Hi, my name is Katelyn, and I have road rage.

Yes, I am the driver you see making unnecessary (and sometimes obscene) hand gestures at unsuspecting drivers who have no idea what I’m yelling.

And you know what? I love it. This is one flaw  – can you call it a flaw if you like it about yourself? – that I quite enjoy. It makes me feel good to yell and curse at someone I’ll never have to see again, especially when they’ve just cut me off on the freeway (and I start off with a thank you, motherf#@$er). It alleviates stress, the yelling does.

couldn't find one of me yelling, but here's a nice pic of the calm before the storm.

Most people who have driven with me will tell you that this quality isn’t one of my finest. My friend, Big Deb, actually is a little scared of me when my rage comes out. But I just tell her that it’s my way of driving, and she just has to get over it.

It’s not like I’m going to pull the person over and punch them in the face (this actually happened to my driver’s ed teacher, true story. She told us about it while teaching us why to not have road rage). I just yell at them and make myself look like an idiot.

Now, I’m not saying I’m a perfect driver. I’m definitely not. This is one stereotype I probably fit. And when I do something wrong or stupid, I expect people to yell, scream and honk. There’s no hypocritical road rage going on here.

So if you see me in my 2006 blue Civic acting like douche driver, please let me know.

This is one of my favorite flaws, what are yours?