There are few things in life that unite people more than complaining about Monday.

No matter where you live, what you do, or how old you are, Monday somehow manages to become the villain of the week. By Sunday afternoon, people already start posting dramatic messages online. They talk about “Sunday Scaries,” complain about work tomorrow, and act as if Monday personally broke into their house and stole their happiness.

But maybe we should stop for a second and ask a very important question:

What does Monday think about us?

Because honestly, if Monday could talk, I do not think it would be very nice.

We spend so much time blaming Monday for everything. We act like it is some cruel enemy that appears every week only to ruin our lives. But Monday is just a day. It shows up on time, every single week, without fail. Meanwhile, we are the ones hitting snooze seven times, dragging ourselves out of bed like we just survived a natural disaster, and walking around with the energy of an unplugged lamp.

Monday is not the problem.

We are.

Think about it. Monday arrives after two days of questionable decisions. We stay up too late on Friday because “the weekend just started.” On Saturday, we somehow get even less sleep because we think we are still twenty years old. Then on Sunday night, instead of preparing for the week, we lie in bed watching videos of people cleaning carpets, restoring rusty frying pans, or making tiny houses in the middle of the forest.

And somehow Monday is supposed to fix all of that.

Poor Monday never had a chance.

We treat Monday like the villain in a cheap horror movie. The music changes. The lights go dark. Everyone panics. But Monday is really just standing there, confused, holding a cup of coffee, wondering why everyone is so dramatic.

Friday gets all the love.

Friday walks into the room like a celebrity. People smile when Friday arrives. They make plans. They go out. They post photos of pizza, drinks, movie nights, and sunsets. Friday gets compliments, attention, and excitement.

Monday gets cold coffee and complaints.

Nobody says, “Finally! Monday is here!”

Nobody throws a party because Monday arrived.

Nobody posts a photo of themselves in sweatpants at 6:30 in the morning with the caption: “Living my best Monday life.”

Instead, Monday gets blamed for everything. Bad mood? Monday. Tired? Monday. Forgot your lunch? Monday. Opened your emails and saw 47 unread messages? Definitely Monday.

At this point, Monday probably feels personally attacked.

Imagine being hated by millions of people every single week for something that is not even your fault.

Imagine doing your job, showing up on time, and being greeted by people who look like they have not slept since the 90s.

That is Monday’s reality.

And to be fair, Monday probably hates some things about us too.

Monday hates the way we promise ourselves every Sunday night that “this week will be different.”

This week, we will wake up early.

This week, we will drink more water.

This week, we will eat healthy.

This week, we will answer emails on time.

This week, we will finally become organized adults.

Then Monday morning arrives, and by 9:01 a.m., we are already looking for the fastest possible way to Friday.

Monday also hates the way we expect too much from it.

We treat Monday like a magical reset button. We expect it to fix our sleep schedule, our eating habits, our unfinished tasks, our messy desk, our unopened emails, and our entire life.

That is a lot of pressure for one day.

No wonder Monday looks tired.

If Monday had a face, I imagine it would have permanent dark circles under its eyes and an expression that says, “Really? Again?”

Because every week we do the same thing.

We ignore Monday.

We complain about Monday.

We count down until Friday.

Then suddenly Sunday night comes back around, and there is Monday again, standing outside the door like, “Unfortunately for both of us, I am back.”

Maybe the truth is that Monday does not actually hate us.

Maybe Monday is just disappointed.

Disappointed that we keep blaming it for problems we created ourselves.

Disappointed that we act surprised every week, even though Monday has been arriving at the exact same time our entire lives.

Disappointed that we never give it a chance.

Or maybe Monday really does hate us a little bit.

Honestly, I would understand.

Perhaps it is time for a truce.

Maybe we should stop treating Monday like our personal enemy and start treating it like an awkward coworker we do not really like, but still have to respect.

Because Monday is not going anywhere.

It will keep showing up every week, tired of our nonsense, tired of our excuses, and tired of being blamed for everything.

And maybe that is the real relationship we have with Monday.

Not love.

Not friendship.

Just a mutual, respectful hatred that somehow keeps the world spinning.

GK

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59 thoughts on “Monday Hates You Too”

  1. The Law of Attraction creates more Mondays and Fridays: Mondays because we detest them, so our negative thought creates more Mondays; and Fridays reappear more often than statistics would imply for the very reason that…., well, “T.G.I.F”! — they even named a restaurant chain after it!

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    1. That is absolutely true! Poor Monday never stood a chance against a day that has its own slogan, its own song, and even its own restaurant chain. Friday is out there living like a celebrity, while Monday is sitting in the corner, wondering what it did wrong.
      GK

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  2. It makes Monday a special day in its own way. Monday, for me at least, is the one day that doesn’t sneak up and I say ‘I didn’t realise it was Monday’. So thank you Monday for being so reliable

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    1. You are right — Monday may not be loved, but it is impossible to ignore. Out of all the days, it is the one that always arrives with a dramatic entrance and absolutely makes sure we know it is there.
      GK

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  7. I giggled out loud reading this. Then I wondered, who immortalizes Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday? They’re like the middle children in a large family. Everyone knows they’re there, but no one pays much attention to them.

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    1. So true 😄 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are quietly doing all the work while Monday and Friday get all the drama and attention. They are absolutely the forgotten middle children of the week.
      GK

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  10. Since I retired I’ve learned two things:

    I no longer have to hurry.

    And

    Everyday is a Saturday.

    As far as Monday is concerned – I get up whenever I want alarm clock be damned…

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    1. That sounds wonderful 😄 Retirement seems to be the one thing powerful enough to finally defeat Monday. Poor Monday shows up at the usual time, and you simply roll over and remind it that every day is Saturday now.
      GK

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  14. This made me smile. That line about Monday being “the messenger” really stayed with me. It’s almost like Monday just holds up a mirror to whatever we carried through the weekend—and sometimes we don’t like what we see. Maybe the weight we feel on Monday morning didn’t start on Monday at all. Maybe it started in the small choices no one else sees. It kind of made me think of how often we treat new beginnings as dramatic resets, when really they’re just quiet invitations. Not to become a completely different person overnight—but to walk a little more intentionally than we did the day before. And honestly, I truly love the humor threaded through this. It makes the truth easier to receive. Because it’s real—we’ve all had those “new week, new me” moments that don’t survive past breakfast. This felt like more than just a funny take on Monday. It felt like a gentle nudge to come into the week a little more prepared… and maybe a little more honest with ourselves.

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    1. Thank you so much for this beautiful reflection. You said it perfectly — Monday is often only the messenger, quietly holding up the mirror to the choices, thoughts, and unfinished things we carried into it. I love what you said about new beginnings being quiet invitations instead of dramatic resets. We expect Monday to transform everything overnight, when sometimes all it asks is that we arrive a little more honestly, a little more gently, and perhaps with slightly less faith in “new week, new me” before breakfast 😄
      GK

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  17. Oh my, but I giggled there i said it, out loud even laughed with glee… delighted fir Friday heartbroken lol fir Monday.. what an absolutely delightful look at both… Monday broke into their house and stole their happiness….lololol oh tears of joy 😊 Friday love… walls in the room like a celebrity…😅🤣😂 so delightful… thank you for a Friday laugh on Monday… a real treat absolute delight which I’m hoping will carry me through to Friday and its own delights… smirk 😏

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    1. Your comment made me laugh too 😄 Poor Monday is somewhere reading this dramatically, whispering, “I knew they thought I stole their happiness!” Meanwhile Friday is still entering every room like a celebrity with sunglasses and theme music. I am so happy it gave you a laugh — perhaps that is the nicest thing we can do for Monday after all.
      GK

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  20. There’s something slightly uncomfortable about this… not Monday itself, but how familiar the whole pattern feels.

    It made me wonder if sometimes we don’t really expect change anymore—we just restart the same rhythm and hope it will feel different this time. Almost like calling it a “new week” is enough to make it new.

    Maybe Monday isn’t just a mirror.

    Maybe it’s the moment where repetition becomes too visible to ignore.

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    1. That is such a powerful thought. Perhaps that is why Monday feels uncomfortable sometimes — not because of the day itself, but because it quietly shows us the patterns we keep repeating. We call it a new week, but Monday knows when we are carrying the same old habits into it. Maybe that is why it feels so honest.
      GK

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    1. I am glad you caught it before Monday had a chance to hear us talking about it 😄 And yes — “coffee that tastes like disappointment” seems to be the official flavor of office coffee everywhere ☕️.
      GK

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    1. Poor Monday would probably say, “I know… I’ve met your brain every week.” 😄 But maybe an empty Monday brain is not always a bad thing. Sometimes it is just your mind slowly loading after the weekend.
      GK

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    1. Exactly. Monday may arrive with a little chaos and too many alarms, but sometimes that is exactly what helps us find our rhythm again. Poor Monday is not trying to ruin the week — it is only trying to get it started.
      GK

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  26. I really enjoy this. Something we all experience. I find our “Positive Thinking” creates more Fridays. And “The Law of Attraction” creates more Mondays, because we focus on that. If we think positively, and especially if we do nice things for others on Sunday, we shall have a “Sunny Monday” as well as a “Moony Sunday”!

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    1. I love that idea — a “Sunny Monday” and a “Moony Sunday” sounds like a much kinder rhythm 😄 Maybe Monday has been waiting for a little positive attention all along. If we bring better energy into it, it might finally stop showing up with that “here we go again” face.
      GK

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