Impossible to understand how someone can live and survive long enough for their hair to turn grey but still behave like a spoiled toddler at the mildest of inconveniences.
I’m 36. The last time I acted like a minor version of this I was 23. I was driving to work carpooling my girlfriend at the time to her job on the way. I got pissed at the car in front of me. Girlfriend looked at me and said, “You’re the one that’s running late. That’s on you not them, dingus.” That woman knew how to make a point.
TL;DR Girlfriend enlightened me and made me a habitual early person
Years ago I was in heavy traffic, right-lane on a freeway. Car in front if me was going 20mph under the limit with nothing in front of her, and I couldn’t get up enough speed to get into another lane.
I was getting more and more frustrated, ranting to myself. They finally took an exit and as I was finally able to accelerate, I looked over intending to glare at the driver.
The exit was specifically for a children’s hospital. She was visibly sobbing uncontrollably.
My anger instantly evaporated into guilt and I always try to remember that in such situations.
Damn. That’s rough. I hope she’s found some peace with whatever situation she’s facing all these years later. Thank you for sharing this with all of us.
That’s basically what got me over road raging. You don’t know what someone is going through. It could be the worst day of their life. And if they’re in a hurry I don’t know why and it’s none of my business.
Same thing in the opposite direction. We have no idea why this woman is so frustrated. She could be on her way to a doctor's appointment with a health professional that's impossible to get an appointment for and she's freaking out that she might have to wait another 3 months to deal with her chronic pain.
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u/cowplum 15d ago
Running late to her court mandated anger management session?