This week has been one of those weeks where several things ticked me off slightly. Things that should have made me much angrier only made me a little peeved off. This week's column won't necessarily be about one topic, but more about having "one of those weeks".I am not one that wants to rant about my personal relationship issues, but I feel that to hear a little about how my week began, may assist you to understand why little things were aggravating me more than usual, but not to a huge over the top extent. I am not a fan of liars, cheaters or backstabbers. In my opinion if you do something horrible, but have the guts and heart to admit it, you deserve a never ending supply of brownie points. I am young; I have been cheated on in the past and been able to get over it because the person admitted to what they did. I am in no way saying what they did was right, or that I took them back. It is just easier to offer respect and friendship with someone who is honest. There is a good chance that if someone can be honest about such a devastating thing, it will be easier for them to be open about small problems in future friendships. I have a trend of having pretty bad things happen on my birthday. It all started when I was extremely young and my first pet cat died in my window sill on the morning of my birthday. Ever since this event, it is like I can't go a full birthday without some traumatic event. I have been dumped on my birthday before, had food poisoning all day and lost contact with someone I thought was a close friend. This year I was excited because I was in a new province. Although my parents weren't here, my sister was visiting. All was well and for once I thought I had gotten through a birthday with no misfortune. That was until two or three weeks later when I received messages from a girl stating that the person I was seeing cheated on me on the day of my birthday. Proof and all, the subject of the accusations wouldn't admit it. This is where I have my hate for liars. It isn't in the least bit respectable.After this I was already pretty frustrated with the world. Then I attended a concert, where three teenaged girls thought they were pretty big shots. The girls continued to talk very loudly behind a friend and I about the countless things they planned on doing to take us down. While this would normally silently tick me off even more, I never would say anything. This time was a little different and I spoke my mind. For once I realized when a bully shouldn't get to feel bigger than their victims. At first I felt terrible after confronting them, but I later felt pretty satisfied for putting the young girls in their place. I am hoping they will now grow up into respectable adults.The week didn't end there as my health problems started to become intense again. After several tests, and luckily amazingly co-operative doctors and health technicians, I wasn't able to be as ticked off as I should be. It didn't upset me as much as my poor health normally has.I also had a friend visit a doctor in another town and this doctor told her she couldn't do anything for her medical problems due to the lack of parents with her. She is 16-years-old and has the right to make a decision if she chooses to have a child, but can't make other decisions for herself. We calmly walked out of the office and although a little upset, I was probably more understanding than I normally would be. This probably would have been a whole column most weeks. To end the week, one of my best friends had his appendix burst while visiting my house Sunday evening. Luckily he is going to be fine, but I have to wonder if my luck is now wearing off on others or if it is just that time of the year.At this point, I guess I am just waiting for the large number of little things to actually make me mad. I haven't felt real anger this week and am unsure if this is a good or bad thing. I guess in the weeks to come we will discover if the world has presented me with enough to completely throw me off the peace and calmness I have found. I hope all of you have found a little understanding this week with the ones that anger you, and that perhaps some un-needed wars have been avoided.
