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[Spindrift]

It is more common that I get frustrated with myself than with other people:

I hate it when I'm clumsy, or stupid, or a dumbass, or lose stuff.
I hate it when I break stuff.
I hate it when I'm not on top of things.
I hate getting interrupted, or not being able to work on my own projects.
I hate being short.
I hate stumbling over my words or not being able to talk when I'm explaining something to someone. I just look like I'm overly excited or nervous when I'm not.

Pet Peeves for other people:

I do not get along well with uneducated people. If you're still trying to actively learn on your own, that's cool. But if you stop because you think it's not worth it, you won't have my respect.
I hate it when people misspell words that aren't difficult to spell. I get it if you're not from here, or dyslexic, or have some other kind of problem, but the people I know who have those issues at least try. If it doesn't look like you're trying, I'm just going to dismiss anything you say because I won't think you're worth my time to understand.
I hate it when people use words and don't know what they mean. Or talk about things they know nothing about, like when my brother tries to lecture me on my major when he quit college.

Other stuff:

I hate it that a large number of people are so narrow minded - in that they are only aware of their own problems. No one in the general public cares about global or widespread issues unless it has something to do with raising taxes or something.
I also hate when people say they "are from Hawaii" to show off when they've only lived there for a few years and know nothing about it except for places to eat and people to hang out with. I ran into this couple who -insisted- they were from Hawaii but weren't born there and didn't grow up there and knew nothing of island history.
I hate how other people aren't more proactive. Then when they meet me they gush about how they wish they had my life and how I'm so lucky. I got to do the things I do because I took control of my actions and goals at a very young age. There's more to life than MTV. Volunteer, or IDK, go to the gym.
I hate how the USA runs itself.
I hate it when people won't entertain any thought or opinion that is not their own. I research my ass off of any issue I hear about to form my own opinion, but I always consider both sides of the story.

This weekend I helped protest against a circus that uses animals as part of its show. I have no quarrel with the circus handlers - I assume they are either a) willfully ignorant or b) brainwashed (think Milgrim experiment), but the people buying the tickets are supporting a venue that not only electrocutes elephants and whips them with bullhooks that pierce their skins, but also makes them live in detestable conditions while they travel. I saw 6 elephants be loaded into ONE train car. They were shackled inside and they didn't even have enough space to turn around. They have to piss and crap on each other the entire journey. Also one elephant got hit in the knee and squealed because it was too slow (they just did a 2 hour show and they were now being hustled to walk 2 miles to the train station from the venue).

And people were yelling at us (we were instructed to never raise our voices and to stay respectful by the protest organizer) by saying we were ruining a "fun event" for their children, who just wanted to see the elephants. The tactics circuses use on circus animals are NOWHERE NEAR equivalent or related to the training techniques considered standard in housebreaking a cat or a dog. And people just don't care.

[Kanti]

@Gem - haha awww. I think if anything the girlfriends should be mad at their boyfriends, not you. You're
not in a relationship so it's really not your responsibility. Also if the gf is so insecure that she's shooting
death glares in a conversation she can plainly hear isn't bad or dishonest, then maybe she's the ony with
insecurity issues o_o

@Spin - I know what you mean. I think all 'uneducation' or 'ignorance' stems from not having any sort of
open mind. Sometimes I get people who won't even talk to me about certain things because they don't want
to change their minds. At that point it's sort of like, then why do you agree with that? You can't even defend
yourself and you don't even want to talk about it?? I get that a LOT with old people xD
And bleh I hate the circus. I watched a behind the scenes video for Ringling, who I think is pretty popular for
mistreating their animals, and it was disturbing. Shame on the people who think you're "ruining their good time".
Either they're sadistic freaks and loooove animal torture or they're THAT unaware of what's going on.

[Mermaid Rillia]

I HATE the circus! went once as a kid and i never went again. Evene when i was little I could see that the animals were being mistreated.

I too have to agree with the uneducated part. I dont understand how its so hard to try to learn.

[Bellasea]

I hate rude people. Well, most of the time I dislike people altogether, but soemtimes I jsut want to shoot rude people.

One example- thter is this one guy that talkes to the girl whose lokcer is next to mine. He stands in my way evryday. I ask him to move. I ask very politely. Then i give up, I open my locker, ehich hits him in the shoulder. He shifts over just enough to let my locker open fully, then he steps right back in fron tof my locker. Then he doesn't move. This happens every day! Grr

[Spindrift]

I hate rude people. Well, most of the time I dislike people altogether, but soemtimes I jsut want to shoot rude people.

One example- thter is this one guy that talkes to the girl whose lokcer is next to mine. He stands in my way evryday. I ask him to move. I ask very politely. Then i give up, I open my locker, ehich hits him in the shoulder. He shifts over just enough to let my locker open fully, then he steps right back in fron tof my locker. Then he doesn't move. This happens every day! Grr

You should ask the girl really loudly if she is impressed by a dude who doesn't treat women respectfully. :P

[Merrow Erie]

[Bellasea]

And then I would loudly be called a bitch.

[mermaid hannah]

i hate all the drama, all the boy stealing, useless tears over people you wont remember in ten years. all the lies and rumours. the silly games everyone plays. how you can lose your best friend over the stupidest things. the catty girls that dont give a fuck about anything but bringing you down. or the girls that only talk about how fat they are or how much they hate themselves..the stupid fact that you cant take your mind off that one person no matter what. the butterflys you try to kill inside your stomache but they live and they still want to fucking flutter around. you know basicly i hate everything that goes with middle/high school...lol im good now..

[AnnaAbyss]

@mermaid hannah
You just took the words right out of my mouth. Middle school and high school drama is just so freaking ludicrous and stupid. The tears over nothing!!! OH MY GOD! -___- I'm in high school and there's ALWAYS some pointless f-cking drama that girls start (and actually think other people care about) that goes on everyday.

[Spindrift]

Warning: profanity

[Lotus]

And obnoxious drunk people.
I actually find drunks funny as hell, unless they're trying to hit me. And I love Jenna Marbles. But this thread is about pet peeves, so here's mine: we used to live in a house about ten miles from where we currently live. Our landlords live overseas and didn't give a flying fuck about us, so long as we payed rent on time. We went 10 days with virtually NO HEAT in our house the first winter... I emails them every day, sometimes twice a day for a week, with no response. So my husband emailed them and tols them we were leaving if it wasnt fixed. la-tee-da, they listened. And that's how every single issue we had there went. I would say something needed attention or fixing, Id get blown off, Mike would have to get involved, and suddenly they were all ears. Now listen, I'm no feminazi, but when I have to get my husband to speak for me to be heard, I see that as an act of war. It's happened to me in the shop where we take our bikes to be fixed too. I tell them something needs to be done a certain way, and they blow me off and do it their way. I don't get it. Is what I have to say less valid because I have tits? Occasionally my male customers treat me like a bimbo too.... the nice thing there though is that if people are rude to us at work, my boss kicks them out, no discussion necessary. Anyway, I digress. That's what I hate. Being treated like a dumb-ass when I certainly don't act like one.

[Lotus]

oh yeah, and I hate it when my brother in law hooks back up with his ex, even though we've all warned him not too... then she cheats again.... then he cries on MY shoulder again... wash, rinse repeat.
The last time I told both of them to just fuck each others lives up and leave me and my husband the hell out of it.
oh, and I hate it when my Mom talks about our family history of alcoholism EVERY time I have a glass of wine in her presence... I stopped drinking in front of her once, and she told me how proud she was I kicked the habit. gah!! it's like when Jason Bateman gets conned into drinking a glass of scotch in front of his boss in "Horrible Bosses" and then called a drunk in a meeting.
and no-win situations. those totally blow. especially for me lol

[Mermaid Sirena]

When the person you're supporting looks at you and says 'I love you but you need to grow up and be an adult.'
When someone stops giving a damn about physical affection and connection.
When someone states every single time you do something without them that they 'hope your not doing anything.'
When Someone is incompetent to the point of being your child while trying to act like your parent.
When you go two years without ever getting the dance they promised so long ago when you really needed it to feel close and loved.
When all you can think is 'I wish...' and no matter how hard you try to make that wish a reality it seems to only slip father away with every step forward.
When you love someone but wish you didn't so you could get back to where you used to be in life, but knowing they make you so happy that the gain or loss of material possession could never justify loosing them.
When you know someone truly loves you despite everything they are, and truly do everything in their power to make you happy.
When all you have is hope and stress and fear and joy and pain and love and sorrow and ultimately, peace.

[Spindrift]

When the person you're supporting looks at you and says 'I love you but you need to grow up and be an adult.'
When someone stops giving a damn about physical affection and connection.
When someone states every single time you do something without them that they 'hope your not doing anything.'
When Someone is incompetent to the point of being your child while trying to act like your parent.
When you go two years without ever getting the dance they promised so long ago when you really needed it to feel close and loved.
When all you can think is 'I wish...' and no matter how hard you try to make that wish a reality it seems to only slip father away with every step forward.
When you love someone but wish you didn't so you could get back to where you used to be in life, but knowing they make you so happy that the gain or loss of material possession could never justify loosing them.
When you know someone truly loves you despite everything they are, and truly do everything in their power to make you happy.
When all you have is hope and stress and fear and joy and pain and love and sorrow and ultimately, peace.

Sounds like you need to dump someone's sorry ass.

[Mermaid Sirena]

I would if there wasn't a list over twice as long of wonderful amazing things that I love him for. It's a long complicated story, just somedays it gets to much and all i can think of is the bad & wish I could fix it like everything else.

[Spindrift]

Check out the motivational thread I made: http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...Moving-Forward

[Lotus]

Hey, I have more!!
See, I got to thinking and I realized that I hate a LOT of things- but here's one more that just makes my ass itch... are you ready? .... it's when someone says, for no reason, with no provocation what-so-ever, "DON'T JUDGE ME"
Here's why:
In my experience with various sub-standard human beings, I've found that this is a common statement. "don't judge me". Out of nowhere, somebody is telling you up front that A.) your opinion means jack shit to them and B.) that there's probably a damn good reason you SHOULD be judging that person.
Let me let you all in on an obviously little known fact of life. PEOPLE CAN AND WILL JUDGE YOU, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, FOR WHATEVER THEY WANT, AND THEY DON'T CARE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT.
Not saying that's right or ok or whatever- you know, every situation is different... but that's life. So with this little nugget-o-knowledge I would deduce that most people would come to terms with the fact that as long as you are OK with who and what you are, people can judge all they like. But it's not gonna ruffle your feathers. And therein lies the heart of my annoyance. People who shout about not wanting to be judged are really just publicizing their own insecurities and opening themselves up to the very thing they rebel so fiercely against- JUDGEMENT. Look, if you don't shower and you don't brush your teeth and you dress like a bum, no professional person would even accept you into a job interview for, let's say, a bank teller position. They will judge you, in five seconds, based on what they see when you walk in the door. You wanna be a rebel and really make a point? Keep your damn mouth shut and do your thing quietly while upholding an image that doesn't draw attention to yourself. Then blow everyone's minds with that song or that art or that tail later on, when no one expects it. You wanna make people think your a hot-headed, immature, ego-driven dick-wad? Start fights with people you don't know while you hide behind an internet ID and, oh yeah, don't forget to let EVERYONE know how fucking awesome you are while you're at it. That'll show 'em old boy!!
OR, be a total slut who can't stop screwing other guys behind your boyfriends back- and then lie to him about it while you piss and moan about people thinking you're a common whore. yeah. Look, all I'm really saying here is that people need to OWN UP to who and what they are, and accept that some people aren't gonna like it. Not saying you shouldn't occasionally get mad and have an outburst, but for GODS sake, when you do, make an intelligent point. You do realize that your chances of changing someones mind about what they truly believe are slim-to-none, right? And if said person truly believes you have flaws and they don't like you, ask yourself: DO I LIKE ME? and if so, who cares what so-and-so thinks? I dig me, and that's fine. As James Hetfield so eloquently screamed: "roamer, wanderer, nomad, vagabond- call me what you will".
screw em. Love yourself.... another GREAT quote: "here's to those who wish us well, and those who don't can go to hell," - Elaine Bennis, Seinfeld.
Much Love y'all. Rant over.
P.S. I'd like to go on the record to say that 90% of the things I feel I've been wrongly judged for are things I was ashamed of doing in the first place. Working on the other 10%. I realize I got take my own medicine.

[Mermaid Rillia]

I HATE insecure guys. And i hate it when people say "I support you" when they cleary don't because their actions don't show it. (even though you have spent every dime you had on their dream).
I HATE it when people are fickle with what they want in life. I HATE it when people have un-protected sex thinking that "getting knocked up will never happen to me" when it very well could and they know they are too irresponsible and selfish and young to have a child. I HATE it when people who can barely afford one child have more of them. I HATE it when girls gripe about people thinking of them as a slut or talk of them as if they are a common whore. Like seriously, you did something to give people a reason for saying that. And if you legitamently have done nothing to earn that title then fuck 'em.

I also absolutely HATE when people go out to dinner and then cant afford to tip at the end of the meal. PEOPLE that is RUDE, and makes your servers life hell and makes the reason they came to work a total waste of time.

Okay, thats my bitching for today/tonight (i hope). Back to happy mermaid phase

[Ayla of Duluth]

I hate when someone spreads a rumor about you and then everyone treats you like a social pariah because no one bothers to go to you and ask if it really happened. Then everyone hates you for something you didn't do and chances are if no one is talking to you, you'll never know that it was because of a rumor, thus those people make it virtually impossible to solve the problem and straighten out your reputation.

[Alveric]

Anyone who would flush your friendship because of an unsubstantiated rumor, was never a friend to begin with.