I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • I get annoyed when people don’t wash their hands correctly, gossip during work meetings, and leave dishes in the sink for days.

  • Top annoyances: losing Wi-Fi during video calls, someone reading my messages over my shoulder, and loud breathing.

  • Floors, Burps, and Bad Towel Folders

    Pet peeves: sticky floors, loud burps without apology, and people who fold towels wrong.

  • Car Trash, Halfway Peeled-Off Stickers, and Non-Listeners

    My top three: trash left in cars, peeling stickers halfway off, and people who don’t listen.

  • My top three: trash left in cars, peeling stickers halfway off, and people who don’t listen.

  • Pen Clickers, Loud Whisperers, and Speed Limit Ignorers

    Pet peeves: clicking pens during meetings, people who whisper loudly, and drivers who forget the speed limit entirely.

  • I can’t deal with people blocking store aisles, people snapping fingers at service workers, and loud phone notifications.

  • My top three are when someone puts empty containers back in the fridge, people bragging about being “brutally honest,” and hair in the drain.

  • I hate when people scrape forks on plates, squeeze toothpaste from the middle, and say “no offense” before something offensive.

  • My pet peeves: exaggerated sighing, dirty stove-tops, and drivers who don’t go when the light turns green.