I’m Full of Opinions

Have I ever mentioned that I don’t care for Beyonce?

Answer: Every chance I get. In my opinion, Queen Bey is not worthy of her self-proclaimed royal title. She barely deserves to be mentioned at all, and don’t get me started on her Grammy win for Best Country Album. BUT, here’s the deal, this is a very unpopular opinion of mine. Right this second, the cult Beyhive followers are likely plotting my death.

This got me thinking about what other opinions/likes/dislikes I have that might go against the grain. I’m at the age where I don’t really give much of a shit whether people agree with my opinions or not, but I do find it fascinating when I have a feeling about something that A LOT of other people do not.

So, just to stir the proverbial pot, here are a few of my Unpopular Opinions:

**Maybe it’s my age, or just my general Gen X-ness, but I don’t see the appeal of TikTok. I am definitely technologically challenged, but it’s like I just can’t make it work right. A lot of people I know love it, and to be fair, I haven’t given it a lot of attention. Maybe because it sucks?

**Get ready for this one…much to the dismay of my teenagers, I am a Samsung user. Yes, I am that person who “ruins your group chats” with the green bubbles. You have my permission to remove me from all future group texts. What’s even stranger about my phone preference is that I use both and iMac AND a MacBook, yet cannot give up my Galaxy phone. The graphics are better, the emojis are better, the colors are brighter. Also, I hate change.

**Elvis. I don’t appreciate the fanfare. I get that he was all the rage…like a hundred years ago. But, there’s something about his voice that makes me change the song every time.

**Another one from the teenagers, Cane’s chicken. It’s just not that good. Yes, please give me a greasy, unseasoned chicken strip and some soggy crinkle fries. And make me wait in a ridiculously long line for it. Now, the sauce? The bomb.

** Same story for In-N-Out. Maybe I don’t order the right thing, or I am just spoiled by really good beef (shout out to Christensen Ranch) but yuck. We got our first In-N-Out here a couple of years ago, and everyone and their mother flocked to the drive thru line, blocking traffic for miles. If they served wine, maybe I’d consider it.

**Black licorice. I am one of the few people I know that likes it. Maybe I have an affinity for it because of the plentiful shots of Jagermeister I did in college, but I enjoy the flavor. I’ll take all of your black jelly beans.

**’Tis the season, so I’m going to add a couple of Christmas related items. First, the movie A Christmas Story is overrated. The only part I find even remotely relatable is where the mom and dad are straight up chugging red wine at 7am on Christmas morning. We’ve all been there, up late being Santa, sleep a couple of hours and then awake early to make shit merry. So, let’s give those two the accolades they deserve for surviving that scene, especially since they gave the little sociopath a gun and dad’s clearly spent one too many nights at the local Diamond Cabaret. However, Christmas Vacation? All day long. Shitter’s full!

*Second, the kid ornaments belong on the back of the tree. I love my children with my entire being and probably have every single piece of artwork, pottery and craft they’ve ever made. But, I am at a stage in my life where I deserve to have a pretty Christmas tree, free from the glitter handprints, mediocre poems, and homemade dough ornaments. I suffered having a crap Christmas tree for YEARS while they were little and came home from preschool offering up their festive creations. But, they are all teenagers now and frankly they don’t put a single ornament or light on the tree, so their opinions are void.

This is just the tip of the iceberg I’m afraid, and I know I’m not alone in my unpopular opinions. It’s what makes the world go around, that people are walking around thinking things different than us…GASP! Just please don’t tell Beyonce.