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I’ve heard that it’s a first-child trait to hate surprises… and it’s true. For me, anyhow, and to a certain degree. I actually really like surprises, but they have to be the right kind.Good surprises are the ones that are actually surprising. You know, when something unexpected and fun happens. They have to completely come out of left field, and you’re not allowed to have any clue that anything’s going on.

Examples of good surprises: people showing up at your house/job/school when you not only aren’t expecting them, but when it’s higly improbable that they’d be there; when you “discover” something new or something different in your house or room; actually winning the lottery or inheriting money or something.

Bad surprises are the ones you know are coming, but either people pretend that they don’t know what you’re talking about, or they just don’t tell you all the details. I hate these! They drive me crazy trying to figure out what’s going on.

Examples of bad surprises: surprise birthday parties (hate, hate, hate), going somewhere and not being told where, or any of the aforementioned good surprises gone wrong.

How about you? Are you one of those people who loves surprises, both good and bad, because you love the intrigue? Are you one of those people who needs their life so planned out that a surprise throws the entire thing into a muddle? Or are you like me, exactly in the middle?