Have you ever been so hurt by someone that you couldn't stop yourself from holding a grudge? Or perhaps even crafting a full-blown revenge plan just to get back at them.
The people from today's list have definitely been in such a place. And they even carried out their plans. Only it came back to bite them, as they realized that maybe they went too far...
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#1
I got tired of a classmate who would cheat by looking at my test. He was sort of a bully but I wasn’t a good target because I would fight back. I noticed that his math grades improved while sitting next to me and realized why…so next test, I just wrote all kinds of wrong answers, like off the way, he should have known they weren’t right…he jumps up and turns in his test. I smiled at him and erased all of my answer and wrote the correct ones. He got ZERO, and the teacher knew then something was up. He was subsequently made to do his tests alone in the corner of the room. Parents were called, the whole nine yards. I think he had to even repeat the class. I sort of felt bad that he got busted but fifth grade me was mean enough not to let it bother me for long, lol.
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#2
My landlady decided to be nasty and keep my deposit just for spite. I called the fire department and reported that the 2 apartments in her house were not to fire code. She had to sell her house. I still feel bad about that even if it was the safe thing to do.
33points
#3
As a wise old lady I used to work for once told me, "the best revenge is no revenge." Make them think your going to utterly embarass them, and do nothing. One of two things will happen, nothing or they will have a full blown panic attack.
I used this once on a former friend who tried to coerce my wife into sleeping with him. Btw my wife wouldn't give this fool the time of day. I let him know I knew and told him I was coming for him. He literally and legitimately had a full blown mental breakdown. I sat back and did nothing. Part of me feels bad for damaging him psychologically part of me doesn't, so idk how to feel anymore other than relief he is outta my life.
I used this once on a former friend who tried to coerce my wife into sleeping with him. Btw my wife wouldn't give this fool the time of day. I let him know I knew and told him I was coming for him. He literally and legitimately had a full blown mental breakdown. I sat back and did nothing. Part of me feels bad for damaging him psychologically part of me doesn't, so idk how to feel anymore other than relief he is outta my life.
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30points
We, as people, are very emotional. Just as we discussed in this Bored Panda piece, we experience a lot of emotions of many kinds, which makes us rather intricate beings.
Besides a whole bouquet of emotions, which are technically short-lasting, we also live in various emotional states or states of mind. It’s kind of similar to emotion, only it’s more enduring and represents a broader mental disposition instead of a momentary feeling.
#4
So when we were kids, my little brother *loved* root beer. Had as many as mom would give him every day. When I was 10 & he was 8, he did something particularly annoying, and I pulled him into a room and told him, very seriously, that he had a drinking problem. He was super confused and didn't know what I meant. I told him, Craig, root beer is roots and BEER. And you always want more. You have a beer problem. Now, we didn't know until later, but my brother is *super* autistic, and he believed me very literally. About 6 or so years after that, we went to a family dinner at my mom's favorite Mexican restaurant and were ordering our drinks. My mom asked my brother why he didn't want the root beer, he used to love it? They have a really good one on tap. My poor, sweet brother loved at my mom so earnestly, and told her that he can't have root beers anymore because he used to have a dependency, so he can't ever have root beer again. My mom immediately knew that I was behind it, and I still haven't lived it down.
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#5
Old roommate kept eating all my food, constantly, for almost a year. One of my greatest frustrations was him consuming all my almond milk before I got to have *any*. Now, after a really rough day I would come home and have a bowl of Cocoa Puffs or some other childish comfort food cereal, it was part of my process. I didn’t necessarily like almond milk, but it lasted a lot longer… and it was *mine*. Well, after months of discussing with him repeatedly who’s almond milk (and other food) he kept consuming, I just filled the container up with real milk, looked at the container, and said “the hell with that guy”, put it back in the fridge, and that was that.
A couple days later I come home from work and find the roommate on the floor doubled over whining and moaning and I’m pretty sure he went number 2 in his pants, I asked if he needed an ambulance, he said no, so I went to my room and put on headphones. Had no idea how bad lactarded people can hurt from it. I sorta felt bad, but also… literal months of warnings not to touch that bottle of almond milk. Also, the hell with that guy.
Sidebar - dude would eat my food and put the empty packages back… so I wouldn’t even know the food was gone until I picked up the packages to eat something. He wasn’t broke, (I offered help if he needed it), he just didn’t want to go to the store - which he told me, mid discussion about eating my food… while laughing about it.
A couple days later I come home from work and find the roommate on the floor doubled over whining and moaning and I’m pretty sure he went number 2 in his pants, I asked if he needed an ambulance, he said no, so I went to my room and put on headphones. Had no idea how bad lactarded people can hurt from it. I sorta felt bad, but also… literal months of warnings not to touch that bottle of almond milk. Also, the hell with that guy.
Sidebar - dude would eat my food and put the empty packages back… so I wouldn’t even know the food was gone until I picked up the packages to eat something. He wasn’t broke, (I offered help if he needed it), he just didn’t want to go to the store - which he told me, mid discussion about eating my food… while laughing about it.
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21points
#6
A band once wrote a diss track about me. As a lark, I made a video for it and claimed their band name as a domain to host it. I shared it to Petty Revenge and then Reddit doxxed the band. Felt awful.
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20points
One of these emotional states a person can find themselves in is a grudge. This encompasses feelings of anger, resentment, bitterness, and other negativities, usually towards others who have wronged or hurt you. It can develop after something has happened or because you’re perceiving someone as against you – you know, human psychology is tricky.
The reason why we hold grudges is simply that we’re wired to do so. Yet, some folks are more prone to it than others. Typically, they are those who feel a need for self-protection and use grudges as tools for that. Some even do that without fully realizing it.
#7
A while ago I posted how I made the mistake of renting out to a friend and his mom for barely more than what the place was costing me every year. They did several thousand dollars in damage and when I was able to finally kick them out they of course left in a complete mess since they were slobs.
Anyways the fact that I was able to kick them out put them into debt that they cant possibly afford, before we even go through the process of adding the repairs to the bill. The unexpected result is that one of my former friend's siblings got dragged into it and is facing the same thing I had to deal with and is a contributing factor to them being on the brink of losing their home that they renovated from the ground up.
Anyways the fact that I was able to kick them out put them into debt that they cant possibly afford, before we even go through the process of adding the repairs to the bill. The unexpected result is that one of my former friend's siblings got dragged into it and is facing the same thing I had to deal with and is a contributing factor to them being on the brink of losing their home that they renovated from the ground up.
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#8
When I was in my late teens, I was newly involved with a girl who cheated on me, so I went out of my way to get involved with her childhood best friend. I ended up hurting both of them, and permanently ending their relationship (as far as I know). I've always seriously regretted the whole thing, because it was so unnecessary and immature of me to act like that when I should have just let it go and moved on.
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19points
#9
During my divorce, my ex had a friend who was constantly talking trash, sending me DMs full of vulgarity, sharing stories about who she's out hooking up with my ex, and sent me a video of her and my ex drinking and driving while calling me names.
So I compiled all of it, sent it to her son's father and he used it to get full custody of their son. She now sees him once a month and pays enough child support which forced her to move back to her parents house.
I finally replied to her DMs telling me I ruined her life, with a picture of her ex and I with our sons together at a baseball game, saying, "Guess I see your son more than you do now."
She attempted to hurt herself a couple months later, where she was then 5150'd and forced into a 72 hour hold.
Think I won that one.
So I compiled all of it, sent it to her son's father and he used it to get full custody of their son. She now sees him once a month and pays enough child support which forced her to move back to her parents house.
I finally replied to her DMs telling me I ruined her life, with a picture of her ex and I with our sons together at a baseball game, saying, "Guess I see your son more than you do now."
She attempted to hurt herself a couple months later, where she was then 5150'd and forced into a 72 hour hold.
Think I won that one.
18points
Since it’s a natural thing to feel, it doesn’t mean it has to be a big deal. Unless it starts negatively affecting both the person feeling it and the person they’re feeling it towards.
They might start lashing out in minor ways, like taking someone’s preferred seat, not including them on a group text, not noticing a new haircut, and things like that. But it can also manifest in more major ways, like a person coming up with a full-blown revenge plan.
#10
Every sibling on here has at least one story where you def didn’t mean to push them/hit them/throw that thing *that* hard.
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#11
My friend was on the bus waiting to leave school. Younger kid was being mouthy and pissing people off so my friend said something along the lines of “God, your parents must hate you”.
Turns out the kid was an orphan….
Turns out the kid was an orphan….
16points
#12
I systematically destroyed a girl who keyed my car and slashed my tires. She cheated with my best friends boyfriend. I told. So she keyed my car and slashed all four tires
so.
I got her on video admitting to it. Then had her arrested. Informed her employer. Got a restraining order- so she got evicted (we lived in the same building). She came screaming at me in public- so I pressed charges. Because she shoved me (on camera at a coffee shop) and had that restraining order- she got time in prison. idk if it's revenge? I pretty much just pushed for legal consequences. When asked if I would accept lesser charges for her- I said no.
EDIT: spelling.
so.
I got her on video admitting to it. Then had her arrested. Informed her employer. Got a restraining order- so she got evicted (we lived in the same building). She came screaming at me in public- so I pressed charges. Because she shoved me (on camera at a coffee shop) and had that restraining order- she got time in prison. idk if it's revenge? I pretty much just pushed for legal consequences. When asked if I would accept lesser charges for her- I said no.
EDIT: spelling.
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16points
Granted, just as the grudge itself, the urge for revenge is also natural to us. People of all cultures exhibit signs of revenge, and even some animals, like chimpanzees and elephants, do too. It stems from our ancestors’ desire to maintain order.
When inappropriate behavior, such as aggression or crime, was met with revenge, the original perpetrator was discouraged from committing such a thing again.
#13
I was in Grade 8, we had this new kid named Caleb move to our town. He came from a rough home in a different city and had been sent to live with is aunt and uncle in our small little town. Anyways, he managed to fit in pretty well and became friends with most of the boys in fairly short order.
So, one day at recess, all the boys are playing basketball outside on a cement pad with hoops at either end. Caleb, hoping to show off how tough he is, decides to start not playing by the rules. He's committing hard fouls, literally punching other kids in the arm when they went up for shots, he missed one time and punched a kid in the face. And he says "what, we're playing by street rules?". A couple days later, he's still doing this and still using the same excuses. We've all told him to stop and play normal, but he won't.
So I decide it's time to teach him a lesson. I get the ball right under the hoop, fake like I'm going up for the shot to get him off his feet. Then I bend at the hips and get really low. His knees basically come in contact with my side and he does a full flip and lands flat on his tushy. I stand back up, make my shot, and say "street rules, right?". It's at this point I notice he's actually in quite a lot of pain. Turns out he broke his tailbone. But when he recovered, you better dang well believe he played basketball by the rules.
So, one day at recess, all the boys are playing basketball outside on a cement pad with hoops at either end. Caleb, hoping to show off how tough he is, decides to start not playing by the rules. He's committing hard fouls, literally punching other kids in the arm when they went up for shots, he missed one time and punched a kid in the face. And he says "what, we're playing by street rules?". A couple days later, he's still doing this and still using the same excuses. We've all told him to stop and play normal, but he won't.
So I decide it's time to teach him a lesson. I get the ball right under the hoop, fake like I'm going up for the shot to get him off his feet. Then I bend at the hips and get really low. His knees basically come in contact with my side and he does a full flip and lands flat on his tushy. I stand back up, make my shot, and say "street rules, right?". It's at this point I notice he's actually in quite a lot of pain. Turns out he broke his tailbone. But when he recovered, you better dang well believe he played basketball by the rules.
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15points
#14
A friend slept with my girlfriend, so I punched him in the face. Only thing was she was crazy and he had never been with a girl before
She put us both through the ringer of psychological, manipulative and sometime physical mistreatment.
Afterwards he told me, “After what she put me through a punch in the face is nothing to what she did to us both.” I felt the most guilt for just introducing them at that point.
She put us both through the ringer of psychological, manipulative and sometime physical mistreatment.
Afterwards he told me, “After what she put me through a punch in the face is nothing to what she did to us both.” I felt the most guilt for just introducing them at that point.
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#15
Only child of a single parent here. We moved a lot. Went to grammar school for a year with a kid who made my life miserable. We moved away. Eventually moved back to the area for 8th grade. My math teacher paired me with a kid who wasn’t doing well. It was my former nemesis. He didn’t remember me. I intentionally taught him incorrectly. He ended up failing 8th grade math and didn’t advance to high school with everyone else.
Edit: Folks asking how he made my life miserable. He was a big kid. I was not. We lived in the same apartment complex at first. I was just the focus of his dimwitted primate dominance game - nothing new or particularly interesting.
Edit: Folks asking how he made my life miserable. He was a big kid. I was not. We lived in the same apartment complex at first. I was just the focus of his dimwitted primate dominance game - nothing new or particularly interesting.
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15points
Yet, revenge isn’t always the right answer. Some say it’s because revenge tends to perpetuate a cycle of pain instead of giving closure, healing the grudge. Also, while it might be satisfying to cause pain for someone who hurt you, the post-revenge period might not be as sweet. You see, a vengeful person might be filled with remorse and guilt, especially if the vengeance was rather macabre.
Like in cases when a plan turns out to be way more hurtful than initially intended, just like in stories from today’s list. Maybe you have any similar ones yourself? Our comment section is always open!
#16
So I’m a bigger guy and my friend would always call me fat and I did some digging into him and eventually I found out his mom is gone. So he would call me fat all the time so one time I had enough and made comments about how his mom was gone and mine was still alive. I didn’t realize how much it hurt him as he didn’t come to school for a few weeks. A few weeks later he comes back I say sorry and help him with homework and now we are one good terms.
14points
#17
Back in 2004 when I was 25 a guy I was dating cheated on me multiple times and when I found out he tried to make it seem like it was my fault he cheated because I put on 15 lbs when I had to take steroids for lymes disease.
I was so mad I posted his # on the men seeking men section on Craigslist with a title that said "If you want a good time call me. "
Our mutual friend said he received so many calls when he was at work he got fired.
Oops.
I was so mad I posted his # on the men seeking men section on Craigslist with a title that said "If you want a good time call me. "
Our mutual friend said he received so many calls when he was at work he got fired.
Oops.
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14points
#18
It wasn’t me personally, rather it was my housemate during University days. My housemate got upset because our other housemate was supposedly using her shampoo. In revenge, she swapped the contents of the shampoo bottle with…. Hair removal cream.
I was aghast when she told me what she’d done, but by then it was too late.
I was aghast when she told me what she’d done, but by then it was too late.
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#19
This is a story my mom would *never* let me live down, even though I was still quite young at the time and barely remember it
For context: I was always a really quiet, nice, and polite kid. One day in daycare, I and the other kids were all doing some arts and crafts, and I asked the girl next to me to pass me a certain crayon.
According to the workers at the daycare, she was apparently quite mean in telling me "no". So apparently after a moments silence, I just ... grabbed the nearest (safety) scissors and just *snipped off a bit of her hair*. Then I just grabbed the crayon and went on like nothing happened, while she sat there in shock.
I still don't know what came over me that day, but my mom always tells me that she got a call that day with from the workers, who were trying hard not to laugh when they told her that I just casually and out of nowhere cut this girls hair like it was nothing. In hindsight it wasn't really funny, but I guess the juxtaposition of that behavior coming from me was surprising.
I do feel bad about it though.
For context: I was always a really quiet, nice, and polite kid. One day in daycare, I and the other kids were all doing some arts and crafts, and I asked the girl next to me to pass me a certain crayon.
According to the workers at the daycare, she was apparently quite mean in telling me "no". So apparently after a moments silence, I just ... grabbed the nearest (safety) scissors and just *snipped off a bit of her hair*. Then I just grabbed the crayon and went on like nothing happened, while she sat there in shock.
I still don't know what came over me that day, but my mom always tells me that she got a call that day with from the workers, who were trying hard not to laugh when they told her that I just casually and out of nowhere cut this girls hair like it was nothing. In hindsight it wasn't really funny, but I guess the juxtaposition of that behavior coming from me was surprising.
I do feel bad about it though.
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#20
A man followed my mum home from her work, a bar about 20 minutes away in foot. He followed her into the house almost breaking the door, and exposed himself in the living room. I was upstairs at the time so I only heard, but when she said "put that dang thing away and get out of my house" I picked up a hatchet from my stepdad's tools and ran downstairs telling him that in 10 seconds he's gonna be out of my house, or he's gonna be without a thing.
He ran, tripped over the doorframe and knocked himself out cold on the driveway. Blood coming out of his ears, the works. Mum told me to call my stepdad who was at his friend's house and they both came running to get rid of him. Last I heard, he was deaf in his left ear and blind in his left eye from an unexplained head injury🤔.
He ran, tripped over the doorframe and knocked himself out cold on the driveway. Blood coming out of his ears, the works. Mum told me to call my stepdad who was at his friend's house and they both came running to get rid of him. Last I heard, he was deaf in his left ear and blind in his left eye from an unexplained head injury🤔.
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11points