My current pet peeve?  Poor communication!! I recently had the opportunity to write articles on the topic of spirituality/new age. I enjoyed the assignment as those topics intrigue me. I don't promote any one theory, but I do enjoy thinking about the possibilities of the supernatural with an open mind. At the mid point of the project, my editor stopped all forms of communication with me. After the first day with no communication I thought he got caught up in the day to day grind. After day two with no communication I as mildly alarmed. After day seven I was more confused than alarmed. Did the aliens I was writing about abduct him? Was I supposed to use my psychic powers to communicate with him? Should I assemble a seance table to contact the spirit world for answers? The easiest solution would be to drop me a single line email...project stalled will be in touch next week. This solution in communication is much simpler than involving the spirit world for answers and it's way more credible.

Divorced parents who put their children in the middle of their emotional immaturity. I happened to be in a courtroom recently and the divorcing mom ask the judge, "Since I pay for the cellphone do Ihave to let my ex call them on it?  HELLOOOOOOO!  The judge told her that in no way would she order that the dad could not contact his kids on their phone regardless of who paid for it. The mother in question (and I use that term lightly) did not like the judge's answer. The mom's question was a microcosm of how she programs her children against their father. Let's say he was a lowlife, unemployed, loser and that's why she divorced him. She should divorce him, and I approve of her divorcing him,  but she should let the children decided on their own what kind of father he will become. I've seen numerous accounts of lousy husbands that were great fathers. Maybe I'm biased, but in my experience I've seen too many moms poison the relationship with the children and their father.  Grow up ladies!!!