Greetings!
One thing about this life is that, it's full of different people with different characters and habit and maybe that's why we have what we call or refer to as individual differences. These individual differences we are talking about like I said earlier are the habits, attitudes or characters of individual that differentiate one person from the other. One thing this is telling us is that no man is perfect, I'm not perfect so you are ,but one thing we as individuals must do is to work towards our perfection and even take to correction when being corrected on a particular habit or on our weak side.
Also, when talking about the pet peeves, pet peeves are those things that annoy us or betterstill get under our skin. One thing I want us to know about this pet peeve of a thing is that, no one is free or perfect when it comes to this pet peeve issue or habit. It's something one do that annoys other, in fact, everybody is a victim when it comes to this habit and atimes we may think we are perfect not until someone else call our attention to those pet peeves of ours.
Sometimes ago, my wife called my attention to one thing that used to get her annoyed about me and what is that thing? That thing that she complained about is how I chew while eating, she told me that this used to annoy her and that I should change. Though when she first said this, I was angry within myself and this is because may be truth is bitter, but there's nothing I could do than to take to correction and do the needful which I have been trying to do but atimes I still find myself chewing aloud while eating, but immediately I noticed that, I adjusted myself to chewing silently.
Also, she complained about I used to rush my food while eating. Though that has always been my own habit right from the time I was growing up, but getting married to her just over a year ago has been full of complaints about my own personal pet peeves. Though I'm fully aware that rushing my food is not good and healthwise , it's bad, but because it's become my pet peeve and habit, it's quite difficult for me to change from it and it annoys my wife, but, thank God, this has not end our relationship as I have been taking to correction.
Though, before I met my wife, I thought I was a perfect person with no pet peeves, but it was when I got married that I realized I have many of them but just to mention but a few. So, as she was complaining and getting annoyed about my pet peeves, I realized she too have her own that I would not be able to talk about today just because I have that of a friend and a classmate that used to get me annoyed through his many pet peeves. This friend of mine Bernard by name was a class and room mate when we are in the university, so, anytime he's eating, the way he chewed his food was always annoyed, not only that, anytime he's eating with spoon, the sounds of the spoon hitting the plate and even his teeth will not let most of the room mates enjoy their time and privacy. Anytime bernard was eating, the whole world must surely know he's eating.
Also, while eating and even after, the way he belched was another thing that used to get me annoyed. This friend of mine would not even think people were around him, and instead of excusing himself from people while trying to belch, he would not and even afterward he would still not apologize. I have corrected him times without number, but all to no avail, so I decided to leave him with his pet peeves. It was recently I met with him and asked if he's changed and he told me he's changed with the help of his wife. So, at that event we both ate and drank together and what I noticed was that he has really tried working on himself and I could see the needed change in him which I'm happy about.
Also, there's another friend of mine, a lady for that matter, precious by name, this friend of mine walking style was always annoying me and even worrisome to me, do you know how she walks? She walks around dragging his feet on the ground and flying his two arms all around, I have corrected her times without number but all to know avail, whenever I corrected her, she got angry and that was how I decided to leave her with her pet peeves and this was because she's not willing to change from her bad habits. So, as a peaceful person, I have not in any ways allow those pet peeves of others to cut short our relationship, instead, I stopped talking about it to them and I'm well respected for that.
So, like i started, no one is perfect and it's only when we come close to people that we know what their pet peeves are, I have lived with a snoring friend who will not allow me to enjoy my sleep all night, I also corrected him at one point and because this was what has been part of him, he couldn't help himself and I didn't let that affect our relationship. I took that for him as his weakness and I respected him for whom he is. So, pet peeves are common to everyone one, but the only thing is when being discovered by people, don't be angry at their correction, but try to work on yourself.
This is my entry to the hivenaija weekly prompt.
Thanks for reading.
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