I prefer not to use the word 'hate.' It's strong, and I am not sure it is appropriate in any situation. Today is my least favorite day of the year, and that spurred me on to make a new list of things I dislike. I am not a fan of this hat, for instance...
B) Uncomfortable Clothing. Life is short. I cannot wear things that are uncomfortable, EVER. Once I wore a dress that had sequins all over it. Everywhere it touched my bare skin, I developed a dry, itchy rash. I have always been like this. I didn't wear a pair of jeans until junior high because I preferred to wear slacks or something stretchy like that. #dislikelackofcomfort
C) Conflict. I avoid conflict like I avoid pecans. I don't like it. Negativity, blue or red, strong opinions on any subject -- I try to always be respectful of others, and I appreciate it when I am treated that way. #dislikeconflict (This is where I apologize for my remarks about espn and their sec bias. They have a lot of bias.)
D) Bugs and varmints. I know there is a circle of life and everything has a purpose, but I just don't like being surprised by bugs or reptiles. As long as I see them before they see me and they aren't super close, I'm good. #dislikespiderscrawlingonme
E) No second chances. Once one of our kids was driving the 25 mile trip to town for cross country at about 5:30 in the morning. He hit a black cow on a blind curve on a dark road. Luckily, he wasn't hurt. The pickup had very little damage. But the cow died. We called the guy that owned the cow, and told him about it, and he was not very sympathetic, and straight up told us what we owed him for the cow. If that would have been my rancher, he would have said, "Gee, thanks for calling, that's terrible, is Child A okay? Hey, don't worry about it, those things happen." Or at least he would have thought about it for a minute before saying a dollar amount. Ever seen a dead cow on the side of the road? Looks like most people just keep on going. I think there is a certain amount of karma waiting for some people. Not our first friendly encounter with this guy. #karmaisabitch
F) Phone calls from salesmen. Almost zero tolerance here. There is nothing you can say that is going to make me buy something from you unless I personally know you or your child. I'm not very good at this tactic of getting rid of telephone salesmen, but I have heard stories about people going into hysterics and screaming, "Oh my, oh my, do you know how to get blood out of carpet? I am going to need a lot of help. This is awful! It's a lot of blood, I don't know what to do!....." I'm sure you can google it and find some hilarious stories. Typically, I do not get very wound up with callers until I say no once, and they have trouble understanding no means no. #dontneedvinylsidingtoday
