Non-religious pet peeves

[AnimatedDirt]

I'm a firm believer that kids NEED a little dirt and grime in order to develop a healthy immune system.  I'm not all "Hey T, why don't you go pick up that dog poop and then put your fingers in your mouth..." or anything, but I'm a firm believer that a little bit of dirt is good for a kid.

Me too.

Pet Peeve:  I have friends that insist on absolute quiet when their kids are napping.

I laugh to myself a bit because all they do is raise a kid that is a light sleeper and easily startled (IMHO).  I raised my kids to sleep through just about anything.  We used to live 500 ft. off the mid-pt of an active Air Force runway with jets taking off at all hours of the day and night the first 3 years.  Added to this, I never tried to keep the house quiet when they were napping.  On the contrary, those hours were best spent catching up on cleaning, vacuuming, watching tv...all that good stuff.  That, and I simply didn't want to tip-toe around my own house.  My kids are able to sleep wherever, whenever and under almost any noisy condition.

[Ali]

I'm a firm believer that kids NEED a little dirt and grime in order to develop a healthy immune system.  I'm not all "Hey T, why don't you go pick up that dog poop and then put your fingers in your mouth..." or anything, but I'm a firm believer that a little bit of dirt is good for a kid.

Me too.

Pet Peeve:  I have friends that insist on absolute quiet when their kids are napping.

I laugh to myself a bit because all they do is raise a kid that is a light sleeper and easily startled (IMHO).  I raised my kids to sleep through just about anything.  We used to live 500 ft. off the mid-pt of an active Air Force runway with jets taking off at all hours of the day and night the first 3 years.  Added to this, I never tried to keep the house quiet when they were napping.  On the contrary, those hours were best spent catching up on cleaning, vacuuming, watching tv...all that good stuff.  That, and I simply didn't want to tip-toe around my own house.  My kids are able to sleep wherever, whenever and under almost any noisy condition.

Same here.  Not about the jets taking off, but I have never tried to keep quiet while my son is sleeping.  And he's a very good sleeper.  I also refuse to let him sleep in my bed because I've known too many people who let their kids sleep with them and then never got them out.  No thanks. 

[Sandra Craft]

Same here.  Not about the jets taking off, but I have never tried to keep quiet while my son is sleeping.  And he's a very good sleeper.  I also refuse to let him sleep in my bed because I've known too many people who let their kids sleep with them and then never got them out.  No thanks. 

I don't recall any kid ever needing quiet to sleep.  Jittery adults with a lot on their minds, yes -- kids, no.

Pet peeve of mine: spitting in public.

[Sweetdeath]

Someone waiting in line, even though they are five feet away from the counter!! Happened to me in the libray today. Bitch was so rude too T_T

[DeterminedJuliet]

I'm a firm believer that kids NEED a little dirt and grime in order to develop a healthy immune system.  I'm not all "Hey T, why don't you go pick up that dog poop and then put your fingers in your mouth..." or anything, but I'm a firm believer that a little bit of dirt is good for a kid.

Me too.

Pet Peeve:  I have friends that insist on absolute quiet when their kids are napping.

I laugh to myself a bit because all they do is raise a kid that is a light sleeper and easily startled (IMHO).  I raised my kids to sleep through just about anything.  We used to live 500 ft. off the mid-pt of an active Air Force runway with jets taking off at all hours of the day and night the first 3 years.  Added to this, I never tried to keep the house quiet when they were napping.  On the contrary, those hours were best spent catching up on cleaning, vacuuming, watching tv...all that good stuff.  That, and I simply didn't want to tip-toe around my own house.  My kids are able to sleep wherever, whenever and under almost any noisy condition.

Yep! Same!
I've had a couple of rowdy ladies poker nights where our son's been asleep in the next room and he never wakes up! It's quite handy, actually.

[Tank]

Same here.  Not about the jets taking off, but I have never tried to keep quiet while my son is sleeping.  And he's a very good sleeper.  I also refuse to let him sleep in my bed because I've known too many people who let their kids sleep with them and then never got them out.  No thanks. 

I don't recall any kid ever needing quiet to sleep.  Jittery adults with a lot on their minds, yes -- kids, no.

Pet peeve of mine: spitting in public.

Use your hanky 

[Sandra Craft]

Pet peeve of mine: spitting in public.

Use your hanky 

Or swallow it, for crying out loud.  I'm sure we've all swallowed worse.

[Sweetdeath]

Pet peeve of mine: spitting in public.

Use your hanky 

Or swallow it, for crying out loud.  I'm sure we've all swallowed worse.

I always carry napkins ^^
Spitting in public should be considered a bio-hazard.

[Wessik]

What are my pet peeves...? Hmmm... waiting. I suppose. And facetiousness. Arrogance, on the other hand, amuses and entertains me.

[Anne D.]

People who leave some sort of bodily liquid on the toilet seat. So very rude.

[Crow]

Its a silly one but every time I hear a phrase such as "Irish-American", "African-American", "Italian-American", ect it really grates me the wrong way. Why not just say American, does it matter if the persons ancestry originated from another area of the world when clarifying their nationality. To hear a person say something like "I'm African-British" just sounds stupid they are British doesn't matter where their ancestors came from.

[Buddy]

Its a silly one but every time I hear a phrase such as "Irish-American", "African-American", "Italian-American", ect it really grates me the wrong way. Why not just say American, does it matter if the persons ancestry originated from another area of the world when clarifying their nationality. To hear a person say something like "I'm African-British" just sounds stupid they are British doesn't matter where their ancestors came from.

I feel like African-American has become a PC way of saying black in America. It's dumb of course, because not every black person is going to be from America. Now it seems like you can't say black when describing a person anymore without someone being offended. 

[AnimatedDirt]

I feel like African-American has become a PC way of saying black in America. It's dumb of course, because not every black person is going to be from America. Now it seems like you can't say black when describing a person anymore without someone being offended. 

Related to this, one of my friends works for a television company.  The other day he was being asked who, from I.T., had done some installations on a computer.  My buddy didn't know the guy's name, but said he was a "black guy".  Well, my friend got spoken to for 'racism'.  He didn't get written up officially.

So is it really 'racism' to describe a person as 'a black guy' when in fact he/she is black?

My pet peeve is the number of hoops one has to jump through to stay politically correct sometimes.  On one of the new season television sitcoms, Rob!, there is a segment where a person says, "Oh, you are Hispanic or Latino, I don't know which is offensive..."  The answer comes back, "Well, all those are offensive."

[Buddy]

Related to this, one of my friends works for a television company.  The other day he was being asked who, from I.T., had done some installations on a computer.  My buddy didn't know the guy's name, but said he was a "black guy".  Well, my friend got spoken to for 'racism'.  He didn't get written up officially.

So is it really 'racism' to describe a person as 'a black guy' when in fact he/she is black?

My pet peeve is the number of hoops one has to jump through to stay politically correct sometimes.  On one of the new season television sitcoms, Rob!, there is a segment where a person says, "Oh, you are Hispanic or Latino, I don't know which is offensive..."  The answer comes back, "Well, all those are offensive."

I guess if someone is allowed to describe somebody using the term "white", why is it suddenly offensive to describe someone using "black"? I don't get mad when people call me Swedish.  ???

[corgilover]

People who leave some sort of bodily liquid on the toilet seat. So very rude.

That just happened to me today! *shudders*

How hard is it to wipe properly?