You’re slowly losing patience

[Jazzy1]

What’s something you’re slowly losing patience for as you age?

 

[IrishEyes]

When I hear kids backtalk their parents in public and even more so when I hear an adult
use an obscene word addressing the child rather than their name.

 

[hollydolly]

People who look at their phone when you're talking to them.... I have even watched people being interviewed by the Police, and they are looking at their phone . I think it's the height of bad manners...

 

[Imogene]

When I hear kids backtalk their parents in public and even more so when I hear an adult
use an obscene word addressing the child rather than their name.

That’s ^^^^ a good start.

Road rage that ends In loss of life..

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Doing anything I really don't want to do just to please someone else.

 

[Ruthanne]

My diet!

 

[jujube]

My body.

 

[C50]

I believe I've become more patient as I've aged, which surprises me since I was always strung a bit tight. I think it's because I have a good grasp of things that do and do not directly affect my life, so if issues aren't ruining my day I don't waste one moment worrying about them.

 

[debodun]

Got a week?

 

[Oldeagle66]

People who yell in their phones when talking. That's annoying.

 

[IrishEyes]

People who yell in their phones when talking. That's annoying.

Oh you've heard my hubby then?

 

[dusty]

People in general, all over the world.

 

[RadishRose]

Telephone hold times.

 

[Disgustedman]

My diet!

Yep, I think that's why I don't succeed like I want. Knowing it takes a week alone to lose one pound, but only 45 minutes to gain it back.

 

[Lilac]

So many good posts already that I can relate to, but I do have one.

People who expect you to drop whatever you are doing in order to do things for them. I'm past the "slowly losing patients with" & in the "I'm done with" category.

Doing that for our parents wasn't ever an issue. So many times, they didn't ask for help even when it was needed. They'd say you're busy yourselves with things. Nope, we weren't that busy.

 

[Fritz]

People who talk so loud it hurts my ears and talk incessantly.

Work.

 

[Oldeagle66]

People who talk so loud it hurts my ears and talk incessantly.

Work.

My neighbor is so loud on the phone I hear him down the hall and in the parking lot. When he comes over I tell him to take his calls outside of my home.

 

[Been There]

Loud talkers. When I have a conversation with someone, I expect that it stays between the two of us.

 

[Muskrat]

Willful ignorance.

 

[officerripley]

My body.

Same here; also, cleaning house, laundry, paying bills, scheduling all the doctors' appointments; so tired of it all.

 

[MountainRa]

I can take the loud talkers better than those who whisper or mumble. I have a relative who whispers everything like she’s imparting state secrets.

 

[oldman]

Not much today, but when I flew, I slowly lost my patience with planes blocking my gate, especially in Honolulu. I don’t know what it is over there, but the traffic controllers sure were slow getting planes pushed back from the gate. I once waited over 20 minutes to get to my gate, even after all but begging to move us to an open gate.

 

[KSav]

Hoo, boy; where do I start?

I agree with pretty much everything that's been mentioned so far.

One thing that particularly grates is the general loss of civility. For example, I think I've read at least two news stories in the past couple of weeks about people melting down in airports and physically attacking gate agents because their flight was canceled or some such inconvenience.

I haven't witnessed such an incident in person—yet—but internally I am losing patience, fast, with that kind of behavior.

 

[Bella]

Wait, I'll get my list...

 

[Babs2u]

Willful ignorance.

Oh boy. I agree.