What is the worst thing someone ever said to you? - Not an insult for the sake of it, something that cut really deep

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I'll get thing started.

Something I never forgot. One day, we were drinking and talking as a family, maybe arguing a bit, but nothing too adversarial either.

Then my dad told me I was just like his dad. And I know how he felt about his dad. He did not even hate him as much as he had contempt for him as person. Probably for good reasons.

Worst part is that it was not even meant as an insult. It was just a thought he blurted out.

 

[I Frot The Law]

The most brutal reply of all

 

[soft breathing]

"It would've been best if your mother never gave birth to you."

This was over 20 years ago, and it still hurts in a way nothing else ever hurt.

 

[parsnip]

This word gets thrown around way too often online, but this family member is a textbook narcissist. They go into a complete meltdown and say anything they can to cut you as deeply as possible if you don’t acquiesce to them. That’s why.

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. I had one true narcissist in my life for a long time and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It's a mindfuck.

 

[Pagan Min]

"I do."

Still gives me PTSD thinking about those wasted years... *shudders*

 

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The fact that this particular instance is the "worst thing" that's ever been said to me is a pretty good indicator of how easy I've had it, but I got into a fight with my little brother over him playing electric guitar too loudly in our shared room. I unplugged the amp and took it into the living room and when my mother reprimanded me for overreacting, I yelled at her for the first and only time in my life accusing her of letting my little brother do whatever he wanted and so forth. It was a pretty lengthy diatribe over basically nothing, but I was on a roll and venting with fists clenched etc. When I was done she had backed away and quietly said "I am afraid of you" and went to her room. It had never occurred to me that I could make my own mother afraid. It was a valuable lesson in practising self control.

Now that I think back on it, I heard the same thing from my mom a couple of times. It was pretty difficult to swallow. But it was also a pretty different context. I feel bad about it, but I am not sure this was avoidable given circumstances.

I never physically threatened her or anything, let alone put my hands on her. But looking back, I can see how my behavior could have made someone afraid.

Covid was fun.

Stopped speaking to certain family and friends as they couldn't accept that I don't worship science as blindly as they do.

The worst part I think was being told I was a conspiracy theorist for questioning what the television had told them to think and then having them mock me as in their mind, if I disregarded one core tenant we'd all been told to believe, then I must believe any other number of established things are false.
I've cut off more than one person who entirely seriously told me I must think the moon is made of cheese because I didn't think experimental drugs being mandated on the public was a positive thing.

This is insane to me. You're probably better off. Most people I know are vaccinated, I am not. I've never met anyone who had a problem with this to the point where they need to bring it up. At least not someone I would have interacted with otherwise.

Then again, I don't really try to convince or shame anyone either if they don't feel the need to make a sermon.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

"nigga you schizophrenic and most of your waifus don't actually exist"

Only most?!

 

[Just A Fat Round Bird]

Actually trying to think of anything.. nothing comes to mind. Like, neither good nor bad.

 

[Toji Suzuhara]

Only most?!

I think they said it to not be too mean

 

[PonderosaPete]

"You should make a telegram. I already asked and said you can be invited to the group"

My disappointment has never been so palpable

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

I think they said it to not be too mean

Maybe deep down they want some waifus to be real so they pulled their punches...

 

[taxisguy]

abolitionism claimed that I was not intelligent enough to have written My speeches or autobiographies

 

[greatUncleShitHeel]

This is insane to me. You're probably better off. Most people I know are vaccinated, I am not. I've never met anyone who had a problem with this to the point where they need to bring it up. At least not someone I would have interacted with otherwise.

Then again, I don't really try to convince or shame anyone either if they don't feel the need to make a sermon.

Yeah, it was pretty odd. Having people who seemed pretty normal loose the plot because I said I wasn't interested in going along with things. Not that I said they should or shouldn't be vaccinated, but I said I didn't want to be.

 

[Cornfed]

I told a girl I loved her, and she said "I'm sorry"
Shit tore me apart for about 10 years.

 

[THE SUPREME ONION]

"Sorry, we're out of french onion soup"

haha get fucked

 

[Bill Evans 45]

For me, it was something that was never said. It's beyond petty and happened over 30 years ago. Much, much worse things have happened to me but this still gets me.
Working at a bar. Rule was if the till was out at shift end, staff had to make up the difference, happened to me once in two years, so me and shift buddy each have to drop a quarter in to make it balance.
New chick gets hired, and not for her ability. First shift I have with her, till is down $20 . I have to dump two hours pay plus tips into the till. Buddy has a shift with her. Till down $40. Same with any time she works except when the boss is on. Rinse and repeat for several shifts.
At a party later my workmates compare notes and we reach the obvious conclusion. We were discreet, but someone must have heard and it got back to the boss, we got hauled in, bosses wife questioned us as if we were stealing and we're made to apologise to new chick.
Not five days later new chick gets fired for stealing,
I'm still waiting for my apology, although the fact that the bosses wife later threw him out for fucking the new chick was nice.

 

[Broseph]

Some dumbass kid called me a faggot whilst riding away on his bike because he was too scared to say that to my face so I called him a faggot back.

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

That time I offered to send someone a free copy of a comic I worked really hard on and they were just like "Nah, I'm good"

 

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That time I offered to send someone a free copy of a comic I worked really hard on and they were just like "Nah, I'm good"

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Lol, I had a similar experience once. I was having lunch with someone, and we were talking about a dish he liked. I advised him I could communicate a great recipe if he liked.

Dude just looked at me and said no. Not in an angry manner just not interested. Not even feeling the need to justify why to spare my feelings, and the conversation moved on.

I still laugh about it whenever it pops back into my head, so thank you for sharing.

 

[Tri-Tachyon'sClown]

Me, age 10-12:
"It's so cold out here, I don't want to be out here waiting for them (mother and sibling) to come out the building."
Dad:

And that's when I found out my Pops was on the spectrum, but to a young child that shit was heartbreaking, thought I did something wrong and he didn't love it anymore. Also when I had my first suicidal thoughts.

Hit by a drunk driver in late 2017. Came extremely close to dying from it.

Had a family member tell me they wished I had died that day.

God damn Nigger what the fuck did you do for them to say that?

 

[Pomniman]

Not gonna lie, this is some trifling, bitchass, pussyass shit, my NIGGERS in Down syndrome.

You don't really know what it means to feel alive until someone seriously threatens to stab and/or shoot you (I've been "fortunate" enough to experience both things on separate occasions).