What are some trivial things that annoy you?

Books. I say this as a book lover: Screw books. Sims are constantly taking them out of the bookcase, reading them for two seconds, then setting them down on the table or counter or floor, where they just take up space. It's gotten so bad that I've stopped buying books for my Sims.

Fears. At least in The Sims 2, you could actively avoid them. But now just having a fear will make Sims Tense or Sad unless you fulfill some pain-in-the-butt Want that's much more difficult and tedious than regular Wants and have to be timed perfectly or they won't count. I wish there was some option for keeping Wants but getting rid of Fears. They're glitchy as heck and they don't make the game any fun.

In addition, I'm getting tired of these required "free" updates. Usually they just add some gimmick that I didn't ask for and create new bugs and glitches that add to the ones which already existed. Patches are supposed to be for fixing issues with the game. If I want an additional mechanic, I'll buy one.

(At the same time, I understand that not everyone has money and that this is the only way for some people to keep their game fresh. But I don't like it.)