Annoyed xD
How do you react when someone tells you to smile?
02/09/2013
I usually give them a pretty dirty look. lol
02/09/2013
'Fuck' and 'you' often spring to the lips.
02/09/2013
It annoys me. Why should they care what my facial muscles are doing?
02/09/2013
I get very annoyed by this. People constantly do it to me at work. Like I'm going to just walk around work all day with a huge grin on my face for no apparent reason.
02/09/2013
Depends on my mood, often I just end up smiling.
02/09/2013
annoyed
02/09/2013
Depends on the situation. I might smile.
02/09/2013
It's more than annoying, it actually hurts a little bit. My whole life I've been treated like my emotions don't matter. Am I not allowed to have days when I'm down? Am I not allowed to feel sadness, anger, or pain? No, I have to paste a smile on my face because you seem to think telling me to smile will some how be the epiphany I've been hoping for? I have three young children that I need to constantly be strong for. I'm allowed to FEEL when they aren't around me and if I don't feel like smiling than I'm allowed not to.
Sorry for the rant...just really gets me. You never know what someone is going through. Maybe next time instead of telling someone to smile you could take a second to think about what they might be going through and offer an ear instead.
'You' being hypothetical of course!
Sorry for the rant...just really gets me. You never know what someone is going through. Maybe next time instead of telling someone to smile you could take a second to think about what they might be going through and offer an ear instead.
'You' being hypothetical of course!
02/09/2013
I just look like I normally do and say "I am smiling."
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02/09/2013
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I used to rarely smile and heard it a lot and it made me so mad. Smile more now and it's not so bad.
Originally posted by
misterazor
feel free to explain why you are either annoyed or uplifted by someone making this suggestion to you.
02/09/2013
uplifted
02/09/2013
I think I'd be confused. If someone wants to see me smile because they like my smile, I guess that would be okay.
02/09/2013
I hate it if it's for a photo if I don't know them that well
02/09/2013
I find it really annoying and patronizing.
02/09/2013
I hate it. I don't take orders from other people, even if said order is intended to be cute/positive/whatever .
02/09/2013
Annoyed...how dare you expect I be happy, especially since those people don't even know me!
02/09/2013
It's annoying, when it's someone who doesn't know you. We don't all walk around with smiles on our faces every second.
02/09/2013
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i see that one person has voted for "uplifted." take note people...these are not very good odds if you are trying to put someone in a good mood. perhaps choose a different course.
Originally posted by
misterazor
feel free to explain why you are either annoyed or uplifted by someone making this suggestion to you.
02/10/2013
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and most others. seems pretty much universal. kinda makes you wonder why people still say it, right?
Originally posted by
kitty1949
It definitely annoys me.
02/10/2013
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as do mine.
Originally posted by
Llewey
I say "Never for you."
My friends know better than tell me to smile. xD
My friends know better than tell me to smile. xD
02/10/2013
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i smile, but there must be a reason. i'm not walking around with a smile on my face all day long. i'm not crazy.
Originally posted by
Rory
A little annoyed. I'm not a big smiler.
02/10/2013
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i used to wonder what was wrong with me...like they knew something that i didn't...like i was missing the point, missing the reason that they were smiling. now i feel like they say it just to make themselves feel more comfortable. makes me wonder what's wrong with them, instead of what's wrong with me.
Originally posted by
Sera26
I hate it so much. When I was young I used to comply, now I scowl & turn away.
02/10/2013
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hmm. it's women who say it to me most often. do you ever consider thumbing him in the eye?
Originally posted by
Incendiaire
I find it annoying; it's something my father does frequently.
02/10/2013
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right. if it's a person who does not know you well, what are they thinking to say such a thing?
Originally posted by
toffee
Annoyed, especially if it's a person I don't know well.
02/10/2013
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right. i smile for myself...and not for anyone else.
Originally posted by
bratcat
i agree with this. i am not obligated to smile, regardless if it makes me "prettier" or not. I smile when i feel good and not to look good. it gets old really fast and for most the is just annoying, but there are those few times its just
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i agree with this. i am not obligated to smile, regardless if it makes me "prettier" or not. I smile when i feel good and not to look good. it gets old really fast and for most the is just annoying, but there are those few times its just super uncomfortable.
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02/10/2013
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makes me want to speak with their mother.
Originally posted by
The Vixen
It usually makes me cranky.
02/10/2013
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who wants to have to make themselves smile? it should happen of it's own accord.
Originally posted by
gloomybear
i get annoyed because maybe im not in the mood to smile i get it alot at work but when im concentrating i dont smile
02/10/2013
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maybe we could make some cash out of it. like, "okay, i'll smile if you give me ten bucks."
Originally posted by
Gone (LD29)
It annoys the crap out of me. Especially when the person telling me to smile knows I'm under a lot of stress or that I have a genuinely good reason not to be happy. I'm not one of those people that can change my emotions like flipping a switch.
02/10/2013
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sometimes we have good reason to not be smiling. i'm not one who needs good reason, even. i don't smile for no reason...just sitting on the couch with a crazy smile on my face. that would be frightening.
Originally posted by
froggygal91
I'm usually always smiling so if I am not something is wrong. So when someone tells me to smile and I'm already in a bad mood I ignore them but really want to tell them to kiss my butt.
02/10/2013