It’s now 2010, so what better way to kick things off with a rant about being peeved – does that even sound right?? I’ll start, you finish.
People not texting me back, or pretending they didn’t get my message especially when I specifically asked them a question and therefore require an answer. Now fair enough, picking up the phone and engaging in actual conversation might be a good solution here but then that irritates me because I shouldn’t have to. I know how annoying it is when someone rings and says, “Did you get my text?” so I won’t do it to someone else – and I don’t want them to think I’m hanging on to their every word. And I rarely get those phone calls, and do you know why? I reply to text messages. And don’t even try, “I didn’t get your message” because you did – it was delivered, you lie.
One word answers. ONE WORD ANSWERS. Now if it’s a question that simply requires a yes/no answer then fine, give me that. If I’m speaking to you, expecting you to listen, don’t insult me by going, “Mmm” – engage with me, humour me if you have to, but saying, “Mmm” won’t sit well with me. In fact, I’ll go all 5 years old on your backside, and do it right back at you all the time and possibly even play mindgames and repeat whatever you say because that is how annoying you are.
Calorie spys. Picture the scene. You’re eating a perfectly tasty chocolate bar and someone points out to you that there are x amount of calories in it, and you’re using up x amount of your daily allowance. Well let me tell you this. If I want to eat x amount of calories, therefore using up x amount of my daily allowance, I’ll do it quite happily while you sit there eating your lettuce sandwich.
Shoulder spys. If I’m doing something, and someone looks over my shoulder I will immediately stop what I’m doing and hit them with the nearest hard object. Do they think they’re being covert or subtle because they’re not, they’re getting into my personal space and filling it with crap. Get out – just ask me what I’m doing for crying out loud. The worst case scenario in this situation is that I won’t tell you, but at least you avoid the large bump on the head from the glass paperweight I would’ve thrown at you had you been in my personal space!
And finally, approval seekers. “Is this OK?”, “Does this look alright?”, “Am I doing this correctly?” etc. etc. One person, who can vaguely be classed as a friend, does this all the time. Not just when I see her in person. Over e-mail. Over text. Over Facebook. And everyone notices it – especially those who I definitely call friends, because she doesn’t ask for their approval. Have I suddenly morphed into your idol, because the last time I checked I was the same old me and not your life guru. So, mere mortal, I order you to ask someone else.
Now tell me this…
What are your pet peeves?
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