Pet Peeves

[mtatum4496]

While havng my rant about spam, it occured to me. I bet most of us do have little pet peeves that set our teeth on edge.

Is there something that people do that really get under your skin?

I get ticked off with people using cell phones in the middle of a movie or a play. If you need to use the phone, then please go do so in private. I came to watch the movie or see the play, not listen to someone else's private business.

[LilOne1989]

That gets to me too. I ride the bus quite a bit and there are people who will be talking so loud everyone knows what they are saying. Then if you sit there and stare at them like they are stupid they look at you and get all mad cause you are minding their business -- um hello?

That and parents who can not or will not control their children. I have four kids and I swear they will mind me when we are out or god help them when they get home. I took my 14 yo son out with me this past weekend and we overheard an arguement this teen was giving his mother...he told his mother to F*** Off. :shock: ...I told my son if he ever felt man enough to do that to me he better have a good dentist cause he wouldn't have a tooth left in his mouth when I got done.

[FetznJtown]

I have quite a few pet peeves, actually :twisted:. My worst is driving, I can not stand tailgaters. Not sure why they think they're the only one's with somewhere to be. I love it when we get to pull up next to them a traffic light later, gotta give a little wave.

Recently, I've been a bit more sympathetic with parents the control, or lack there of, they have over their kids. My son has special needs, but looks and usually acts like a typical 4 yr old. However, he has severe sensory issues and completely loses it when he gets overstimulated, even a trip out to eat can cause this. He starts whining, gets fidgety and then has a complete meltdown, fortunately, we are usually outta there by then. But we can't not go places, he needs to learn to handle it. So it may seem like I have no control over him, because I am trying to redirect him or find something to occupy him. So, for what's it worth, there may be more to the situation than meets the eye in those kinds of circumstances. Not saying in all cases, but in more than you may realize.

[mtatum4496]

I have a son as well. Fortunately, there are not any extenuating circumstances related to his behavior and very rarely has it been necessary to get him to calm down in public. It may be that since his mom and I are divorced, but whenever the two of us are together and on the rare occasion I've corrected him, he adjusts his behavior. I can't ever remember having to raise my voice to him in order to get him to listen.

There was an incident when he was still a toddler that I chuckle about to this day. I had taken him to Burger King and gotten him settled into his high chair. He had just gotten a chicken nugget in his little hand when a child across the restaurant let out a wail. He stopped for a moment, frowned and looked in the direction of the wail, as if to convey \"what is all the fuss about?\" then turned his attention back to noshing on his chicken.

But your point is well taken. I think a key factor is whether or not the parents or caregivers appear to be sensitive to the comfort of those around them and are doing something in an attempt to settle the child back down. Folks I know who have children with special needs have ways of helping their child focus and it is usually pretty easy to see the parents are making an effort. In that situation, I have all the patience in the world.

But a child who is simply willful and whose parents appear to not care what their child does? That is a whole different enchilada in my book.