15 Shocking Interactions That Made Someone Think “Oh, This Person Is Really, Really Dangerous”

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“At a party, I met a friend of a friend who worked as a nurse at a local hospital. She was someone who would sigh heavily and use the unique stresses of her job to bring her the attention she was looking for. She took the spotlight with pleasure and started talking about how hard her job was. When I asked if there were things she liked about her job, she beamed and explained that she worked primarily in maternity. However, her anecdotes had nothing to do with mothers or infants; she spoke primarily of how wonderful it was to be in charge of these women’s lives. She explained how fragile they were in those moments and how, even after delivery, she was the only one on the floor for hours which would be able to forecast if there were going to be life-changing complications.”

“She absolutely glowed as she explained how these people’s lives were in her hands. The conversation steered in other directions amongst party-goers, but she reclaimed it on the topic of high school experiences. She shared an anecdote on how she was rejected for an advanced choir position and blamed it solely on the poor judgment of the instructor. Years later, she got to sing at the instructor’s funeral. I’ll never forget the pride she took in having control over other people’s lives. It struck me as the most basic display of evil.”

—u/actually-a-horse