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A woman admitted she was “pissed off” that a “tragic” car crash ruined her vacation plans
She shared her story on a popular community forum, where she asked others if her reaction made her a “s—–” person
The majority of post commenters said that the woman needs a major reality check
A woman admitted she was “pissed off” because a tragic accident affected her vacation, and she’s now wondering if her reaction makes her a “s—–” person.
The woman detailed her story on the U.K.-based community site Mumsnet.com, a place where women can go to seek advice about a variety of topics. In her post, titled “[Am I being unreasonable] to feel inconvenienced by a tragic accident?”, the woman said that she is currently on vacation in Rome for three nights.
“It’s my first foreign break in a warm country and I’ve been so excited and saved up especially [for it],” she explained.
She said that her travel companions had booked a day trip to Sorrento where they would “spend time exploring, visiting shops and enjoying local food,” and then planned to visit Pompeii on their drive back to the city.
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However, she said that they ended up spending much of the day stuck in traffic, and ultimately had to cancel their visit to Sorrento since Pompeii closes in the late afternoon.
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Woman taking photo in Rome (stock image)
The original poster (OP) went on to say that they eventually found out that the traffic jam had been caused by a crash and that “somebody died.”
“Instead of feeling saddened about the loss of life, I just feel inconvenienced and pissed off that the highlight of my trip has been ruined,” the OP confessed.
“Does this make me a s—– person?” she asked at the end of her post.
The majority of Mumsnet users said that they thought the OP needed to reframe her perspective.
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“I think it does [make you a s—– person],” one person said.
They added, “I can’t believe that we have got to this point in humanity where you will write out an entire post about being inconvenienced by a human being’s death. Someone’s child, or parent or sibling. Really?”
“Yes. You need to reality check,” agreed someone else.
Another person said, “I think most people would feel a bit of both — sad at the loss of life, disappointed about the change of plans— but able to put that into context.”
One commenter, however, said that while they thought the OP’s reaction was selfish, she shouldn’t be too hard on herself because we all have selfish moments sometimes.
“Yes, you are [being a sh—-] person. But we are all selfish and unreasonable at times, and this is your time to feel that way,” they said.
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