Good Morning! Welcome to My Hate List.

 The older I get, the more people get on my nerves.    This could be a woman thing, or just a cynical person  thing, but the more people talk, the more annoyed I  get. Why, WHY, must people be so….irritating?

 I am the first person to say that I am no better than  anyone else. I understand that we all have hard times  and no one truly knows what someone else has been  through. But, when people throw around how great  their lives are, it makes me want to kick them. I’m  sorry that your inner thoughts are so sad that you feel  the need to throw around how much you love the  friends you paid for or how awesome you feel the  need to tell people you are. Must suck.

Maybe it says something about the way my life has gone the last year or so, but my hate list keeps growing. I like to think it is because I have learned to see past the giant masks people like to hide behind. It’s a skill.

So, are you on my hate list?

Let’s take a quiz!

Do you think your life is freaking awesome?

Is everyone your best friend?

Do you think you’re God’s gift to this world?

Do you have a lengthy hate list?

If you answered yes to these questions, then yes. You’re on my hate list.

And, if you’re thinking, “There is no way I’m on Emily’s hate list. I’m too fantastic.” Then, yes, you’re on the list too.

I make myself sound like I hate everyone and the world, and that is not the case. People do things that irritate me, and don’t make it on the list. I really only have six, or so, people on this hate list and only one that I would push in front of a bus, with my car, if I had the chance.

I don’t have a doubt in my mind that I have made it on many a hate list in my lifetime. So, here are some tips with learning to deal with being on someone’s hate list.

1. Stop being so easy to hate. You’re doing this to yourself.

2. Realize that you are not the center of the universe. If Aristotle couldn’t make it true, then neither can you.

3. You’re not hated by everyone, so there is no need to hate yourself. You are the only person you can trust in the world, so don't ruin that by hating yourself. (Although, the person we lie to the most is ourselves. But, that’s the topic for another blog...)

So, basically, the point of this is not to let everyone know the extent of my cynicism. It isn’t to make you question whether or not we’re friends. (If you have access to this blog, you’re not on the list. Promise J) The point is to say that people are freaking annoying. People will always do things that push us over the edge, but shutting them out of our lives will do nothing but give us no one to talk about.

Smile always,

e.