Today at work this guest gave me the creeps, so much so that I texted my boss to check out the kid on camera. When he walked out, I thought to myself, “I’ve finally dealt with enough in my life I recognize the real weirdos now”

This breaks my heart, I’ve legit have been so blind in my past. I’ve dealt with real life stalkers, I’ve feared for my life, I feared for lives around me. It also made me feel strong, I recognized his behavior, I took steps to protect myself and I wasn’t afraid.

An hour later, as I’m getting ready to close up this same kid is sitting in his truck right outside of my job parked right next to my car. I took a picture of his license plate, sent it out to people close by and gave them a description of the boy.

4 years ago, I was dating a man who was abusing me and I was so blind to the things he was doing to me that I even made excuses for them. I see those signs in the same men that I say, “he gives me rapey vibes” about.

It literally makes my skin crawl to know I dated a man who carries the same qualities as men who give me the creeps and make me call someone to make sure I’m safe & protected from.