what is the meanest thing you have ever told someone?

United States
April 5, 2007 7:55pm CST
why did you say it to that person, and do you regret it? one day i came to work a couple of minutes late, so this made the guy working the shift before me, leave a few minutes later. it was a complete accident, only my first time doing it, and it was only about 3 minutes. i felt bad, and i was going to apologize as soon as i got close enough to talk to him, but he took the initiative to yell at me in front of all of the customers "get over here right now missy! i have a bone to pick with you about telling time" OOOOO that made me so mad. i had been working there for a couple of years, i am older than this kid, and i didnt appreciate him talking to me like that in front of other people. i kept my mouth shut until we were alone. just because he likes to be jerky in front of other people doesnt mean that i am going to do it back to him in front of the people. so when we were alone, he started going off on me about being on time and so on and so on. i stayed quiet and listened patiently. i guess he felt bad and then said "look, im sorry. i am not mad at you, i still like you, you are still my friend, but you make me so mad by being late..." (here is where i say my mean thing) i chuckled and looked at my other friend who was overhearing the whole thing. i told her "can you beleive him? he actually thinks i CARE if he is mad at me or not! he acts as if he is SOMEONE to me!! i dont care if he never talks to me again" and then i turned and told him that i will be late whenever i feel like it, and now i am going to do it on purpose just so that he wont be able to go home on time. the next day i was late again, and he didnt say a word to me. i dont regret it. actually, i am glad i said what i said. he had no right to talk down to me like that in front of people. it would have been different if he was a manager to me and there werent people listening. but this kid took it too far, thiniking he was so big and macho. it still makes me mad thinking back on it.
1 response
@natalie1981 (1995)
• Singapore
6 Apr 07
Oh, I think I've said pretty bad things to my best friend when we hand a fight. I forgot what they were since it was a long time ago but I still regret it. It's because words are just as powerful as actions, even more so. Hurtful words could leave a scar on your relationship.