I'm not sure about the definition of whining. Intuitively it seems like it should be correct. Because whining grows out of what children do, when they want the parent to do something, and use that whiny vocal register to make sure it breaks through your concentration.
But what about when I say "now I have to clean out the car in the rain"? I'm sure I'm whining. I was quite displeased about it. But there was no element of problem-solving in stating the fact; I was just complaining about it. And I didn't think it was anyone else's role to fix the problem. I mean, it's not like I gave Rich a chance to see the post and go clean out the car for me before I went out and did it myself; honestly, I'm not that passive-aggressive about how I assign household tasks. :) And nobody else can make it stop raining, or do anything else equally magical. I was just... venting, I guess.
Is venting distinct from whining? Is it equally irritating? I don't know; I don't read enough annoying people on-line to have figured out what is and is not annoying.
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Date: 2010-12-12 06:12 pm (UTC)But what about when I say "now I have to clean out the car in the rain"? I'm sure I'm whining. I was quite displeased about it. But there was no element of problem-solving in stating the fact; I was just complaining about it. And I didn't think it was anyone else's role to fix the problem. I mean, it's not like I gave Rich a chance to see the post and go clean out the car for me before I went out and did it myself; honestly, I'm not that passive-aggressive about how I assign household tasks. :) And nobody else can make it stop raining, or do anything else equally magical. I was just... venting, I guess.
Is venting distinct from whining? Is it equally irritating? I don't know; I don't read enough annoying people on-line to have figured out what is and is not annoying.