Things Could Be Worse...

Ok, I need to get on here and rant about one of the single most ANNOYING pet peeves of mine, and that is when people say, "Well, thing could be worse..."

As in,
"Things could be worse, you could be a starving Ethiopian child."
"Things could be worse, you could have no arms and legs."
"Things could be worse, you could be killed."

THE FUCK?

First of all, the term "worse" is relative.
For example, I personally, would rather be dead than have to deal with my mom being dead. Some people wouldn't. That is relative.
I would rather be a starving person in Africa than have to see my mom suffer. Some people wouldn't. Relative.

Furthermore, that is possibly the WORST way to try to "comfort" someone. Ever.
I don't know what happened to empathy in our country, but it definitely flew out the window if people think that "Things could be worse" is a good comfort food.

So please, just keep that in mind. It's not helpful. In fact, it's very counter-productive.

Kthanks,

-Webpups