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That's a phrase that I'm sure is meant well (most of the time), but for some reason it just grates on my nerves. Most of the time, it strikes me as condescending. It's like the quintessential Southernism Bless your heart,†which I'm coming to learn means nothing of the sort. (According to my late sister-in-law, bless your heart†means You're behaving like a Yankee — synonymous with ‘Troll' — and you have no idea that we're all laughing at you behind your back.†This is the same sister-in-law who referred to me, until her dying day as That dam Yankee my brother brought home.â€
Somehow, Have a Blessed Day†just strikes me in the same way — as sarcastic, condescending and insincere. Every time I see a post ending that way, it makes me reassess the content and is sure to get my dander up. I know I'm not the only one who sees it that way. So I'm wondering, how do the majority of AN members see/use the expression?