Stupid things that instantly piss you off

[Tuckervill]

Most of the time when things piss us off, we're either taking things too personally, or projecting motives that we have no way of knowing. Both of which my mother is really good at and which I try to ferret out of my own personality because of it. So when I read some of these complaints, I just think, "Why do you care? Don't listen to everything you hear. It's not about you. That person is not directing their behavior at you, so why get worked up over it?"

Of course, some people are just being rude, and not considering how their actions affect others. I try to take a look in the mirror to see how I could have helped or fixed or mitigated the situation, before I stew or complain about it.

Karen

[daisylubob]

#1 - People who throw cigarettes out the car window

Close #2 - People who litter

[KnottedYet]

I lose my cool when my daffodils get taken out of my garden.

Folks don't take just one... they take ALL of them.

I've been growing them for 6 years, and it happens every year, so I should be used to it by now. I try to put a positive spin on it: someone has a very empty lonely life and they are so desperate for beauty that they are reduced to taking my flowers, they carefully put them into a vase and smile and feel better about themselves and the world, blah blah blah.

but it still makes me grumpy that they take my flowers. ALL my flowers.

[PamNY]

Most of the time when things piss us off, we're either taking things too personally, or projecting motives that we have no way of knowing. Both of which my mother is really good at and which I try to ferret out of my own personality because of it. So when I read some of these complaints, I just think, "Why do you care? Don't listen to everything you hear. It's not about you. That person is not directing their behavior at you, so why get worked up over it?"

I agree completely.