Things that irritate me during the Holidays

I like the Holidays. I am BIG Holiday person. I like the parties and the decorating and the cheer and the wassailing and the good will towards man and all that crap. What I don't like though is the following:

1.) Angsty, wanna be Indy, post teen/pre adult, retail store seasonal workers. Look - you're out of high school and maybe your local JC isn't treating you quite as well as your hopefully yuppy Benz driving parents had hoped but take it out on someone else. I don't have the time, the patience or quite honestly the compassion to deal with your moody, stupid douche bag hair, spoiled brat attitude.

2.) Yuppy, non working, track suit wearing, stay at home mothers - living beyond their means that have nothing better to do with their day than troll the local department stores. Who think they're darling, screaming, running wild, snot nosed child should be allowed to run muck in the department store and you should just deal with it and GAWD forbid the little darling run into you, you should be watching out for them and move out of there way. Like just because they DID procreate we as a society should feel some unspoken thanks and just allow poor behavior to abound.

3.) Sixteen year old, shouldn't have a drivers license but do idiots who don't know how to a. drive in traffic b. drive in the rain and c. DRIVE AT ALL. And who have a nicer, newer car than mine and yet don't know what its like to make a car payment.

I think if a few rules should apply at the Holidays to keep us all happy:

1.) Fore mentioned Angsty personnel should be replaced by kind, grandmotherly types that are respectful and move with the same sense of urgency as their customers.

2.) Fore mentioned yuppy, non working, track suit wearing, stay at home mothers - should not be allowed to leave the house from Dec 1 until Jan 15.

3.) Just licensed teens should a. have to drive cars that cost LESS than $1000 (trust me they do exist - my first car was one as were both of my husbands first 2 cars) b. have signs posted clearly on the vehicle designating the drive as young, inexperienced and c. not be allowed to drive from Dec 1 until Jan 15.

I really think if these simple rules were followed the holidays and holiday shopping would be a much better experience for all of us.