Top 10 Tuesday ~ Pet Peeves

1. Desperate Vagueness... women seeking attention by vaguely mentioning a new subject, baiting you to ask them any question about it so that they can turn and say, "Oh, it's actually kind of secretive" or "I really can't talk about it yet."  Then by all means, DON'T BRING IT UP.  If you explain that you can't go into detail ahead of time, it's one thing, but I've experienced this several times where it's just transparent and insincere and manipulative. Barf. I've finally learned to see it coming and just nod along without asking a thing, which can be pretty fun! :)
2. The word "chuckle."  It will always make the list! lol
3. Fishing for Compliments - all the self-deprecating language in the world does not hide it when you think you're adorable and want the whole world to agree and tell you so! I know there can be real insecurities there, but it's still quite irritating when tiny girls publicly complain about their size.
4. Christians trying to "show the love of Christ" by distancing themselves from the unpopular truths of Scripture.  They go together - they always have!!
5. Miley Cyrus.  Just... everything about her.

6. Scary movie previews - it's my least favorite thing about this season.  I genuinely hate them, and I'm disturbed by how much they're able to show in the preview.  I always look down now.  (I used to try to hum to myself to drown out the noise, but it just made it that much creepier. lol)
7. People who "confuse" a deliberate sinful choice with "a mistake," which by definition is accidental.  Like men saying they "made a mistake" when they joined Ashley Madison and/or had an affair.  Umm, no.  To that, I must quote Rachel Green: "What were you trying to put it in? Her purse!?"
8. Condescending Cliche Advice - this one all depends on the relationship and the heart of the person - you know when someone genuinely cares about you vs. when they really don't know you or care to... and getting advice from the latter is pretty agonizing!
9. Entitlement... when people take advantage of kindness and generosity, treating a loan as if it were a gift.
10. The off-and-on disgusting smell of sewer gas that permeates through our 101-year-old courthouse building. #notokay  I spent part of yesterday googling how that can negatively affect your health.  Then again, maybe it's God's way of telling me to get out of here already! lol

*Bonus:  When people you haven't heard from in over a year suddenly act like they've been thinking about you and wanna hang out, then you find out - surprise - they've started a new home-based business --- as Chettles put it, "selling Plexarbonrodanoils or something!" --- and they want you to join their team or at least hear their happy sales pitch!  #manipulative #nothanks

That's all for now!  Happy Tuesday!!