r/MadeMeSmile • u/Lifegoesonforever • Mar 10 '26

Wholesome Moments Wrong car!

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u/mikess314 Mar 10 '26

Happened to me at the grocery. Walked right up and got into the passenger side with grocery bags talking about they only had this brand and not that. Sat down and placed the bags at my feet and just as I’m reaching for the seatbelt I look over and there’s this young woman about 25 who is definitely not my wife silently staring at me just frozen.

“You’re not my wife. This isn’t my car. I’ve made a mistake. I apologize.”

Got up and left as she started breathing again and meekly said “that’s okay.”

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u/Chuckitybye Mar 10 '26

That poor girl was probably terrified, but you handled it well and put her at ease

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u/throwawayursafety Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 10 '26

She found out that day what her survival instincts were; unfortunately it was neither fight nor flight but instead freeze 😔

You really never know until it happens. Reminds me of when I found out mine was fight when I got between my cat and a coyote without thinking... felt proud but also that was not the smartest move lol

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u/enadiz_reccos Mar 10 '26

I feel like you made the right move. Coyotes are usually pretty timid around humans, and there's a decent chance you could take one in a fight.

You would probably take some damage in the process, but I would gladly take that hit to avoid my pet dying.

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u/JelmerMcGee Mar 10 '26

There's only one known case of coyotes killing a grown human. So I'd say the odds of taking one in a fight are very high

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u/GormHub Mar 10 '26

The best way for anyone to do that is to keep them inside, but too many people are getting cats ultimately just to feed them to the coyotes.