What's your worst quality?

notkateanymore · February 2014

I've been thinking about my bad qualities today...and no Hav, it's not that I'm an evil bitch.

What's your worst quality and do you actively try to change it?

AimeeL85 · February 2014

I feel like I just get annoyed with and/or dislike people so easily. I wasn't always like that, I don't know why I became that way. I don't even understand myself enough right now to change it.

LokiLahve · February 2014

I have pretty low self esteem & tend to beat myself up over things I shouldn't. I constantly work on it, some days are better than others.

notkateanymore · February 2014

I have an almost paralyzing fear of failure. As in I don't even start things for fear I will fail at them and I try to talk DD out of trying things for fear she will fail and be hurt. It's crazy. I mean, and this is NOT one of those my child is so gifted posts, she is pretty damn talented and has had real interest from agents/managers in LA and NY but I'm afraid for her to fail and feel bad about herself so here we sit. I've wanted to start a party planning company for years and am pretty talented when it comes to events...but again, here I sit with 8000 Pinterest pins and no company.

jensriot · February 2014

Right now it's probably my temper. I can fly off the handle so quick. I'm working on it, but it's hard with three littles constantly trying my patience like it's their job.

If it's not my temper, then I'd say gossiping. I should quit, but other people's drama is so interesting to me. It's bad.

notreallyirish · February 2014

I have social anxiety which creates a lot of problems on its own and from trying to avoid social situations. I avoid people and social occasions because I'm nervous and this avoidance often ends up being rudeness. I used to think of it as me being perceived as rude even though I didn't mean it that way, but now I realize rude is rude regardless of my feelings and intentions. So I work on my anxiety and try to remind myself that I'd rather be seen as awkward or trying too hard than rude and not trying hard enough.

caybeh · February 2014

I'm a people pleaser and care too much what others think of me. I'm working on it.

notkateanymore · February 2014

I am trying hard to change my fear...I'm going to shoot the next couple of parties I'm throwing and submit them to some party blogs and start a blog/website possibly. I also let DD try out for the workshop of a show that is being developed for Broadway. She didn't get it, but she {and I} didn't die from the rejection!

She's auditioning for a pretty competitive summer intensive in NY as well and we're doing it knowing she probably doesn't have enough experience but it's worth a try. That's big for me.

zbeesma86 · February 2014

I overthink everything. I can't apologize. I hold a grudge. I'm super emotional.

ASullivan1231 · February 2014

I am so anal. I get furious when people are late.

If I don't want to do something I ignore it at all costs.

I have no doubt there are others.

sunnydays99 · February 2014

I can be obsessive and indecisive. For example, I've been obsessively thinking about whether to send my son to preschool or kindergarten next year. I've been thinking about this for over a year and still can't come to a concrete decision :-(

I do this with big and small things, much to my husbands dismay!! I really don't know how to turn this part of my brain off. Even after I've made a decision I spend way too much time wondering if I did the right thing. I'm constantly telling myself it doesn't matter (for the small things), but I still find myself overthinking it all.

dmartin726 · February 2014

I am constantly doing too much. Planning, working, doing, going, committing to things, taking on projects etc. Then I blow up internally because I struggle to handle it. Like how I'm seriously dragging ass about sending DD to preschool even though I WAH and am about to have #2. I have this "i can do everything" but sometimes I wish I would just let someone else host the family dinner or make birthday invitations.

Oh and I'm a slob. I am disorganized beyond belief. Just today I lost my debit card and refused to call the bank like my husband said because I KNEW it would turn up. Low and behold it was in the side compartment of the passenger car door. Right where I left it.

Oh and I have trouble hanging out in groups. I'm a very one on one person. I think it's because I'm an attention whore.

Ugh ok.. This was a great idea to feel badly about ourselves haha.

chickaboo1974 · February 2014

I am a perfectionist- it can get really overwhelming. Also when i commit to something, i get it done- correctly and on time. I have no patience for people who commit to things and then don't full fill their commitments like I do. I had to back off and learn to cope for my last job- but I know that I hate managing people- and I make a bitch of a supervisor.

Lilly&Co · February 2014

I hold everyone and anything that has to do with my kids to probably an unrealistically high standard. Not my kids them selves yet, but anyone that has any responsibility for their education,heath or coaching wise

I love my house super clean ( I do not care about the girls bed rooms they must by in order but not spotless - or the play room) but other rooms must be perfect. I would rather not go out for dinner with H then pay for a cleaning lady once a week.

notkateanymore · February 2014

CnAmom said:

Oh, I am highly organized but I suck at cleaning. Figure that one out.

Similar to the fact that I'm totally OCD about things but a slob.

Hollylb3 · February 2014

How much time do you have?

I always worry people don't like me, and I don't know why.

I'm such a procrastinator. Hooooorrible.

I'm critical and a wee bit controlling, which I get from my mother, who is super hyper-critical and controlling.

I'm a disorganized slob.

I do try to change these things, but probably not actively enough. I'm getting there.

Arnegard · February 2014

I can be lazy, I procrastinate and I am not a great house cleaner. I keep the house decent enough, just not MIL level clean. I am also obsessive and deep down a slob. Do not look in drawers or closets because it probably isn't well organized. I love control!

jensriot · February 2014

Hollylb3 said:

I always worry people don't like me, and I don't know why.

Oh me too! I also take things way too personally. Even if they have nothing to do with me.

Hollylb3 · February 2014

JenS2203 said:

Hollylb3 said:

I always worry people don't like me, and I don't know why.

Oh me too! I also take things way too personally. Even if they have nothing to do with me.

Thing is, I really do feel like people don't like me, and I don't know why! I mean, I have a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor, but I think I'm funny.

rosesandpetals · February 2014

I have very strong opinions about a lot of stuff and it comes across as preachy sometimes.

I can't stand it when someone is wrong. Not about an opinion but I actually argued with someone over whether "bootleg" was a verb or an adjective. Merriam Webster (yes, I looked it up) said adjective and transitive verb and we argued about whether a transitive verb was the same thing as a verb.

I'm also argumentative.

nosoup4u · February 2014

DH likes to tell me I'm a pessimistic perfectionist, which is a v bad combo. I also get too worked up/angry about things. And I procrastinate.

I try v v hard not to procrastinate, and it sometimes works. And I need to work harder at not being quick to anger, sigh.

nosoup4u · February 2014

DC2London said:
The other thing that factors in is that I find venting very therapeutic. So I may seem more negative to others than I really...feel? Because quite often I Just need to bitch about something for five minutes and get it off my chest, then I'm over it.

I come from a family of venters/ranters! DH and my BILs just don't understand that sometimes you have to rant, even if it's to ppl who totally agree with you (or the radio or TV...). Not a bad quality, it makes you fun at parties when ppl bring up politics, ha ha ha.

superToots · February 2014

I'm great at befriending strangers I will never likely see again (made me a kick ass bartender), but suck with people that might actually mean something (dh's friend's wife, one of his work colleagues, another mom at playgroup, etc). It totally makes me come off as rude, awkward, shy, and a weirdo. I fear ds1 is the same. I'm trying to force myself to be more social and pretend I'm bartending

rockyrollgirl · February 2014

I am pretty hard on myself in general. I have moments where I feel like I am completely uninteresting, worthless and a waste of oxygen.

Blah....

Mogi519 · February 2014

I over analyze and dwell on everything.

I'm a people pleaser. I always wished I could be one of those people that said they didn't care what other people thought of them or said about them, but I'm not.

I have a tendency to correct people when they're wrong. I've really tried to work on that because I hate it when people do that to me.

I worry too much about trivial stuff and stuff that hasn't even happened. In my mind it could happen, so I need to worry about it just in case it does actually happen.

Eskimokisses13 · February 2014

I have a tendency to be a little too blunt at times.
I can hold grudges for a long time.
I am a perfectionist and can become obsessive about things.
I expect a lot out of people, including myself.
I will stand up for others long before I will stand up for myself.

catycate · February 2014

I'm lazy as all get out.
I hate confrontation and often get screed over for it.
I'm super judgy. I try to keep it in my head but I know it comes out sometimes.

raraavis28 · February 2014

I'm a pleaser....I can't stand it when I feel like someone's mad at me, esp. DH or my mom....like I'll feel physically sick over it until the situation is resolved. I also have a hard time saying "no" (this is getting better w/ kids in the picture), and I'm way harder on myself than I am on others.

ASullivan1231 · February 2014

ASullivan1231 said:
I am so anal. I get furious when people are late.

If I don't want to do something I ignore it at all costs.

I have no doubt there are others.

I thought of more.

I'm really opinionated about everything.

I can barely talk to some of my friends about their kids bc I get SO, SO mad when mother's act like martyrs (never leave their kids bc no one else can do it, in their opinion) or they complain their kids don't sleep but don't do anything to change.

Sometimes I'm a smug mom

I'm very direct- good and bad.

kcisthebombdotcom · February 2014

I'm overly opinionated and always have to have the last word. I'm a total worrywart. I hold a grudge and am unforgiving. I can be self centered at times.

bhuffman · February 2014

I'm a worrier.
I can be emotionally cold sometimes when I am trying to process things.
I care a lot about what others think.

Cherryblossoms07 · February 2014

Michbot12 said:
I view asking for help as weakness and judge others for it as well. Definitely something I need to work on.

I tend to be pretty quiet in social situations which either comes off as rude or snotty, even though it's just because I'm shy.

These are true for me as well.

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