** Cockroaches.
Yes, I’m a grown a** woman who’s had to handle all sorts of gross things but y’all, please. Cockroaches? Just…no. Their giant bodies (are they BORN enormous?) and creepy skittering movements. Plus that disgusting *crunch* they make when someone (not me ‘cuz COCKROACHES) stomps them flat. Let’s not even talk about the yucky mess of guts they leave behind. Just…no.
** Bloodsucking mosquitos.
Please don’t talk to me about the delicate balance of the ecosystem and such. I’m sure there’s a parallel universe in which I care about the mosquito’s survival rate, but it’s not this one. In this one mosquitos feast on our arms and legs as we watch ball games, have neighborhood cookouts, or enjoy the last bit of daylight when it’s not 98 degrees. Even more fun? Playing who’s-got-the-most-bites the morning after a family outing and running through half a tube of cortisone.
** Cigarette smoke.
Indoors, outdoors, in a small room or a large courtyard. Walking behind someone smoking, sitting near a smoker, getting closed into an elevator with the guy who just took his smoke break. And don’t talk to me about vaping being the Great Solution. Cigarette smoke. Period.
** Blisters.
Is there anything more wrenching than the betrayal of a pair of perfectly comfortable looking shoes? Well, sure, of course there is, but still. I know I’ll be doing a boatload of walking, I put on shoes to get me through the day, and by lunchtime I feel that telltale burn at my heel. Raw blisters, blood blisters, blisters you can “fix” by draining them (yeah, yeah, I sterilize the needle first) – no matter the type, the hate remains the same. Dammit.
** Short people gaslighting.
Okay, for the record, I accept that “short people” comments regarding my particular kids will forthwith be in jest only. There. I admitted it. They’re looking me in the eye.
But what isn’t in jest is the flash fire behind my eyes when those kids gaslight me and there’s a split second when I really can’t remember if I agreed that they could stay out an extra thirty minutes. Half of me wants to scream omg I know what time you were supposed to be home while the other half is busy thinking hmmm…
It is coming along pretty well. I have found that I get more done when I am by myself than when my gypsies are there to help! I really am a solitary person and love my own company…..how so very humble of my self!
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Humble or not, we all work best in our own way. Glad to hear it’s coming along!
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Cockroaches…I would move in a matter of seconds…even in with my mother!
Mosquitoes…my state’s “bird”….it wasn’t bad enough that they suck our blood but now they can deposit sickness and death while sucking our blood….like the lovely woodticks that roam wild and free in my yard.
Cigarette smoke…it’s not pleasant but I can live with the little I ever smell (unless it was in a car).
Gaslighting….my husband does it to me and everytime I swear that I am going to write stuff down and have him sign and date it IN BLOOD so I can prove I am not crazy….but I never remember…so maybe I really am!
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omg, cockroaches…my kids’ elementary school is about 200 years old and has them. UGH. We had Bear allergy tested last year, and can you believe she’s ALLERGIC to cockroaches?! Which means 7 hours a day in an ancient building most likely infested with cockroaches & their excrement…gross.
Mosquitoes are the worst and ruin the most pleasant of twilights, stupid bugs.
Oh, and signing and dating in blood is BRILLIANT. May consider that for my hubby as well.
How’s the store project coming along?
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WTF?! “Gaslighting” is what’s been happening during my entire marriage? There’s a WORD for that? I’m not actually losing my mental faculties? (Gives the side-eye to Hubs.) Holy crap.
Oh, and originally I was going to respond with an addition to your list: fleas. I’m having quite the battle this year. I’m actually afraid I’m going to kill my dogs with flea killer before I kill the fleas.
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There’s an actual word, yes. I use it in jest here, but apparently it’s a real thing with narcissistic people who undermine the people around them. So tongue in cheek for me; not so fun for people I’ve known. (Oh, and I called the kids out on it here but hubby has done it FOR YEARS. Makes me crazy.)
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Ah, there’s comfort in knowing I’m not alone. LOL!
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