I had a friend for many many years. We met in the 5th grade. He was always kind of weird, but as the decades passed, he got worse. I'll just refer to him as J.
After years of not talking to or visiting this friend, I finally hung out with him again. I quickly realized that he became one of those people who believes he can activate his pineal gland or some crap like that. Also, he claimed to be a Viking descendant, specifically a descendent of the berserkers. J owned a gun, and used to talk a lot about wanting to shoot his ex in the head. Honestly, I should probably have made a report or something, but he never went through with the threat. J claimed to despise pedophiles, but at one point made a comment about a prepubescent girl next door, saying she was hot (he was in his late twenties). In my mind, he was abusive towards his son. J would slap his son for minor things, like putting a tool in the wrong place, and at one point he bragged to everyone at work (we were coworkers at one point) about how he grabbed his kid by the throat and shoved him against the wall to prove that he was the authority figure. J would tell his son that he could snap his neck if he wanted to, and J said he wanted his son to fear and respect his dominance. J is about 5'4", as I myself am just 5'2", and he was only a tiny bit taller than me. Btw, his son was about 7 or 8 years old at the time.
J was one of those people you could never talk to about good news in your own life. I once told him that I was happy because I was finally able to buy my family some Christmas presents, and he tried to make me feel like crap about it while simultaneously throwing a pity party for himself. He said something about how I have it easier than him, and he couldn't even afford to buy his son a heated blanket. Never mind the fact that J spent a lot of money on buying a dog, right before Christmas...so technically, it was his own fault. He bought the dog to impress a girl he was trying to sleep with, because she was a dog trainer. She never slept with him, and he soon got rid of the dog. When J still owned the dog, he would order it to sit, and when it didn't obey, he would slap it.
When I used to hang out with J, he would always interrupt me or other people, and he would always go on long, unrelated tangents and never get back to the original topic. His beliefs seemed to change on a whim, and it depended on who he was around or if he just wanted to contradict people for the sake of contradicting and nothing else. Never because he actually believed what he said. A lot of his arguments had no factual basis, or he would misconstrue facts and make false comparisons. I never understood what his political beliefs were, because they changed so often. He enjoys insulting all of his friends, but whenever someone talks back, he throws a tantrum.
Example: We were all sitting in the cafeteria for break, and he was just being obnoxious towards me, so I told him I didn't appreciate it. His reaction? J stands up, says "Well, fuck you!" and slams his chair into the table. Everyone saw and heard him, including our bosses who were sitting at a nearby table, and coworkers were asking me what happened afterwards.
J was one of those individuals who would post edgy Viking images on Facebook with those hardcore captions at the bottom. He told everyone he wanted to create his own cult and religion, and before that, he said he was going to run for a political position. The thing is, not many people like him, honestly. People at his work hate him, and the rest just tolerate his existence because they have to.
Another thing to note is that when J had his grandparents living with him, he charged them rent, even though one of them was on oxygen. Then he created a GoFundMe campaign for her. J kicked a friend out and never talked to them again because they "made him look like a bad grandson" in front of his grandparents.
Suffice it to say, we aren't friends anymore. Not for a very long time, and never will be again. Sorry this shit is so long.. I'm not good at organizing my thoughts. Just thought I'd share.
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