The Punisher™ made an appearance yesterday. Thanks to the wonders of a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, she was kind. I turned on South Dale Mabry. You Tampa folk know this is a hellish road with stop and go traffic, narrow lanes and tons of accidents. I see a mom mobile pas me. It's a SUV with all the bells and whistles. A FSU license tag and FSU stickers on the back window. I notice the driver is a woman in her late 30's. She is staring at her phone and texting as she drives down the road. I can see a toddler in the baby seat in the back. Instantly, The Punisher™ comes out. I get next to her at the next light. She is still messing with her phone. I beep my horn. She looks at me and I make the motion for her to roll her window down. She rolls her window down. I out my hand over my heart and said I was not trying to be rude, but I noticed she as texting and not watching the road. I said I bet she didn't even realize. I said it scared me particularly since her baby was ion the car. I reminded her of the possibly of a horrible accident. She thanked me. She smiled. We waved and went on. Punishing with kindness. Who would have ever thunk it?
Bravo to you!
ReplyDeleteAs someone who use to do this constantly, it amazes me how quickly you get used to it without even noticing you are doing it. I hope she took your words as a wake up call.
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