One of the phrases that puts me on edge a bit is \u201cYou don\u2019t like X? What? Why not? Everyone loves X!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have, over the years, found myself explaining why I don\u2019t like something more than why I do like something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avocados are a fine example of this. I don\u2019t like them and never have. It is not the taste, which I don\u2019t particularly care for, but the texture that is off putting to me. I don\u2019t care what you add to it, it still feeds wrong in my mouth. People have tried to convince me that I am missing something awesome but I don\u2019t see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like football both college and NFL. Peter doesn\u2019t see the point of any other professional sports except baseball and bowling. He is a football widow among other sports that I watch. He understands the fundamentals of the games but has no interest. And that\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caroline and I like shows like Project Runway, Face-off, and Ink Master. Peter likes Face-off but doesn\u2019t care for the fashion and tattoo shows. There are shows that he watches that I do not because it is not something I enjoy or feel I need to spend my time on it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are shows that we are all on the same page Doctor Who, Prodigal Son, Why Women Kill, Dragon Prince, and Good Omens to name a few. We tend to either binge watch them if a season on some platforms or watch them as they air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anime is something we all like but where we came into Japanese cartoons is very different. For Peter it is Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Giagantor. For me it was Robotech, Akira, My Youth in Arcadia and Vampire Hunter D. For Caroline it has been Sailor Moon, Tokyo Ghoul, My Hero Academia, and Fairy Tale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are comic book characters I have no interest in. I don\u2019t care to read the books or see the shows based on those characters. There are some characters that I liked at one point but really don\u2019t care for now. We pretty much see every comic book or graphic novel film more as a professional courtesy. Haven\u2019t like them all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People have tried to convince me that things I don\u2019t like would be something that I should like. I don\u2019t like zombies. Never have. I have seen zombie films and the like but I don\u2019t watch or read it for the most part. Warm Bodies and White Zombie are my speed for zombie stories. More than one friend has tried to convince me to watch the Walking Dead. I have friends in the show. I tried but it didn\u2019t appeal to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like psychological horror rather than blood and guts slasher horror. I have so many friends who work on those films but I really can\u2019t stomach the gut churring body count with blood and body parts flying ever where. Clever ways of killing teenagers just doesn\u2019t do anything for me except give me an upset stomach. I know technically how they do all that and I have done blood and guts effects over the years for various projects. That I love to do and have a passion for. I just don\u2019t like to watch the end product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have friends who love the X-men films but don\u2019t care for the Marvel studio films. I do not try to convince them that they need to see all the films. There are Star Wars and Star Trek fans that like a specific part of the saga and that\u2019s fine. There are people who prefer the book to the movie and vice versa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life is too doggone short so pick and choose what appeals to you and brings you joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to, try things you are unsure of before dismissing them out of hand. At least then when challenged you can honestly say I tried but it doesn\u2019t sing for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pressure to like something that none of us need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am grateful for people who understand when I say I don\u2019t particularly care for something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of the phrases that puts me on edge a bit is \u201cYou don\u2019t like X? What? Why not? Everyone loves X!\u201d I have, over the years, found myself explaining why I don\u2019t like something more than why I do like something. Avocados are a fine example of this. I don\u2019t like them and never […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6815,"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814\/revisions\/6815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}