A List of Grievances
7 Things I CANNOT:
Store people following me
I LOVE walking into a Sephora and just indulging in the stroll. Walking from aisle to aisle, reading labels, scrounging the new products. Nothing disturbs me more than having a salesperson follow me around asking if I need help, only for me to say no thank you, and have another one pop up from a corner. They make me want to rush out, literally I can feel their stares crawl up my skin. My fun little activity turns into a full blown ambush.
Hairstylists giving me their opinion
The best feeling in the world is a fresh blowdry. It's one of life's delicacies that I appreciate so, so, so much. But there's nothing I despise more than sitting in that chair only to have the hairstylist tell me how damaged my hair is and how desperately I need to buy all her products, get my roots done, and get a haircut. When you are firm and reject them, they come back harder with insults, as if to convince you that you're doing yourself a grave injustice by not giving in to all the products they're pushing. LADY, shut up and do my hair. Can't we just fast forward to the end result, where my damaged bouncy curls look magnificent?
People allergic to giving compliments
There are people we come across who are literally allergic to giving compliments. You could walk in with the biggest glow up of your life, the most drastic hair change, a golden tan, and they would not say a word. It's so weird, isn't it? How some people are just incapable of compliments? They'll ask you questions about where you got something, where you did your hair, etc., but they won't tell you they like it. They'll go out of their way to get the same thing and wear it, but they will not tell you they saw it on you and liked it. I really don't understand. It's so hard for me to KEEP IN a compliment. If I don't say it, I feel like it will combust inside of me.
People who don't know what they want after waiting forever in the concession line
I was recently in a concession line that took 35 minutes, and throughout this long 35 minutes we had a clear view of the menu. Not that there were any crazy item, it was a movie theater concession, and when we got to the front, the people in front of us took the time of their life choosing their food. Make it make sense. What were you doing all those 35 minutes??? They kept changing their mind and thinking deeply as if it was a life or death decision, while we waited behind them. Mind-blowing diabolical behavior. I know what I'm going to order before I get to the restaurant.
People who insist on bursting your bubble
There's a type of person who makes it their life's mission to spread negativity. It's like pessimism brews inside of them. When you try to say positive things to lighten a difficult situation, they come in aggressively with "but it's actually very bad," "but it's a very serious condition," and say things that make the person feel even worse. Sometimes we can't change our circumstances, and the best way to cope is to accept them and try to look for the bright side. But those people, every window you open, they aggressively slam. I don't know what they get out of it though. Misery loves company, is that it?
Thin straws and sweaty drinks
Why are thin straws even a thing? It's so weird and strange to ask people to take the tiniest sips of their drinks. I really, really hate thin straws, and there are establishments that only offer them. I think I'd almost prefer a paper straw. ALSO, if you're in a desert country and serve iced drinks, please include a sleeve, because it's just such an ick to hold a drink that keeps dripping on you.
When the tissue runs out
When you pull out the last tissue from the tissue box ……………………
