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imacoolmom ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 11:10 pm

The woman is always either patting or fixing her sheitel

Growing

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 12:55 am

polka dots wrote:

Woman scrub invisible spots on the counter when they are angry or anxious, until it shines.
Me just takes a huge slice of the closest thing next to me and shove in in my mouth

didnt read the whole thread but had to thank you for this!
Yes

↑ Queen Of Hearts ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 12:56 am

The character in shidduchim is always reluctant to date whoever the shadchan sets her up with. And then...drumroll...he's the one!

↑ Queen Of Hearts ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 12:57 am

imacoolmom wrote:

The woman is always either patting or fixing her sheitel

Me IRL

↑ GLUE

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 1:17 am

Every family has a selfish and entitled daughter, who thinks the world revolves around her.

Sometimes there is a son but mostly a daughter.

thinkpositive

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 3:39 am

Section on cleaning your home for Pesach, then gorgeous tablescapes, then gourmet Pesach menus, then family chol hamoed outings, then interacting with all the family including your selfish daughter in law and forgetful mother, topped off with a section on self care and looking after yourself.

Oh and how to make space by your entrance for a mud room.

goldfish1

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 8:42 am

The best friend always gives tough love and knocks some sense into the main character's head.

People who are upset do one of 3 things: wash clean dishes, scrub clean counters or take a walk with their walking partner.

Mothers are always kind, nurturing people who are riddled with mom guilt over everything.

Mothers are in the doctor's waiting room about 3 times a week and they always know what's wrong with their child better than the doctor knows.

watergirl

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 9:14 am

People "narrow their eyes" and "let out the breath they did not know they were holding". I don't know anyone who does that IRL.

This thread is like a reincarnation of a thread I started years ago that I can't find now. Lets write the next great frum novel, or something like that. ALLLLL the clichés.

username11 ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 10:01 am

When someone hears mildly bad news the room starts spinning and she collapses into the nearest chair, she also feels like she got punched in the gut and her air leaves her lungs in a wooosh

↑ Einikel

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 10:03 am

username11 wrote:

When someone hears mildly bad news the room starts spinning and she collapses into the nearest chair, she also feels like she got punched in the gut and her air leaves her lungs in a wooosh

ldg

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 10:23 am

I always wanted to know what wringing your hands looks like.

Mollie

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 10:25 am

People snort all the time. (Not even sure what that means )

↑ Queen Of Hearts

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 10:35 am

People are always driving off in a huff.

BusyBoys ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 10:38 am

Every child has a diagnosis. You just have to educate yourself and be guided to the right professional.

There’s fresh hot supper every day.

↑ BusyBoys

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 10:39 am

The gleam in the eye… oh, they’re up to no good.

↑ username11

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 11:15 am

Mollie wrote:

People snort all the time. (Not even sure what that means )

Noticed this too

↑ imacoolmom

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 12:06 pm

Ohhhh I thought of another one that really annoys me. Characters speak “huskily” ( what does that even mean??)

Tortoise

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 12:28 pm

There are "gaggles" of children everywhere! (How many kids does it take to make a gaggle, anyway?!)

TR91

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 12:56 pm

AmedeoAvogadro wrote:

Yes about the bolded! She just gets it.

Also, people can make all different kinds of faces e.g she made a face as though to say "when will you be home from maariv?"
And he makes a face as though to say "around seven thirty" and she makes a face as though to say "fine, but not later".

And the target of these very specific faces interpret perfectly but no one around has a clue about the communication.

Sometimes I literally go to the mirror to try make the face described in the magazine but it doesn't exist.

Haaaa! Too funny!! All of it.

↑ meiravit

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 1:06 pm

Also, there's always a "frisson of fear"

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