Sunshine and Roses

I know it won't be all sunshine and roses between us.

I know we'll irritate one another.

I know we may actually fight on occasion.

I don't like to think about those things.

But I know they will happen.

I just hope we can talk about the irritations before they turn into major frustrations. So many of them are easily fixed. I suspect I'll have a harder time bringing things that irritate me forward than you will.

I hope if we fight we're able to come to a resolution quickly and forgive one another and move on without holding on to resentments, knowing that our actions that have angered haven't come from malice.

I am honestly not one easily angered or irritated. I was trying to think back to things that have irritated me in the past as I've interacted/lived with people...the list is short.

• My child taking all of the towels from the bathroom into their room over time until there are none left.

• My co-parent filling up the sink for the dishes to soak but leaving them in there for DAYS until it's so disgusting I could barely stand to reach in to pull the drain.

• One of my colleagues bitching at me endlessly to "do something" when she knew that I'd already tried and/or had zero ability to influence the situation she was unhappy with.

• Having my time wasted...I would get very annoyed sitting in meetings that were completely useless when I had real work that I needed to get done.

• Jumping on me/the bed to wake me up...that was a long time ago but man it pissed me off.

• Telling me the "right way" to do things (like laundry) I've been doing successfully my entire life. If you have a way you like it done, I'll do that for you but I will still do mine the way I've always done it. I really don't think it matters in the grand scheme of things if the soap goes in first or last.

I really wonder what your list will include. I have no doubts that we'll work through whatever these things are.