The weirdest things you’re giving up for Lent

Our generation routinely forsakes things we like.

There’s Dry January, Stoptober, Veganuary and Lent, the original opportunity to give up your vices for 46 days (40 if you don’t count Sundays). Largely, we do it as a talking point, and because makes us seem more interesting to those around us; partly, we also love a challenge.

And partly, we like to give up stupid things and tweet about it. For the retweets.

https://twitter.com/_Ohhh_EEE/status/697455632153071616

https://twitter.com/Anabele_leigh/status/697461092772159488

Giving up sex is quite extreme, but some take things further.

https://twitter.com/notsupermario_/status/697282091851972608

That’s one way to get dumped right before Valentine’s Day.

Others have chosen an impossible path.

Pray 4 me cause I'm giving up @netflix for lent.

— Gabriella (@gabsisabel) February 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/frecksncurls/status/697400241746788353

So I'm giving up Netflix for lent…
Rip to me

— marissa (@blasingma) February 10, 2016

If you can’t think of one specific thing to give up, why not just abandon everything?

In other news. It's Lent now. So no chocolate, no cake, no fizzy drinks, no alcohol and no bread. Challenge on. #lent

— Mac 🏳️‍🌈 (@lornahannahmac) February 10, 2016

Even though Dry January was last month, some people are practically bursting to go without alcohol for another 46 days.

https://twitter.com/km_call/status/697435636236681218

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Have given up coffee and booze for Lent. It’s going very well so far #Day1

— Sharon McKee (@SharoneMcKee) February 10, 2016

And some are embarking on the near impossible.

https://twitter.com/RoseFeatherby/status/697175532656529411

Bold move of the day: giving up @ASOS for Lent… I'm already regretting this… #savemefrommyself

— Katie Gifford (@KatieGifford1) February 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/kirstyjfw/status/567825731184652288

In other news, there’s absolutely no point going vegan unless you can talk about it, even for Lent.

https://twitter.com/TandriaWorld/status/697393807910952961

But the guys who complain about it will forever be worse.

I am giving up people who eat quinoa, kale, soy milk and tofu for lent. #IGotThis

— The_Real_Be_Dubs (@Be_Double_Love) February 10, 2016

Then the extremely irritating group who don’t do anything anyway and have completely run out of things to give up, so they boast about it.

https://twitter.com/RebeccaMaule/status/697395563092963330

Like I feel I have nothing left to give up for Lent…I've given up everything lol

— Miss Green (@titagreen007) February 10, 2016

Then the people really turning it on its head

https://twitter.com/RIP_CCstar/status/697412074993942528

Hang in there mate.