And another thing...

What drives you crazy?
I mean what really gets your blood boiling?

When reading blogs I came across this post from Still His Girl and Rachel's response to the first; and I had a good laugh. Then I remembered I have to write something on this blog so I did what any desperate blogger would do----I stole their idea, linked it up so they don't get mad, and here it is!

In no particular order here is what REALLY ticks me off:

Tip jars at convenience stores. Did I miss something? Aren't they being employed to ring up the purchase, collect my money, bag it up, and issue change, a receipt and a non-sarcastic somewhat honest sounding, "have a nice day?" To what do I owe the pleasure of adding another 15%-20% to my purchase?

Mothers with rude bratty children who are literally (ha!) wrecking havoc on the playground as their mother sits there doing nothing. Like the mother who 2 years ago (and yes, I'm still annoyed about it) allowed her (bratty) child to climb up and down the slide while 5 children (and yes I counted) waited at the top of the slide for a chance to slide down. Did said mother remove her child from the slide or point out that others (younger than hers) were patiently waiting their turn? No. Looking back I almost wish I let my boys slide down right on top of that girl. But I guess that wouldn't have been too Christian of me.

Friends who feel the need to constantly email me their political views. If I want to hear some political views I will turn on the television. If I want to hear yours, I will ask you. Please don't email me your political views. I don't shove mine down your throat. Oh, and if you have a blog and you post your views there---that's 100% fine. Its YOUR blog after all and so no, I wasn't talkin' about you!

People who see you waiting for a parking spot so they decide to brush their hair, write a letter to their mom, check their voicemail, reprogram the stations in their car, and learn a foreign language. Okay, well I don't know for sure they are doing all those things----but it sure seems like it to me.

When you let someone in front of you and they don't even give you the little wave.
That's the international signal for 'thanks' and maybe I'm petty but I just tried to make your day better and your arrogance and sense of entitlement just ticked me off in return.

When you hold the door open for someone and they don't even say thank-you.
Did you think the mall just hired me to hold open the doors for everyone? Did you not see my little boy struggle to hold the door open for you and look up at you for a response? Did you see his face when you didn't even acknowledge him or his efforts?

When you arrive on time for a scheduled activity and the host has you (and everyone else who arrived on time) wait for all the late people. It bugs me because I made a huge effort to arrive on time out of respect for the group, instructor or activity that was planned and you just showed me (and my children) that we don't matter at all. You are going to wait for the people who REALLY matter----the people who couldn't bother to show up on time. And yes, I know they cannot bother to show up on time because they are always late and don't even apologize.

So, have I scared you off or fueled you up?
What are your pet peeves?