When is the last time you unleashed the Kraken?

The last time I lost my temper was when a co-worker verbally attacked another co-worker during a lunch break. The former went off on a tirade about the latter’s religious beliefs. The latter was absolutely flabbergasted.

I’m not religious, but this irritated the daylights out of me. I have no recollection as to what I said. I only remember standing up and asking E. to respect others’ beliefs. What mattered, at the time, is that the religious woman was thankful for having support.

I really liked E. It hurt to stand up to her, but needed to be done. A year later, she died from brain cancer.

I am easily angered, yes. I do not hold grudges, but things do set me off. I used to be a lot more mild-mannered so it’s disheartening to me that I’ve become more angry as I’ve gotten older, but the fact is that I’ve come to see more and more how the world treats people like crap and expects them to just lie down and take it. And I guess I’ve decided I’m not going to just take it. The last time I went off on someone was a friend who was being completely unreasonable and unfair in his demands of me. I didn’t regret it because he basically acknowledged that he was being unfair. It doesn’t always work out so well when I blow up at someone, but sometimes it seems to be the right thing to do, especially if their behavior simply goes unchecked.

@Pied_Pfeffer -I never did see the point in ripping on someone’s religious beliefs.

@Demosthenes -I have thought of those situations where a smack down is needed with someone you know, the same as yelling at a toddler not to run into the street.
Sometimes they learn. XD

Haha, I laugh because “release the Kraken” is one phrase I use on the wife when she says she’s off to the loo…she really should eat more fibre :D

@ucme Oh my! lolololololol
The first time I heard that referred to as “Dropping the kids off at the pool”, I must’ve laughed for ten minutes straight.wth?lolo

I used to tell my kids: No matter how angry you may think I am, I’m always holding back! ”
I think that was from a tv show, but I don’t remember what it was.

@filmfann -Ha ha! :)

Like @Demosthenes I admit I have a quick Irish temper, but I also don’t stay mad long. Typical redhead in that aspect. I never forget a slight, but that just means I avoid you completely or if forced, stay very polite and nothing more.

For me ‘release the Kraken’ means I’ve seen red, which happens very rarely. It did happen with a neighbor woman about 10 years ago.

My triggers in this instance, like the neighbor woman using the N word to her mixed child that I adore.

The next time was at a council meeting, when the public was harassing a builder in my city and they made his wife cry, they were very nasty. I apologized to the builders on behalf of the people there and then voted yes on it in front of them the same night.

The time before that, another woman was very sloppy at a bar and harassing my friend who was the bartender.

@KNOWITALL -All worthy reasons, IMO.

@lucillelucillelucille What’s interesting is that after that, the mother let’s me come get the kid or take him shopping, whatever I want. She even messages and thanks me afterwards, but I never see or talk to her in person. Just pick him up and leave. haha!

@KNOWITALL -That’s interesting.
Your answer also made me think of friend who was a bartender.
I never saw her get mad and she had to deal with some drunken boneheads.Best sense of humor ever.
She’s the one that told me that she only wears a mask because she doesn’t want to wax her stache. lol

@lucillelucillelucille I was a bartender for one summer and it’s not the job for me/ my temper. Drunks are the worst and they trigger my childhood trauma, which enrages me.

haha, she sounds fun!

@KNOWITALL -She let me bar tend one night and it was fun but I know I couldn’t do that all the time as I don’t have a lot of patience for that either.
She is really fun to be around though and we are long overdue to get together.

~Earlier today from the prunes that I ate.

This morning, on the loo, angry it was taking so long.

When my local McDonald’s quit serving biscuits all day.

I work second shift. I don’t wake up until 11am. I want a biscuit at this time. Not a burger. English muffins can’t compare. I need a biscuit dammit.

I have never heard that term but it’s hysterical! I will try it on my husband and let you know how it goes!

When I am about to “release the Kraken”, I normally tell people that they are about to come down with a very bad case of bad luck. That usually so frightens them that I always get my way. ;D

@snowberry haha! There you go, be so bada$$ people get scared when you say that. Mental conditioning. I like it!

@Jonsblond -My husband has said that exact thing. lol

@snowberry &@KNOWITALL- :D

Thanks @lucillelucillelucille To be fair, it was just an instantaneously reaction. A person’s beliefs are their own. Should they decide to share them in public, I am free to walk away.

@Pied_Pfeffer -Exactly.