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Does this bother you?

When someone tells you, "have a blessed day!"

And do your respond?

Bizarre 5 Apr 4
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No. It never bothers me when someone genuinely expresses to me that they wish me well, whether I agree with the way it is worded or not. Why not return the favor and respond, "you have a great day, as well!"

That's actually good idea! I'm going to try to remember that.

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Not a bit. I take it as a wish for a good day.

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The majority of my customer interactions are over the phone & are seldom pleasant. I investigate 'unauthorized usage' of a public utility, identity theft & the like. I am in Virginia, & work in a rather religious part of said state. When i've caught someone dead to rights, it can get ugly fast with me being cussed out & called (& this is a colloquialism) everything but a child of god. If they are foaming at the mouth pissed off & profane, I always end the call with "& you have a blessed day" just to twist the proverbial knife.

LOL!!!!

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I'd just say "thanks" and smile.

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Not in the slightest. I appreciate the thought.

Jnei Level 8 Apr 4, 2018
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Of course not, blessings do not always come from a God

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Depends on my mood. Mostly I ignore it. When it was prevalent at Costco here in New Orleans, I sent a letter to headquarters about proselytizing. It stopped. Really.

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Another platitude by the religious that ultimately means nothing. It's analgous to saying "have a good day"; a statement said as an afterthought with no real conviction behind it.

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My responce is simple, I say " my day's wonderful without it, thanks"

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That's a word you hear a lot here where I live, and it does grate. But I just say "Thanks," if it's someone who doesn't know my stance on religion. If the person does know and says it to me, I still say "Thanks," but I give them the Murphy Look of Death, which is an actual thing in my family.

Deb57 Level 8 Apr 4, 2018

LOL on "the Murphy Look of Death".....I have one of those looks myself. It's pretty much involuntary.

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Depends upon who it's coming from. A local fast food joint employed a woman with some mental disabilities, she deliver food out to the vehicles. She was always very sweet, big smile and said have a blessed day. That didn't bother me and I figured she might not have the cognitive ability to question the beliefs she was brought up with.

I guess with elderly people it doesn't bother me too much either because that's just such a part of their generation and they mean well.

Most everyone else I just ignore or mumble thanks if I need to.

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"Thank you, you too"

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No it does not bother me it is very possible to have a very blessed life and many blessings in your life and still not be part of a religion or believe in any God

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walk away and say no thanks.

How rude.

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My go-to response is, "Have a secular day." It's as meaningless as "have a blessed day" and sometimes it causes an awkward pause, and I love those moments.

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It's aggravating AF. I usually ignore it.

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Gesundheit.
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. More serious answer - doesn't bother me. They are wishing me well. If we want to get into a discussion about the need for a divine being to grant me a good day as if I am unable to have one on my own...that's a different kettle of plastic fish.

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Does not bother me, not having a god teaching me to hate goes a long way. Sometimes I even do a "Backatcha!".

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No, this doesn't bother me at all.

Monad Level 4 Apr 4, 2018
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I confess. I use that phrase as a passive aggressive way to say $&@# you.

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No it doesn't unless I know they're Christian & they know I'm atheist. Then it's them being pushy & rude. Otherwise I say thanks, you too.

Carin Level 8 Oct 28, 2018
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It definitely bothers me when a homeless person thanks me and says God bless you. I feel they are saying that I helped them because I am religious. I usually say I don't believe in God but I do believe in helping people in need. When others do it, often out of habit and good will, I just ignore it.

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I often told my kids if I saw a Homeless person with a sign asking for $$, if it did not say, "God bless" then I'd give them $1. Most all say, "God bless." I guess the idea is to make church goers feel guilty if they don't give $$?!

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I hear this a lot where I live, and I just ignore it anymore. If someone says it, I say thank you and move on.

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Die you gravy sucking pig. just joking, I don't respond.

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