| Do you think your "little things" tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 7:12:33 AM | My tolerance for most things has increased as I've gotten older. I finally learned to not "sweat the petty stuff, and just pet the sweaty stuff." But, it seems that there are some "little things" that I have zero tolerance for now.
I've never been able to stand the sound of someone snapping a fingernail, cracking knuckles, or most other 'sharp' staccato noises, now, it absolutely drives me insane. Do it once and I'll ask you politely to stop, if you don't stop, expect to be swatted the next time you do it!
What's the "little thing" that sends you over the edge in a not good way, and can you tolerate it now better than when you were younger?
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 7:25:16 AM | Whining is something I could never stand - be it in a child or an adult - it just sets my teeth on edge. I'll forgive the child and stay as far away from the adult as I can. LOL
Another thing is women who change their voice tones when talking to a man,
it sounds like a cross between a bad imitation of Marilyn Monroe and Shirley Temple.
Last thing is women who act dumb to impress a man - I have seen my friends
play stupid and helpless when a man is around when I know they are knowledgeable
about a subject or quite capable of doing that task. | |
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 8:30:28 AM | ... I also find that annoying when a woman acts like she helpless around a man, I know one lady in particular who does that and it makes me grit my teeth. That same lady very seldom
gives me or any other woman the time of day, unless a male is in earshot then I become her best buddy. I have a very low tolerance for rude people. It angers me to see someone being put down by a rude person. Its all I can do to hold my tongue at times although I have spoken out on a number of ocassions. Honking horns aaawk.....especially first thing in the morning, people can be so impatient, drives me wild, not to mention it puts a damper on my morning. Ok, I'd better stop, I'm sounding b!tchey, and I don't want someone else to come along and say they hate b!tchey woman.haha
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 8:37:43 AM | The older I get, the more protective I become of my energy levels.
Most of us have already spent weeks, months, or even years tolerating in silence, unreasonable behaviour that sent painful responses up the nerves in our spin, and into our brain, creating a tension headache. (Plus the desire to wring their necks)
I know that I only have the last years of my life left to do the things that I want to do. I have seen to many people wait to long to travel etc. to enjoy life, till they are to sick to do it.
I no longer give my time and energy to people who have no desire to improve problems in their lives. Let's face it. There are people, for whatever reason, that are just looking for an audience to get sympathy from (totally different from people who actually are looking for an answer to a problem). I have decided not to waste my energy ignoring sympathy seekers.
It take me so much more energy to ignore someone, than it does to have a nice visit with someone. I figure if it takes me twice as much energy to be around some one, as it does to visit two different people that make me laugh and have a great time. I am going to refrain from tolerating being around certain people.
It has been interesting to watch several friends over the last six years. They all spend a fair amount of time together. For 6 years, everyone has been trying to tolerant the behaviour of one of the wives, because everyone likes the husband too much. People have keep their mouth shut above how the felt just to keep peace. Finally, the wife in this story pushed one friend too far, and she snapped and terminated their friendship permentally. Within a week, all the other friends went to the husband, and said "sorry, just can't be around this situation any longer". He understood perfectly and holds the same opinion of his wife's behavior.
When I was younger, I would have thought, "well, atleast people tried their best to make a bad situation better". Today, I think, "They all knew she was going to change, put up with it for the right reasons, but put themselves through 6 years of uncomfortable dinner, bbq's etc."
I wasn't worth the price. | |
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 8:53:18 AM | I can't stand the sound of knives being sharpened,or when someone rubs a knife or fork together,wierd...huh?
I hate to see someone hitting or yelling at a child,and I see that all to often where I work at.
Some one being hateful and mean to a child? Or someone being intentionally cruel to an animal? Those things just get on the wrong side of me. | |
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 8:56:42 AM | Well !! ... after spending most of last night in the Oral Sex 101 thread, I certainly did misinterpret the title of this thread ... 
But seriously ... I would have thought that with age and the "don't sweat the small stuff" mandate I decided to live by a few years back, that I would have a more tolerance for little things now that I'm older ... but ya know, it ain't so. Thanx a lot Sapph, for bringing it to my attention (lol) -- now I got something more to work on today ... as if I don't have enough already (laffin, here).
My tolerance for those little irritants is a lot less now that I'm older. I really can't deal with 'tailgaiters' when I'm driving (probably a past issue with a scary rear-ender did that) - but now it drives me to the point where I usually slow down and gladly let them pass. If it's a country road, I'll often pull off to the side and let them go storming by - something that was surely not the case years ago. Intolerance, insincerity and a lot of the other "in's" are difficult for me now. Years ago, I could just go happily on about my business, but now I find I do get bothered by them to the point that I often have to remove myself from the situation. And I guess the biggest irritant that really drives me around the bend is the current use of the word "whatever" in ending conversations abruptly. That almost pushes me to the "grrrrrr" point, at times.
So you see, as I've gotten older, when it comes to my tolerance for dealing with the little things in life - those little irritants - I really haven't improved a helluva lot over the years. Whatever ...
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 9:00:38 AM | My tolerance level has definately increased over the years and I think the reason is when you live thru some of the tramtic times that occur during your lifetime you learn that the little stuff doesnt really matter and isnt worth sweating over.
What I cant stand are people who constantly whine and moan and groan over how depressed and unhappy they are. Well duh - get up off your butt and go do something about it!!
I would also rather not watch TV at all than watch with someone who grabs the remote and is constantly flipping the channels back and forth. | |
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/5/2006 9:39:41 AM | 2 things that still annoy me: yappy little dogs [& you all know I love animals] & screaming little kids [especially little girls - they just scream all the time] ... OK whewww ...
it's OK now - it's out in the open - everyone knows 
On a more serious note, as golfer said, I hate to see someone hitting/yelling at a child too - it's just not right & should not be tolerated. And I can't stand to see someone being intentionally cruel to an animal - I would step in immediately  As I think most of you know, I do volunteer work with abused/neglected horses & we have not only to nurse them back to good health but in a lot of cases teach them how to trust humans again. | |
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/7/2006 10:39:56 AM | ...I had almost forgotten about leaving the tollet seat up, its been so long since theres been a man in my home.haha I had to run some errands yesterday and found that I was annoyed
with the people in the car next to me. They were a young group and had their music blaring so loud I couldn't hear mine. Why must they do that?
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/7/2006 12:44:47 PM | ...Speaking of attention getting things, I had mentioned in an earlier post how I knew this lady who only directed her conversations to the men. Well anyway, we were all at this barbeque yesterday and I told my friend to watch her. Sure enough, she never gave us the time of day, completely ignored me like I didn't exist. At least she did ask my friend to "pass
the ketchup". I must also say that I have tried to extend my hand in friendship but .....I know I shouldn't let the "little things" bother me, but this does for some reason.
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/7/2006 8:39:09 PM | I have learned in my last few years to "not sweat the little things".
The only one that I can't get over, however is gross stupidity! I never had a tolerance for it, and probably never will.
This post is not meant to inflame the cranially challenged. Just don't come back with some stupid reply, and we'll all get along. | |
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 8/8/2006 12:10:32 PM | If I’m sweating it, how can it possibly be “little things?” It’s huge. Seeing people treat others in service jobs (cashiers, servers) like dirt is unbearable.
I can’t handle seeing people hit kids or even speak to them in a disrespectful way. But then, I can’t handle screaming kids in a store or restaurant. I don’t blame the kids in those situations. The parents should know enough to not push the stamina or patience of toddlers who just can’t get into grocery shopping. If the kids are flipping out, why don’t parents drop what they’re doing and all take a time-out?
Driving. Used to be a colossal disaster if I got lost or missed a turn. Now getting lost is in the same category as plans getting cancelled. No big deal. I’m all dressed up so I’ll go somewhere else. | |
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| Do you think your little things tolerance has decreased or increased with age?
Posted: 11/7/2006 10:08:40 AM | DECREASED for sure. I'm getting too old to live in misery. Where is the "tardiness" forum on POF. Whoa, does that push my button. I may be a no count with no schedule but I do deserve a phone call "PRIOR" to the appointed time. I'm beginning to sound bitter with all this honesty and spilling my gut. LOL Help is needed on my tolerance level for sure. | |
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