1.) One pet peeve that shouldn’t drive you crazy, but does.
The dogs and cats itching and scratching and chewing at themselves.
I know, I know….it’s like saying ‘Don’t bark DOG!’ or ‘Quit meowing KITTY!’
What else are the poor little guys supposed to do?
They don’t get a nice shower with Irish Spring every morning. They don’t get to moisturize with Cocoa Butter and rehydrate their skin with Body Dew spray throughout the day.
It’s not their fault. But. It. Makes. Me. INSANE!
I try to keep my mouth shut, especially during the day. I try to just turn the TV up or push them softly to the floor and usher them to another room where they can chew and scratch without sending me into ‘crazy lady’ antics howling at them to ‘shut the hell up.’
It is so bad that at night when the irritation overwhelms (I am very sensitive about my sleep and sleeping environment….sensitive = cranky b!$@# in this scenario) my very laid back and indifferent fiancee knocks the poor dogs off the bed the minute they begin to offend. No reason to wait for my wrath to build apparently.
And I know it is illogical. I know it is unfair. What I don’t know is why the heck it bothers me so much!
This post was written as part of a prompt from Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop.
