It’s almost like the universe is testing my patience level because, why did I wake up this morning to a sink filled with dirty plates? When I'm dead certain I left the kitchen spotless and without a single speck of dust,
And then, on top of that, my mom turned around and yelled at me for leaving the kitchen dirty over night when she'd warned me against it countless times.
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Of course, I defended myself and told her that we are, in fact, three people living in this household. And I know I’m not the one who left it dirty like that.
So maybe she should go ask her son. Then, all of a sudden, she realized she’d been yelling and kept quiet at the mention of her precious firstborn child being the culprit.
"Oh, I didn’t know he was the one who left it dirty. Sorry, just help him and clean it, my dear; don’t be angry,” she said in a meek voice.
No, because where did all that rage and anger from two seconds ago go? At the thought of the kitchen being dirty because of me, she had no problem yelling. But when it was her son, all of a sudden, it wasn't that deep.
Today I’ll be talking about pet peeves of mine—things people do that irritate the heck out of me. Pardon my venting; I just needed to get that off my chest 😅. I also wanted to introduce my number one pet peeve, which is leaving dirty plates in a clean sink.
Why would you do that? It gives the same energy as stepping on a freshly cemented area where the cement hasn’t dried. Do you know how pissed off the poor worker, who has probably been working on that area for hours, would feel?
People who leave dirty plates in a clean sink are not to be trusted. The audacity it takes to do that and leave without feeling guilty is crazy to me. It literally won’t take you more than 2 minutes to wash it off. If you fall into this category, take this as a sign to stop that bad habit. Stop it!
My number two is when someone borrows without asking. My bad, I didn’t realize that we were conjoined twins who started sharing everything right from birth. Why would you walk up to my stuff, either in my presence or absence, and take it like it’s yours without asking me first?
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People need to start reflecting on decisions before making them. Because there is no place under God’s green earth where it has been deemed okay to take people’s stuff without asking. You know what that’s called? Stealing.
So the next time you feel the urge to do this, kindly ask yourself these simple questions. Do I know him/her well enough to do this? Will he/she be angry if I take it? How will I feel if someone does this to me? And most importantly, where did I get the audacity to even try this in the first place? I need to know.
The last one; loud phone conversations in public. There are two problems with this situation. Firstly, I didn’t ask to know any of the things that you’re talking about; as a matter of fact, you are disturbing my peace of mind by talking loudly.
But it’s okay! Where the second problem now comes in is when you’re talking about something very interesting or you’re spilling piping hot gossip. Maybe we are on public transport, and on the phone you’re gisting someone about how Folade slept with Tinuke’s husband.
I did not ask to know, but because of your loud talking, I have no option but to be emotionally invested in this conversation. Then, all of a sudden, you want to come down from the bus because you have reached your destination. My dear, the gist has not ended, so one of two things will happen.
Either you stay on the bus till I find out what later happened to Folade, or did Tinuke find out? Or I will follow you to where you are going. But one thing is for sure, I must find out what happened.
Do you have any pet peeves, or did I get you to crack a smile? Please let me know in the comments below.