Was I Wrong? (Long Story)
We just got back from a wonderful week of camping and had one slight altercation with a neighbor. I'm curious to see what others might have to say. This pic was taken from our site and as yo...
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beemerphile1 wrote:
I believe you are younger than many of us on here and also relatively new at RVing.
For some reason you appear to have the need to prove yourself in the right and get the endorsement of others on the forum. Here is what I would have done based on years of life experience.
Ignore the fool. I don't carry on loud conversations after dark from long distances. I would not have replied in the first place.
If the fool chose to escalate the situation and approach me things would have changed. At that point he would be an aggressor and I would respond appropriately. If he became threatening my response would probably be to his detriment.
You escalated the situation by responding and arguing. In the right or not, you escalated the situation. I know, you're young.
You should have ignored him and let him think what he wants. It is not your job to educate the fools of this world and you will find it an impossible task anyhow.cm11599ps wrote:
...if I just walked away then I would have just been pissed at myself for bowing down to the jerk. I pick and choose my battles and this was one I selected.
Then you need to grow up.
Yes, I probably am younger than most members here but I came here looking for advice and suggestions. I did not come on here to bash the individual or say "Hey everyone, look at what I did to this guy!" I truly and genuinely came here looking for advice because even though it was a minor altercation a few days ago, it's still bothering me. It would also have bothered me MORE if I had walked away.
I did not yell, raise my voice, walk up to him or do anything but mind my own business and state the facts in a normal speaking volume.
Also, after the second time he said something to me I did ignore him and turned my back. It's at that point that he picked up the dog and approached me from behind as I had my back to him and was looking at my dog. He came up because I wasn't responding and even said so. Sure, I could have just walked away but my dog had to pee as well and I was tired and going to bed as soon as we got back.
Normally I would have walked away but this guy just rubbed me the wrong way.
