I may not get mad, just annoyed

Once in circle time with my students,
we talked about  our “pet peeves”. They were surprised and comically embarrased when I said, “I get annoyed when people ask me to repeat instructions or directions over and over again”.😅

I also get annoyed when people become insensitive and turn out emotionally neglectful because they think it is just drama. All humans are emotionally wired, we cannot invalidate that. Also, when people are sentimental and sensitive, they have experienced tough times that made them who they are. We are in no place to judge.

Finally, it gets my goat when someone academically challenged poses as the smartest in the crowd, displaying mediocre achievements and bragging ribbons while many of the crowd have already collected golden trophies.

The real challenge, when pet peeves emerge, I hope we don’t lose our cool.