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Originally Posted by analog
For some people, the simple act of a child saying the same thing over and over to infinity can be just as annoying as kicking/screaming/tantrum, given enough repetition. It's not fair to tell people what is and is not annoying to them. You can't say "no this isn't annoying to you because I say so". You may find it ok, or bearable, but that doesn't mean other people are assholes, insensitive, impatient, etc., just because they don't have the same high threshold for kiddie bullshit that you do.
I find country music completely unbearable to listen to. If it's on, I am heading in another direction to get away from it. It drives me up the wall. I'm sure many of those who would balk at the annoying habits of a child have your own pet peeves as well. Maybe you hate pop music, or classic rock, or maybe you hate a certain band. They're all pet peeves, people, and they're all things we just don't like to hear. Just because it's a child doesn't make it ok. For some people, their pet peeve is any noise coming out of any child. And you know what? You need to respect that everyone's pet peeves are different, and some people just cannot stand to hear certain things.
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I'm not saying that it people don't have the right to become annoyed. What i'm saying is that i don't necessarily care if someone becomes annoyed at things a child does, especially when that child is just being a normal, behaving child, like the one in the op. Anyone who leaves their house with the expectation that they shouldn't be subject to annoying behavior could perhaps benefit from a ride in the waaaaaaaaaaambulance to the fantastical hospital of make believe - it's just up the street. Nobody becomes annoyed without, at the very least implicitly, deciding to.
The older i get, the more people i meet, the less i choose to get annoyed by all of the potentially annoying shit they do. You know why? Because getting annoyed is generally a giant fucking waste of time. Not to mention the fact that it's completely arbitrary- the fact that i might be annoyed by something says just as much about my coping skills as it does about the behavior that i find annoying. Like you said, everyone's pet peeves are different - the annoyance is found in the person, and not the behavior.
Yes, everyone has pet peeves, but as far as i can tell, no one has gotten kicked off of a plane because they were listening to country music. Sometimes handicapped people make me uncomfortable, perhaps if i ever start up a restaurant i'll follow cyn's aunt's lead and put up a sign prohibiting handicapped folks.