There is a peer of mine that has a habit, which is annoying the living hell out of me. In the middle of a conversation, she will start talking like sheÂ’s a 4-year-old girl. She even has some of the same mannerisms, the shaking of the head and the giddy clapping. She doesnÂ’t do it during the meetings, but when IÂ’m talking to her one on one she will throw out every couple of sentences this way. People, itÂ’s like fingernails on a chalkboard. IÂ’ve never met another grown adult that does this. Well, except when they are imitating something their kid or grandchild said.

Folks, I canÂ’t begin to explain how this grates on my nerves. Every time she does it, I want to reach out and slap the snot out of her. During the day, I tend to avoid her so I donÂ’t have to listen to her. If there is an issue and I do have to speak with her, then I try to do it as quickly as possible.

She really is a nice person. Yet during our conversations in the past she has stated that she doesnÂ’t have many friends and that people tend to not like her. IÂ’m pretty sure IÂ’ve identified why. I havenÂ’t said anything to her about it, mainly because I really donÂ’t think it would be appropriate for me to do so. On the other hand, it might piss her off enough that she stops and my brain wonÂ’t scream at me every time she does it.

Farking sensitivity class is working.

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