People Can Be So Cruel Sometimes

I just had one of those encounters that shake you to your core.

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I was at a restaurant tonight, and apparently, I didn’t hold the door for a man behind me I genuinely didn’t even know he was there. Next thing I know, he’s screaming at me in front of everyone. Loudly. Aggressively. I’m standing there at the host stand, completely stunned, while this huge man towers over me I’m 50 years old and barely five feet tall, and he must’ve been around 6’4”.

I tried to apologize, told him I didn’t mean to be rude, but he just kept yelling, “You’re not sorry, you’re just rude!” over and over again. People were staring. I asked the host to please call the manager, but by then, I just wanted to disappear. I ended up leaving before I even got seated.

I cried in my car for a long time after. It was humiliating. It’s scary how quickly a simple misunderstanding can turn into public humiliation and emotional exhaustion. I didn’t feel safe. I didn’t even feel human for a moment.

I know not everyone is like that, but tonight, I just hate people. The anger, the entitlement, the lack of basic kindness it wears you down. It makes you question why simple decency feels so rare these days.

I’m still shaking. And honestly… I just wish people understood how deeply those moments stay with you.

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