much, but it just sounds so fake regardless. I would rather get a nice a hug with silence. Then again that might be awkward at a funeral, with like 30-40 people or however many are there just hugging you without saying a thing.
this was hypothetical, i never received a casserole. I was just commenting on a phrase that is often used and rarely thought about. I also never saved anyone from a ninja. the only point i was trying to make, is why bother saying its the least you can do? sure they are fillers, but it implies that someone could have done more, and didn't. You try and come up with better examples. I was high, and musing, and Twizz, you can fuck yourself, for not reading, or thinking, and for assuming that I am a bitch. I sure have my moments but I lost my infant son you ignorant, selfish spawn of a turd. is it so much to ask that a few stoners muse upon the intricacies of the English language? what has the world come to?
Prenatal risks inadequate prenatal care[citation needed] inadequate prenatal nutrition[citation needed] tobacco smoking[citation needed] use of heroin[citation needed] subsequent births less than one year apart[citation needed] alcohol abuse[citation needed] being overweight[citation needed] Under the age of 20[citation needed] [edit] Post-natal risks low birth weight (especially less than 1.5 kg (~3.3 lb)) exposure to tobacco smoke[2] laying an infant to sleep on his or her stomach (see sleep positioning below) failure to breastfeed [3] excess clothing and overheating excess bedding, soft sleep surface and stuffed animals sex (61% of SIDS cases occur in males) age (incidence rises from zero at birth, is highest from two to four months, and declines towards zero at one year) premature birth (increase risk of SIDS death by 50 times) well seems like they arent so misterious, theres the main causes and i guess most shitty parents dont own up to certain things. im not talking about you, i just did some research since i had never before heard of SIDS. anyway, 0.05% possibility in 1 month to 1 year kids, and leading cause of death in 1month old infants. pretty rare. anyway on topic, this is a stupid saying like so many others, most people say it without ANY meaning at all, it just comes natural - like you step on some pricks shoe on a bus because he barely moved after you asked him to excuse you, you say sorry automatically, even tho u have no meaning of it. anyway actions speak louder than words, and i agree with twizz, if you want some idiot to come in and start kissing ur ass blah blah soooo sorry anything i can do to help blah blah blah, but here SOMEONE uses theyre free time, makes something while thinking of you, and presents it. you should be honored that they did, because in truth, all they needed to say was im so sorry.
I couldn't come up with better examples! for crying out loud! and SIDS doesn't have definite causes, thats why its a bitch. it might not happen if you do/don't do this or that. i had twins, my care and nutrition were impeccable my weight maintained, my boys were early as most twins, a little over 34 weeks when they were born. 4 lbs and 4.5 lbs both 17 inches long. healthy, and home within 2 weeks. It happens without warning, or a cry in the night. no fever, no nothing. parents are asked questions about the scene and situation before the true grief even sets in. I was asked in the hospital, and before we left the hospital they had already inspected the apartment, took the blankie he had, his pacifier, i think they took other stuff, but I dont remember. Can anyone think of another example of "its the least I can do" or another phrase that seems odd when analyzed? and not get hung up on whether or not anyone has been through hardship on this planet?
