Not to want to be blessed all the time

The thing is, until the other day, I had never heard anyone say this at all, and then to get it two times in one day seemed strange.

I think "May God bless you and keep you" should be reserved for vicars. Or lay preachers.

The rest of us should be content with God bless.

I suppose we should start worrying when the blessing comes with the laying on of hands!

I shouldn't have said that Baubles! Apologies to your late granny.

I will say 'oh bless him/her' usually about a child or maybe a family pet, but I'm quite sure I would never say it about an adult, because it does sound patronising, I feel. I use the phrase in the same way that I would say 'oh love him'. But the use of 'bless' and 'enjoy' is lazy.
Equally, I hate the way people (politicians, businessmen etc) will say something is 'key' to, e.g. success, survival etc., rather than 'the key'.
I knew someone who used to say, if there was a problem or something that needed to be attended to, 'I'll ask (x) to deal it' or 'Will you deal?', always omitting the 'with'. SO irritating. I wanted to ask her if she was playing cards.

When I was a child, saying 'Goodnight' (when going to bed) was always answered with 'God Bless.'

The other day I phoned the vet to alter an appointment for our dog because I'd just noticed it clashed with DH's visit to the dentist. When she said, 'Awww, Bless' I don't know if she was referring to me, DH or the dog!

I feell the same way about 'bear with' when someone actually means 'bear with me'. Although I know at least one GN member doesn't agree with me on that...

Like the woman on Miranda, who always has her phone clasped to her ear while putting up a hand and saying "bear with!" Every few seconds.Lol.

Merlotgran, you have reminded me of that night-time Goodnight, God Bless
I had clean forgotten it and my Mother always used to say it to us.

Yes, that's where my dislike of the phrase came from!

I think as so many have tales of the Awww, bless syndrome, it must be the latest 'in' thing to say.

(to roses)

Ana, Miranda or my Mother?haha.

Posted at same time.

It annoys me when people say "Bless you!" if I sneeze. I don't actually believe my soul has left my body and I need a blessing to get it back (the supposed origin of the silly practice) How are you meant to reply?

Oh, I still say "God bless" when anyone in family says goodnight. And they say it back. That's alright.

My mum always said, Good night, God Bless, Sweet Dreams [and dad always referred to going upstairs as 'up the dancers'....what was that about ?

The first time I heard it was actually several years ago by my then neighbour (female and a lot younger than me!). She also said our pop-up gazebo was 'darling'...

Say thank you, or just grin and bear it, or say bear with?

..googled it; dancing bears = stairs [never knew that till now]

I thought sneezing gave the devil a chance to get into your body, that's why people said 'bless you' when you sneezed.

Tegan, I had forgotten about the 'up the dancers' as well, yes my Father used to say that( but not my Mother,....interesting.)Wonder where it came from, have to Goole it.

Google!

These posts are all over the place!

We all keep on doing these x posts, I should read them first.Dancing bears,Cockney rhyming slang!