It’s Always Cranky Old Farts Who Make Lists of Complaints

(and that cranky old fart is me)

Mather Schneider
2 min readAug 26, 2021
Photo by mari lezhava on Unsplash

It’s always people with tons of followers who say followers don’t matter.

It’s always people with money who say money doesn’t matter.

It’s always people who live in gated communities who tell you not to live in fear.

It’s always hacks who tells you how to write.

It’s always people with non-abusive, supportive families who tell you families are the most important thing.

It’s always young healthy people who tell you how to be healthy.

It’s always beautiful people who tell you to accept yourself.

It’s always the winner who tells you losing doesn’t matter.

It’s always people with perfect teeth who tell you to smile.

It’s always the guy sitting on the beach who tells you life is great and to live for the day.

It’s always the person with the dream job who tells you to love your work.

It’s always the 18-year old girl who wants to sell you wrinkle cream.

It’s always the guy who’s never had insomnia who tells you the importance of a good night’s rest.

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Mather Schneider

Small press burnout. Stories and poetry the best I can. Become a member and help me out: https://matherschneider.medium.com/membership