Frustration.

[obliviousally_lj]

It's incredibly frustrating when the person you've been with for well over a decade still can't tell you straight that they'd like some alone time. Doubly so when it's not as if you've been making a ruckus in the bedroom or doing anything obnoxious, just enjoying the peace and quiet together.

But when you get sniped at and have catty commentary towards you because you haven't read their mind to leave them alone is when I start to get pissed off. Especially when there was conversation just shortly before.

I don't appreciate getting an attitude thrown at me, when I did nothing to deserve it. It's bullshit.

I'm not 'punishing' your introverted nature by not reading your mind and leaving you alone. I'm not 'scolding' your introverted nature by sitting at my laptop on the bed and being quiet. I'm perfectly happy to re-locate myself, as long as I don't get snappy comments in my direction akin to 'aren't you going to finish cleaning your room' or 'did you want something? why are you in here?'. Then, yeah, I'm going to snap back defensively because it's MY room, as well, and I have as much of a right to be in there as you do.

More flies with honey than vinegar, they say.

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[mejeep.livejournal.com]

*sigh* My mom STILL pulls stuff like that. I had to overhear her talking to my dad (in the other room) in order to solve a simple problem of scheduling computer time. She could not simply ask me directly.