Made a fool of my self tonight and now I feel so low

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Oh I need to just write this down to calm down. I love on a fairly long street and it's a quiet area all people are lovely.

We have this one guy who lives on the road who is a pain I've had run ins with past. He drives up and down it at 60 miles per hour on a 20 mph road. (School on the road)

My kids I darent let them out on the front to play just incase he's bombing it down the street. He's always got police at his door or arguing.

Last night 3 am and then at 4.30am he's fighting in the front with his dad. I had no sleep because of this.

Then around 8pm tonight he's arguing driving recklessly way above the limit. My little girl got upset because the cars are so loud.

Any way he pulled back up got out of his car and I went over lost my shit. Said it was unbearablle.

He threatened to batter me and I had half the street watching.
My husband is mr nice guy and didn't get involved much. My next door neighbour was sticking up and saying she has young. Children and it's unbearable.

It was resolved in the end he said sorry but I feel so ashamed that I was so hot headed and got angry and all the street were watching,

Some of the ladies on the street said good on me for doing it.

But I just feel like a complete nutter now.

Why did I react like that 😔😔

Nah I would have been cheering you on (probably would have joined in with a “er well, you are a pain in the ass” to the bloke and then hid behind you) your husband should have had your back though. Lets be honest you said what a lot of your neighbours were thinking.

Doesn't sound like you're the nutter. 60mph in 20mph zone...and your husband barely said anything to stick up for you??

Yeah, you’re definitely the one in the wrong here, not the person making an absolute racket who threatened to batter you, or your husband who didn’t get involved after someone had threatened to batter you.

Good for you!

Nobody enjoys confrontation with an unpleasant or aggressive person, but it seems you came away with a win there.

Reframe this - you had the guts, for whatever reason - to do what umpteen other people should have done years ago.

You might have made enough of an impression on him that he won't run over someone else's child now. At the very least, he can't say nobody warned him about his recklessness.

Pat yourself on the back.

No my husband it the let's be every one's friend I ended up losing my shit with him as well . He's a different problem lol.

Reading your replies I feel better. Very anxious person mixed with hot headed and firey and I lost it lol. Took me every thing not to strangle him lol

When I had my daughter 7 years ago he was doing this and I had no sleep for months and lost my head then so this is how long it's been going on for years.

Hey, that’s impressive - maybe he’ll calm down a bit now. You’ve nothing to be embarrassed about at all!

Good for you! He is the one who should be mortified at his behaviour.

Feeling low and like a nutter? Certainly not. High five!

Honestly it'll be tomorrow's chip paper

Well done. It's the culmination of all the dickish behaviour which caused you to explode.

Do not annoy yourself! I am sure you are the street hero tonight. Stand proud that you stood up for yourself 👏👏👏

Good for you. Your DH probably stayed out of it because as another man it may have escalated.

Don’t be embarrassed, you’re a local hero! Your husband needs to have your back though. Where was he when a man was threatening to batter you?

Op well done!!! If he threatens you again please call the police, I'm sure they would be very interested. You did a brave thing standing up to an idiot....so well done 💐❤️

Well done!! You might feel shit but you shouldn’t. You did what probably most other people in the street wanted to do but hadn’t the guts. Sometimes people like this are just morons but sometimes they genuinely don’t know the upset they’re causing and it does them no harm to have this pointed out.

You got an apology. That’s a great result. You have the support of your neighbours and you’ve hopefully made your street a better place to live.

You acted like that because you were at the end of your tether.
Don't be so hard on yourself, it doesn't sound like anyone else thought you made a fool out of yourself.

I would have been cheering you on if I was there! It’s not easy to stick up for yourself like that so good on you for doing it!!!

A few years ago I was putting my child to bed and a young neighbour was fixing his car, revving engine. 3 times it woke my DC, after the 3rd event, I stomped outdoors and told him in no uncertain terms that the noise was unacceptable, it was late and him and his mates needed to pack it up and quieten down.

It was 7pm, so try not to feel too bad😉

Bloody well done! You’re impressive! I can’t believe nobody else has had a go yet. Nothing to feel ashamed about, why is everyone else so wet?

Well done you, we all have a tipping point, if more people stepped up there wouldn't be so much crap going on in our neighbourhoods. I'd love you as a neighbour, I'd have joined in the bollocking 💪💪💪

Good for you OP, you should be proud of yourself. What an absolute dickhead. I would have slashed his tyres too, menopausal rage has to be good for something eh 😂

Thank you all I do feel better for reading the comments. I did say to my children don't react like that 🙈.

I hate it that he just does what he wants when he got close to me he had been drinking so he's drink driving, just an over all scum bag. He gets away with it all time I just lost it

Funny I do feel I'm heading to perimenopause lol I couldn't control my rage lol

I am so anxious I think in your position id go round to his when he's sober and try and make friends with him/laugh it off so that in future it may be possible to tell him of again and he'll accept it (may be wishful thinking but that's how I've gotten around irritating people in the past. Kill with kindness)