How do people not have their shit together? Am I just an asshole who has no compassion for others? Do I just have my shit really together? What is going on?
Anyone else know people that seem to get sick every other week? I just do not get it. What are they doing that they are so susceptible to viruses and bacteria and diseases? Kids may contribute but I know tons of people who have kids that do not get sick as often. Plus, where do the kids get sick from if they are not in school? Is it what people eat? Are they not getting enough of a certain vitamin or nutrients? Is their immune system compromised because of what they choose to put in their bodies? Do they just have a lower threshold of what they can put up with while doing another activity? Maybe I am lucky and have a great immune system.
Anyone else get cancelled on at the last minute? What about because they just remembered an important date (that occurs every single year) just an hour before our planned activity was scheduled to occur? Have you heard of planners? Google Calendar? Outlook? How do you have such a hard time remembering what you have going on? Do you write things done? Nowadays there are numerous options to get help remembering things such as Alexa or phone reminders. You can even go old school and wear a band around your finger or wrist. Cancelling on people last minute is just plain rude and inconsiderate. Disrespectful. My time is just as valuable and you have left me with no time to plan something else with the late cancellation. Your time is not more valuable than mine.
How are people consistently late as well? Do they not have a phone? Smart watch? Clock? Are they incapable of estimating how long it takes to get somewhere? Can they not control their kids and wrangle them up? Or do they just not care? Do they think their time is much more valuable and so wasting other peoples time isn’t a big deal? This has baffled me for years. Leave with enough time to arrive safely at your destination. Being on time is late. Being late is late. Shoot to arrive a couple minutes early at least and bring a book! You can also squeeze in a couple minutes of reading (this also solves the issue when you “don’t have enough time to read/finish a book”). I understand that the occasional weird situation can be out of your control but if it happens every single time then something is up. It is you.
This was pretty ranty but it happens every single week in one way or another. I want to be like “what will it take for you to get your shit together?” How are you so scatterbrained? What do you need? Why do you continually assume that your time is more valuable and that my time doesn’t matter? It is extremely disrespectful. Just because I do not have kids or a spouse doesn’t mean that my life, time, or plans is any less important. Does it matter that it isn’t intentional? No. The outcome is still the same. Learn from your mistakes and become an adult. Do better.