How can you think that that is how you say it?! Clearly it is pronounced milk not milk. It is pecan not pecan. These statements are obvious and non-controversial. You do not pronounce my sister’s name KEE-uh it is pronounced KY-uh. Why would somebody name their daughter after a car brand? It is these things that get me riled up on a daily basis, trying to break into the calm home that is my brain. I understand that some people do not know how some aspects of the english language work, it is one of; if not the most difficult languages to wholly understand, however I cannot help but feel frustrated when someone mispronounces a word that is simply absolute. I cannot explain it; nor can I (generally) correct the person who has made this grave English sin.

How many times do I have to tell you! It's A she not a he. Does Lacie sound like a boy´s name? Of course not! Because she's a girl! No matter how many times you ask “Who's a good boy?” she will not respond. She is not a boy, let alone a particularly exceptional one. I don’t understand why you keep asking at this point. Every time you come over you ask the same thing, and mess it up again somehow. I just don't understand. Are you uninterested in my dogs, or are you having memory loss. Is it such trivial information that you can't DARE waste your brain power on it? Then please stop asking.

Mom all I did was forget to wash my dishes, why do I have to give you my phone for the week? Really, I was just going to put my clothes away. My mother always finds the most minute of infractions to get angry at me. Of course, she will tell you that she wants me to be a better person, but I think that's just her way of telling me that I do not make mistakes often enough for her to be justifyingly mad at me. I love her either way.

No matter what I am doing, these small inconveniences or imperfections have a tendency to make a huge impact in my day. The more I come to realize it in the moment, the easier it will be to control myself in these situations. I know nobody meant harm, but I am not thinking about that when it happens. Usually I am just thinking to myself, did he really just say that or maybe I cannot believe you right now. Ultimately, it is up to me whether I let my pet peeves live pampered, or whether I keep them outside in their kennel.