propanenightmare69

propanenightmare69 t1_jdhoh43 wrote

I don't think you could have killed her going 10mph or whatever from a yield. You'll be fine, the family is just freaked out because car accidents can kill people so they obviously want you safe. Just try to remember in the future, it doesn't matter if you miss a turn or have to take a longer route, it's fine. Being a few minutes late isn't the end of the world, this is just an early (and relatively non-life changing) lesson. Try to keep calm in the future and just decide how to re-route if something changes, don't worry about the few minutes lost.

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propanenightmare69 t1_jdhn83t wrote

I don't have a quick temper, or much of one at all, but I still remember this pretty vividly.

In middle school, I was friends with two guys, (i was 13M or so at this time?) the same age. It was lunch and this kid was sitting on these concrete steps and kept scooting over and pushing me off the edge (or trying to) and singing some song from Futurama (Johnny cracked corn and bender is great was one of the lines or something). I was stressed and after the 2nd or third time of this kid pushing me off. I just stood up, grabbed his hair in one hand and punched him in the face as hard as i could with the other. He started crying and I got sent to the principals, which oddly enough still did that physical punishment stuff so I got to experience getting hit with a weird wood plank/board thing in 2005, felt a bit archaic.

I don't think we remained friends after that and he had a black eye for a few days, luckily i moved shortly after.

Anyways, point of it is, don't feel bad, this really won't be much more than a blip and a story to mention down the road. We all have a breaking point and sometimes it's just that unlucky person that accidentally got us there. You'll learn from it and likely have more restraint in the future.

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