So What!

Are there times when someone keeps going on and on about something that only they have the power to change. Has it gone on far the point of just lending a sympathetic ear. I know this may seem cold and detached but there are times I just want to say "SO WHAT" to that co-worker that has been complaining about their work assignment for the last eight hours of your shift, or even my husband whom if he had listened to me in the first place wouldn't have ended if in the situation he is in. Even to my kids who need to take a little more responsibility for their belongings and especially their homework. When I was a kid I had no choice but to be responsible for that stuff because my parents would look at me and tell me so. I was just wondering if I am the only one to feel like this sometimes.