I Failed at the “15 Things” Prompt

I promise to do better next time

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When Michael L Butler tagged me to write about 15 Things I Do Other People Can’t Stand, I didn’t know where to begin because nothing came to mind immediately. I bet if I asked my ex-husband he could come up with a laundry list. But guess what? I don’t have to do that because those data are irrelevant now.

I quickly texted my closest friends and my kids. Some of the responses that I received:

• “Why do you want this? For a dating profile? Not sure I can think of anything, sorry.”
• “Honestly, I cannot think of anything annoying you do.”
• “Honestly, I don’t think about you like that at all.”

Thanks, guys you are not at all helpful! I know I am really cool and all, but can someone give me some data points so I can respond to this writing prompt?

I failed at coming up with 15 things. So I cheated. I tried to combine the two prompts of “15 Things I Do Other People Can’t Stand” and “15 Things I Can’t Stand.”

Let’s start with things I do other people can’t stand with the source in parenthesis.

1. When Stressed or Preoccupied (son)