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Original poster

Oh arse. I've just been ridiculous.

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Hurr1cane · 01/10/2014 15:34

Back story, my DS has autism, disabilities, and health problems.

I had to pull over on the way home from school because he was having a seizure in the car. I managed to get him stable enough to rush him home.

I got home to find a work van parked over my drive.

I beeped a couple of times and nothing
So rather than just beeping I sat and leant on the horn for ages.

A man came out. I didn't even look at him, he moved the van, I pulled into my drive and he smiled at me so I just gave him a look of death and carried my DS in stomping as I went and slammed my front door.

Now I've calmed down.... I must have looked unhinged.

I'm forever going to be known as "that strange angry woman" aren't I? Hmm

Please tell me your stories of misdirected anger or over reactions to make me feel better.

I'm honestly usually a very calm and reasonable human being. Not a huge burning ball of rage. Blush

OP posts:
justanotherbiscuit · 02/10/2014 13:56

op I hope your little boyis ok now Thanks .
I had a red mist moment that I still cringe at. I was in a shopping centre with my dd 3yrs at time. I was walking holding her hand. when she somehow tripped face down and hurt her face. She was wailing and both of us got a fright. As I was kneeling down picking her up and looking at head a man slightly muttering said " ffs get her out the fucking way" and walked on.

I practically chased him, shouting she's 3 for God's sake. Who do you think you're talking to etc etc.

I must have looked like an idiot, but with her wee face all sore it just made me so mad for someone to talk to her like that.

elfycat · 02/10/2014 13:56

I had a car related one where a BMW driver was so close behind my car that I couldn't see any of the bonnet of his. I could feel the flight or fight taking hold but told myself that he there was more of a gap than I could perceive.

Turning a sharp bend I looked in the side mirror, there was virtually no gap at all. I was doing 30 in a 30 limit so I took my foot off and started to slow down. My sister has a thing where she slows down until her speed makes the gap appropriate, however something clicked and on a blind left turn I indicated and pulled over.

They pulled into the 'overtake the obstruction' car position and I opened my door and screamed 'get off the back of my bloody car' at them. I then indicted and pulled away. They followed with quite some distance between us.

Of course DD1 (5) who always has a comment ready (like to her father in my previous post) said. 'Is he keeping off the back of our bloody car mum?' and I spent the next 5 miles explaining that I shouldn't have used that word as it's impolite and we do try to be polite don't we?

For the record I have also punched 2 men unconscious. Separate incidents, but in both men who were unknown to me felt that in a pub/club situation they were allowed to touch parts of my body I'd rather they didn't. Neither had even introduced themselves how rude. The man biting my bum in a London pub was dared to by his mates medical students and the bloke reaching around to grab my boobs... well I didn't find out why he'd thought he could. Being a lovely nurse I did check they were OK and put them in the recovery position. I don't recall hitting them, it was more of a reflex and I 'come to' finding them lying down I'm not going to argue with instincts that must be there for a damn good survival reason. Which is what RMM are, just sometimes mistranslated by the modern situations.

Original poster
Hurr1cane · 02/10/2014 13:57

Oh goodness. I'm sat in school waiting for a meeting and I'm sniggering away. I'm getting some very odd looks from the receptionist who probably thinks I'm a bit strange anyway thanks to my awful taste in fashion

OP posts:
Smilesandpiles · 02/10/2014 14:41

My RMM ended up with me calling the police on myself. Grin Blush

I hate the RMM.

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Hurr1cane · 02/10/2014 15:46

You have to tell me why you needed to call the police on yourself! Shock

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kelper · 02/10/2014 16:25

My rmm seem to be due to anything with an engine.
My dad and I are very alike. When I was learning to drive I would occasionally be allowed to drive when we went out of a weekend.
I remember he kept going on about something I was doing wrong, to the point I stopped the car in the middle of the road, got out and screamed "you fucking well drive then!"
The other that springs to mind was when I still had my motorbike.
I'd stopped at some lights and a car had come up behind me and bumped me lightly.
I turned round and banged my fist on the bonnet of this car, left a massive dent in the bonnet, screamed obscenities about how car drivers were all the fucking same etc etc.
To find the driver was one of my husbands customers, and was driving one of my husbands courtesy cars!!
He came round later with a box of chocolates Wink

tiredvommachine · 02/10/2014 17:25

I'm currently 20 weeks pregnant and went to London the other weekend with my hubby to watch Jersey Boys at the theatre. Due to it being a Saturday, everywhere was rammed with people and had been knocked into several times by passers by and was fed up (am only 5 foot tall too so convenient elbow hight for most people). As we left the theatre, a woman barged in front of us to the right nearly tripping me up and then within moments, did exactly the same but going to the left this time. I saw red and swung a kick at her legs, luckily missing her but I was so mad!! I never normally act like that but have had all sorts of rage as the pregnancy has progressed. Hubby thought it was hilarious Blush

Trollsworth · 02/10/2014 18:32

T was when I discovered that my ex had allowed our seven year old to be tattoos with a dirty needle.

Taking my child for an aids test was a particular low point.

anothergenericname · 02/10/2014 19:13

wait - WHAT?

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Hurr1cane · 02/10/2014 19:25

WTF??

OP posts:
Smilesandpiles · 02/10/2014 19:27

A tattoo? On a seven year old? I can't even begin to think why someone whould think that is a good idea.

Trollsworth · 02/10/2014 19:38

Yup. A dot on his hand. The ex tried to claim my child had done it to himself .... But my child is right handed, how would he dot his own right hand?

Pimpleminds · 02/10/2014 19:38

My worst tantrum was caused by Persil non bio.

I had a toddler and a newborn and I really wanted to do a load of washing. Except I could not get the fecking clear dispenser thing off the cap of the new bottle. I tried twisting, gripping, squeezing in every combination you name it. Then I totally lost the plot, grabbed my rolling pin and beat the shit out of it. I was so angry. By the end of the cap was rendered useless but still somehow stuck inside the dispenser. I did feel better though.

It was a time in my life when I was sleep deprived, low on patience and so many little daily tasks were a struggle. I didn't need Crap design from unilever.

TheJourney22 · 02/10/2014 20:55

Sorry pimple but I have just burst out with laughter "beating the shit out of it with a rolling pin" hahahah a Grin

Mama9397 · 02/10/2014 20:56

OMD what a load of aggression and anger in these posts. Have you never heard the expression To err is human to forgive divine.I think you feel that your reaction was ott hence your embarrassment and instead of averting your eyes maybe you should have just apologised for your reaction and he would have too. Manners cost nothing, but do make the world move a whole lot smoother. I am sure he didn't deliberately block your drive and he definitely had no idea of the situation you were dealing with. I just wonder what all you aggressive mums think your children are learning from your behaviour and what would you tell your child to do in a similar situation? Or maybe I am just old fashioned. TBH you all sound like bullies trying to defend the indefensible.

Stratter5 · 02/10/2014 21:00

Oh piss off Po Face, aren't you the perfect one Hmm

Smilesandpiles · 02/10/2014 21:03

What a way to invite more anger on a thread!

"Oh piss off Po Face" LOVE IT! Bloody LOVE IT!

Smilesandpiles · 02/10/2014 21:04

That's a genuine Love it, by the way, I'm aware it may come across as sarcastic on that post.

serennu · 02/10/2014 21:15

Pimple I've been there with the persil bottle. not the rolling pin bit though. Smile

Andrewofgg · 02/10/2014 21:21

Trollsworth what the fuck did you to ex and how long was he in hospital for when you'd done it and why wasn't it worse?

tiredvommachine · 02/10/2014 21:24

Lol at smiles! Grin

FreeWee · 02/10/2014 21:33

I went apoplectic at a colleague for getting me a glass of water instead of filling up my water bottle. Yep. Despite the fact he was doing me a favour either way. In my defence he never listened to anything I said and I was having an adverse reaction to some tablets. We're now very good friends, I don't take those tablets (Lemsip Power Caps) and I chill the hell out!!!

Stratter5 · 02/10/2014 21:47

smiles

Chimichangaz · 02/10/2014 22:26

When my (now ex) DP and I first lived together we had a row, where he shut me in a bedroom and held the door closed for a few minutes. This made me very very angry, and I lashed out by taking his new tie off the door handle where he'd left it and looked round for the nearest sharp implement. I found a pair of nail clippers and proceeded to hack said tie to bits. This made me happy (how awful is that?). Even better was when, laughing out loud, I came out of the bedroom after he let go of the handle. He laughed too, thinking I had thought it funny to have been locked in. His face was a picture when I held up his tie, shredded to bits.

Still makes me laugh now.

littledrummergirl · 02/10/2014 22:26

Mama, seriously?Hmm

stratter you beat me to it and were much more restrained.

Theres always oneWink

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