Glad to hear other people have noticed this and I’m not just crazy.
Now, I think someone has the right to brag a little bit when they do something awesome like donating blood. I just don’t get why they have to frame it so negatively. Make it sound like it was just a horrible experience that nobody should ever bother with. That’s not productive. I wouldn’t get irritated at a post that said “Donated blood today, woo!” like I do with these bitchy posts. It just seems like they’re missing the point completely.
Maybe they’re trying to be humble and publicize the fact that they donated without explicitly patting themselves on the back. It’s pretty transparent though. Or maybe they think they’re showing off how tough they are or something. No, if you’re blubbering about being pricked twice, you don’t seem tough. Hahah!
I think I’m just really sensitive about this subject from being a blood recipient 11 times over. When people just emphasize the negatives, it almost seems like they think they outweigh the positives, like donating wasn’t worth it. I just think providing someone with blood should be worth a prick, or even (gasp) two pricks if the nurse doesn’t get it in the first time. And you know what, the people on the receiving end get pricked a whole lot and don’t have a choice in the matter. Gahh
I know, I’m complaining about people complaining. Whoops.