things that annoy us

I think we all learn that we have to look after our own children as befits our skills and their long term needs, and that is not cut and dried. If it was there would only be one book on bringing up children. 

There are, in fact, thousands....


Just sitting here and remembering now.... My children always knew that I was angriest when my voice was quiet, and that was coz I was talking through my teeth. It makes me smile now to think back on it. Your own kids really do have the skills to send your temper to purple levels, why they choose to do it god only knows.

As for innocent? I was bathing 3 of my 4, the oldest was 8 and she was just joining us in the bathroom to be sociable. I had one crying, and two arguing, and the noise was relentless. I told the oldest to stop humming, as it was just adding to the level, and at least I could shut that portion of the sound off. She didn't stop, so 5 minutes later she was sent to bed. As soon as the door shut, my brain said "You have just sent her to bed for humming! How could you?" 

I still feel guilty over that... 

We all start with those good intentions, but children have a knack for winding you up well past what you would take from anyone else, and sometimes that steam needs letting out. Then it is better to come out with volume, rather than violence.

Lately, due to cheap, off-brand Keurig pods, I've ended up with a mouthful of grounds in that last swig of coffee. We have a Keurig at work. At home, I use a regular drip brewer.

Jen, maybe you are starting a new trend.

I've been so tired in the morning, I've put my trousers on back to front: and didn't realize until I got home from work.

You never told us you had a job? 

I did have a job: until COVID-19 hit. Then they realized they didn't need an admin assistant anymore. So I don't work at the charity these days.

HOWEVER, I am hopful of getting another admin assistant job within the next few months.

I ordered something from GrubHub last night. It never showed up. (That really annoyed me #1)

The email/text they send you with a phone number to ask about your order if there is something wrong is disconnected. (Annoyed me #2)

Finally found a text way to complain. They admitted they had no idea what happened and refunded me that will tale 3-5 business days).( Annoyed me #3)

Grrrrr!

That's annoyed me in the past too!

I don't get annoyed very often. I get angry at an injustice, but I never get annoyed.

We wouldn't be able to survive here if that happened. We have two seasons..."winter" and "construction."

Seeing movies on the TV in which the TV companies version has had major cuts. The James Bond, GoldenEye which I watched on ITV last night was badly spoiled because of missing parts, to the extent that the storyline was disjointed in places