Why do I get so angry when I see people ignoring the rules?

Post Reply New Topic

I go to a local autism group up in Washington and last night was my last one unfortunately because my hours are being changed again. But I can still go to the events they plan on the weekends.

So I remember going to that group and I said back in May these two boys don't belong there because they are 17. They needed to be 18 to be there. The group founder said it was alright by him for them to be there and I pointed out he said online it was an 18 and up group, when did it become acceptable to let kids in. he just said they were almost 18 and I said November wasn't even close because that's how far their birthdays were. Then he said he still says they're almost 18 and I said he should change it to 17 then than 18 since he is letting in 17 year olds. I also learned they don't follow their own rules and things are more laid back and those rules are nothing. Made me wonder what else we were allowed to break. I suppose I can bring my baby there since we break that 18 and up rule.

That story was brought up again when I told the lady sitting next to me that she was rude for asking this other lady her age. I was told as a child it's rude to as grown ups their age and I was told again as an adult it's still rude so I learned it still applies to adults. This lady sitting next to me was saying how picky aspies are about rules and have to call people out on it when they are broken like I did one time about the ages and now I have done it about the lady asking for her age.

I also get batty when I see people breaking such rules. There was one cashier who was haggling with a customer in Wal-Mart when I was waiting to pay for an energy drink, this morning. One that I've ended up, not needing - but that's a different story, all together.

What I hate is when people break rules in front of their kids, because it gives the kids the message that rules don't apply to "us". At school pick-up time, there isn't enough space for all the parents who come in cars to pick up their kids. So, a lot of them will park illegally instead of parking farther away and walking. Their illegally parked cars get in the way of traffic, and create a safety hazard for everyone. I'm always happy to see those people get tickets.

One time we were outside of an IHOP restaurant, and some guy threw some little onto the ground, right in front of his kid. My husband said, "Excuse me, sir. You dropped your wrapper." I thought that was great. My husband knew the guy hadn't accidentally dropped it, but he wanted the guy to pick it up. It was a graceful way of saying, "I saw you litter, and littering is not acceptable", but also allowing the guy to save face. My husband is very good at that kind of thing.

I just get pissed off at random things that don't even pertain to me at all.

Just yesterday we were taking an in-class essay in my Brit Lit class. We had an hour to finish it. About 30-40min in I look at my friends paper which only had like one sentence on it. He was just sitting there twirling his pencil around and not even writing. I hadn't stopped writing since the class had started. I couldn't concentrate on my paper any more for the rest of the class. At one point he flipped his pencil across the room and then I whisper-yelled, "Dude! Write your f*cking paper already!" And he said he was 'brainstorming'. Who had time for brainstorming when you have an hour to write the paper?

Anyways.. I completely freak out over random stupid things like that.. They almost never pertain to me too.

I come unglued at people breaking rules. People putting their feet on the seats on the trains? I feel like my head will implode. And every time the train guard comes through, they take their feet off, then as soon as the guard moves on, they put them back, which just pi**es me off all the more because they are admitting (through their actions) that they know the rules, and know they are breaking them. Once day a friend told me she'd got a ticket for putting her feet on the train seats, and how upset she was, and I just couldn't muster a bit of sympathy. I mean, if you don't want a ticket, KEEP YOUR FEET OFF THE SEATS!

And Waitrose -- today I was waiting in the 'Baskets Only' queue, and there was this person with a full trolley was ahead of me. Why doesn't the woman at the till just point to the sing and ask them to choose another line?

I did an assembly at school the other day and repeated a quote I'd once read: "The right to swing your arms ends where the other person's nose begins."

(I think I probably tend to do more ''don't infringe on other people's rights" assemblies than the other teachers, but hey, maybe these kdis will grow up a bit more considerate?

Ha, I'm not a wistleblower. I'm more of a rebel when it comes to rules, at college you can't eat in the LRC, but I still hide my sandwich under the table when I'm on computers in there.
Oh but I hate double standards, like when you're a kid and your parents tell you to not swear but they swear all the time. That's one of the reasons I'm not rigid with rules because often the law enforcers don't seem to have to follow them.

It doesn't bother me unless it effects me personally. I think the drinking age is unjustified anyways, here in the U.S.

Well, I don't think I can say I have never broken a single rule, but I do find it upsetting when other people break the rules. Even as a kid. Once when we were going to take a bus somewhere, we were going to bring an accordian for one of my cousins, and they told us to say that it was actually for my brother because he played. This upset me very much. When they asked us what we were bringing it for, I immediately stepped up and said we were taking it to someone else.

At school, I would use this to get back at all the people who ever teased or bullied me. I'd keep a close eye on them, and the second I caught them doing something, I would tell the teacher. I guess it is kind of mean, but I did feel good, watching them get in trouble, get detention, and there was nothing they could do about it. I guess it was like payback.

Well I'm aspie and I break the law a lot, It's just that all fun things are illegal.

Because rules and laws exist for a reason. If a rule was truly of no use, it would fall out of favor and fade away from lack of use. If a law were truly of no use, action could and would be taken to strike it.