These are a Few of My LEAST Favorite Things

I consider myself to be a positive person – an optimist – an overall happy-go-lucky kind of guy. I believe that there are far too many people in the world today who spend far too much time worrying about what they don’t like – what makes them angry – what they disagree with. And they tend to express it out loud and online A LOT.

Personally, I make a conscious effort to do the opposite. I think expressing love is more worthwhile than expressing hate. Talking about the things that you like is better than complaining about the things you don’t. But I also understand that occasionally, it can be therapeutic to air your grievances – even if no one really cares. This exercise isn't to receive validation for my dislikes – not to start some pointless debate – it's just to get them off my chest & throw them out there into the ether.

So here goes. Here is a silly list of popular things that everyone seems to like, except me.

• Mashed potatoes

• I like funny movies and holiday movies, but I really dislike National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. I find it annoyingly dumb

• I love classic rock & roll music, but I can’t stand Pink Floyd or Rush and I’m not a big fan of Led Zeppelin either

• Football

• Binge-watching TV shows (for me, binge-watching is like one or two episodes per night at the most)

• Video gaming

• And while we’re on the topic of TV, I hate all reality and competition shows. Old fashioned game shows are about the only kind of competition TV I can handle, and most of those are pretty cringy too

• Buffet restaurants

• Hunting & Fishing (To be clear, I am in favor of these things. I just really don’t ever want to do them myself)

• TikTok

• Marshmallows (except in hot chocolate and an occasional s'more)

So, if any of those things listed trigger some sort of rage response from you – maybe that’s more your issue than mine. Because I feel better now.