Breaking Bad: Good People Describe The Moments They Snapped
Nobody is perfect. Even people who might seem perfect always have a breaking point. A person can spend years and years as a goody-two-shoes only to one day get so annoyed by something that they act in ways no one would ever have believed they were capable of. Whether it’s standing up to a person who is tormenting you, taking revenge against someone, or merely just blowing their lid, there is no mistaking the sight of a good person reaching their breaking point. Here are 50 stories about moments when good people finally did something bad.
1. We All Need Somebody to Lean On
This is a simple one, but a good one. There was a kid who sat in front of me in a high school class. All year, he would lean back in his chair and would frequently lean his chair onto my desk. One day, I had had enough of his nonsense. I decided it was time to do something about it. So, once he leaned forward, I quietly moved my desk back a few inches.
After picking himself up off the floor, he never bounced his chair on my desk again for the rest of the year.
2. We Wish You a Pointy Christmas
My elderly mother-in-law made a little wreath to put on the door of her apartment. A couple of days later, some jerk completely destroyed it. She was really sad about it. We put it back together and fixed it. I added lots of pointy needles.
I put it back on the door. The next day, she told me that she heard some swearing at 6:30 in the morning. It was one of her neighbors. I was so proud of myself.
3. Cheater-Cheater Pumpkin Eater
Someone once smashed the decorative pumpkin I had on my front porch for Halloween. I was so mad about it that, later that night, I let things get a bit out of hand. I found an old purse and took a poop in it. I then left it lying out on the same step where my pumpkin was, knowing that it would catch someone’s attention. I then hid in my room and watched out the window.
I don't know if it was the same kid that smashed my pumpkin who later tried to take the purse.
But the happiness I took from that moment of a kid reaching his hand into the poop-filled purse while he was walking away to take the money more than made up for the anger of my smashed pumpkin.
4. Getting the Job Done
After two years of working somewhere on a temp contract and getting treated like garbage, I didn't get offered a permanent job. So, I called in sick on my last day, because I hated it there.
I had only ever called in sick once before that, and only ever missed one day. When I called, they insisted that I still had to come to work that day, so I eventually just said “Okay, I'll come in".
Well, if you think I cracked, you’re wrong. I never showed up. That day off felt really good.
