Screw the high road.
For Prescilla, a 40-year-old in Chicago, pettiness is a virtue an unfairly maligned means of exacting justice.
My husband, who was nonconfrontational, was too stunned to speak.
She said all this in front of hisnewpartner, too.
Anyone who says being petty isnt satisfying is lying.
The momentspawned memesof social media users hailing Lamar as the level of petty [they] aspire to be.
Asmean girl influencers are pointing out, being good isnt getting us anywhere.
Petty envy is real, saysCaroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW, chief clinical officer and co-founder atCharlie Health.
Anyone who seems liberated from these fears, she says, is inherently compelling.
What might it be like to forget about all that?
She notes that pettiness has an added benefit: It taps into our brains reward system.
When we feel slighted, our body releases stress hormones like cortisol, she says.
A petty act can give us a dopamine boost because it creates a sense of resolution or control.
Its like a tiny, self-created moment of fairness.
So, she reached for some chewing gum.
Nikki left the concert pleased.
Its pettiness as vigilantism.
At its core, pettiness is about reclaiming power, Fenkel says.
Her former boss was guilty of such an act, so she collated receipts.
As a professional, I ended it with a recap slide and a recommendations for a way forward slide.
Nicole later presented it on a call with the bosss bosses and the guilty party present.
There was a lot of silence at first before the bosses jumped in with possible solutions.
Admittedly, PowerPoint pettiness isnt for everyone.
In the gray zone between pettiness and cruelty, each individual has to decide where theyre comfortable.
For the less confrontational, sometimes just thinking petty thoughts is enough.
It certainly works for Robin, a 38-year-old from New York.
Instead of ranting to her group chats, her friends collect these slights and save them for book club.
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