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negativity

that ain’t right
that’s negativity
negativity by Babbyygirlkc January 1, 2020

Negativity

Negativity doesn't exist- it isn't a law, or a rule. In fact, Negativity is such an underrated word. Its brother, positivity, isn't real either. Negativity has already been harassed as a word and been given meanings it doesn't deserve, because, as I said, negativity doesn't exist. Negativity is reality.

Example: You're in a sports game, it can be any sport. You're a tiny insignificant kid like me and you're playing against massive men who look like The Rock. Thinking positively, like those foolish optimists, will only made the pounding you are about to get more painful. Thinking, "I am gonna lose and get my ass whipped" will be considered negative thinking, but once again, negativity is reality.

Thinking realistically is going to get you more far than positivity will ever get you. Negativity is already considered a bad thing, when all it is is something else. Now, of course you've never heard this. I bet more than anything you're a teenager, like me, and us teenagers should know that this optimistic bullshit is, well, bullshit. Adults don't tell kids and teenagers that only because adults don't accept the truth. Sure, they want to "protect" their kids, and I understand for children, but teenagers deserve knowing the Truth. Teenagers spend their childhood following the steps of their surroundings, their friends, their family. For most, their childhood is spent obediently doing everything that your parents say.
Once we become teenagers, despite what every adult in existence says, we see the world more openly. We want to go down our own path. We become more independent. We want to explore the world in all its glory. But unfortunately, it doesn't work that way, which is why positivity doesn't exist. The world doesn't work that way. That's why positivity doesn't exist.

And for the moms reading this, go ahead, dislike this definition, and keep denying the truth. Denying that truth will only make you live with a weight on your shoulders that will crush you and make you live with regret. Living in that kind of denial is worse than what the foolish optimists say living "negatively" is.

So when we go through our teenage years, we are exposed to this reality, because we can see it. Because us teenagers think realistically, we are seen as monsters. A species of human, ungrateful brats, and pessimistic are just some of the names I've heard teens being called. Surprisingly, the teen years are where we are supposed to be thinking the most positively towards life, but our parents make it hard. Mind you, I'm not criticizing parents or their tactics. In fact, they aren't doing it on purpose, it's just that some of the things they do makes teenagers more depressed, and they just don't see that. Parents still see their teenagers as the little angels we were when we were little, clueless, doing everything their parents say, becoming robots.

Negativity

negativity fountain 

1. One who has so much negativity built up inside that they practically spew negativity/negative like a fountain spews water.

2. One who makes rude comments towards another without being provoked.

3. One whos only method of feeling better is to try making you feel as shitty or shittier than they do.
Leo: stfu.
Leo: srsly, ur dumbbb!!!
Tom: "u are just a fucking negativity fountain these days!l"

OR

Jack: "I'm on vacation all week!"
Jill: "It'll probably rain."
Jack: "well at least i got my paycheck today."
Jill: "but ur car insurance is due and u owe me 40 bucks!"
Jack: "you don't have to be such a negativity fountain!"

Negativity Sprinkler 

Adjective created and popularized by Nyomi Lorraine meaning someone who spreads negativity regularly and rapidly like a lawn sprinkler.
"Why are you being such a negativity sprinkler right now?"
Negativity Sprinkler by osnapitzny September 26, 2023

Negativity FAILURE

You have failure that is negative (Disrepectful)
Guy1: Bro you have dum failure
Guy2: Bro, you probably have Negativity FAILURE 😎

negativity highlighter 

A pessimistic person who always looks for the negativity in a situation or person.
You always saying something negative, you’re a negativity highlighter!
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