To find preache "friend" annoying?

Ha ha. Lucky girl, I like your style. I too hate condescending people who think they are a step above everyone. Why is it we never think of a fabulous witty put down till we've walked away?

They sound like a pair of smug sanctimonious prats with a nauseating dollop of pretend Christianity on top. Where are the lions when you really need them? Why would you waste your precious time on these people? You're worth a hundred of them. ?

Avoid them

I think humility is an often overlooked virtue - “blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth”.

I am sure this couple will get their come uppance in due course. Just be glad they are not knocking on your door all the time.

I’m a struggling Christian too. Most people seem to have a very hazy idea of what it means to even TRY to attain the Christian ideals. Many Christians are irritating as hell. The ones who are not irritating, you don’t even know they are Christians because they aren’t shoving it in your face. IF the OP’s friends Dr and the Rev Smug are genuinely working on their faith, next time the OP sees them she should say “I am so glad I’ve run into you. As you know well, my husband and I are finding the practicalities of daily life very difficult these days. You however are blessed with mobility and all your mental faculties. PRAY FOR US. “
I’d love to see their faces.

I think we all know someone like this and have to be very diplomatic in response - unfortunately my husband doesn't understand diplomacy

Many years ago as a young mother late 20's a couple moved next door who were in their late 40's/early 50's. They had 'come down in the world' by buying a house on a new estate having left a huge house some miles away due to his job. She was very religious but the most sanctimonious person I've ever met and would march round to my back door with her own cup of coffee and sit there for hours picking fault with everything and everyone. One day my son accidentally kicked a ball over the fence so went round to ask if he could retrieve it - she flatly refused and told him he needed to learn a lesson. Needless to say my very 'diplomatic' husband went round when he got home and told her what he thought of her lesson! That was the end of her turning up at my door with her coffee cup - thank goodness!!

People can be so funny, unintentionally. At the funeral of my neighbour a few years ago I got talking to a woman who regaled me with stories of all the cruises she'd been on. I was not the least interested (hate the idea of a cruise) but stood and nodded and let her get on with it. Mind you, she had had a few!

The doctor's not called Basil is he?!

About 14 years ago I was in despair about my eldest boy who was in academia freefall and unbeknownst to us being bullied at school. A woman who I’d quite liked rang me “for a chat” one day when I was feeling incredibly low and almost without pausing for breath started listing the amazing achievements of her genius children. After about half an hour I said, “ok, well I have to go now”...and never spoke to her again.

I would steer well clear of those two. My pet hate, apart from poo bags, are people who think they are perfect in every way.... I once worked with someone who went to Church on Sunday for forgiveness for her utter bitchiness from the previous week and then proceeded on Monday to start sniping all over again. Grrrrr

My sister does this to me every so often, it leaves me speechless with anger. And we are both Christians! So I think it has more to do with attitude. She once texted me a very sanctimonious remark about how she trusted God, so was never frightened, when I was in hospital with an unknown condition, and had told her I was very scared. Fortunately, one of the chaplaincy team happened to pop in to see me soon afterwards, and said 'Of course you're scared, you'd have to be mad not to be scared!' or words to that effect, which put it into perspective.

I think sometimes people can't bear their perfect world to be disrupted by real suffering or need, so they try to blank out negative situations. Christianity can be a comfort blanket fort some people. Also, friendships do change, and not all of them survive. Theses are not excuses for your friends, just possible reasons for their insensitivity. And I agree with typicallytina, you don't need this sort of 'friendship' in your life, with everything else you've got going on.

Am with you on this one.....sanctimonious c*w.....gives real Christians a bad name.....in future why don’t you just smile sweetly, say hello and walk on by......you don’t need folk like that in your life

Bloody, can’t be arsed are my favourites, bring on the pms, I’m bored today?

I really get irritated by kumbaya kind of people. You get it online a lot. People can be discussing some horrendous disaster and you will always get someone saying 'the world would be better if people would just love each other'. Well yes. Now back to actually dealing with life's problems and those that don't sit around waiting for karma or love and peace to say us all.
If you are a miserable cow, you are not the only one here!

I have often found “ deeply religious” people very hypocritical and judgemental, quoting the bible at others yet showing no kindness and compassion themselves, just telling others how they should/should not live their lives. Like others have said, avoid this pair, and if you do see them just wave and walk on by... life’s too short to waste on people like that ?

Thanks Lazigirl - nowt so queer as folk!

Luckygirl I hope you have felt some comfort and support and yes fun, from these posts after your miserable encounter with these erstwhile acquaintances.

annsixty. Do you have one of those stickers on your door "no cold callers etc" - if so you could add "or OTHERS despite the pampas"!

How awful Farmnanjulie ?

Well done for your restraint. They are not good Chrisians are they? They don't have any empathy. I think I would have said after the deliverance, "Sure, I'll tell oh that when I get home, if he's fit enough" and moved on. These people have no idea. ? Know how tough it can be at times.

What a dreadful vicar she must be. They sound like two thoroughly obnoxious, self-righteous and self-absorbed people.

I think, if it were me, I would make every effort to avoid them in future.

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And how do you know about the keys in the fruit bowl evenings Bella? Hmmm?

This is a real laugh. Find it hard to believe Gillybob that someone could go to the trouble of sending you a PM for saying bloody. The word crops up quite often. I wonder if she emails them all? Sod’s (oops) law she hasn’t been reading this thread so will have missed all the “naughty” words.

Re the pampas grass I thought it was an urban myth thst anyone displaying it in their front garden used it as a signal for keys in the fruit bowl evenings.

Lucky, don’t give it another thought. How very sanctimonious and unfriendly they both sound.

Bugger. Bloody. Bugger.

Send your pm's of complaint right here..............?