There’s a stereotype of redhead/gingers having really bad tempers and as a ginger, I can confirm that, at least for me, the stereotype is true. I have anger issues and only recently I’ve been able to contain it. Growing up the parents of my neighborhood didn’t like me playing with their kids because their kids loved to harass me and I’d hurt them for annoying me. My parents have named my anger “shark” for how a shark attacks its prey is the same way I fight people but I’m not the only one with anger issues in my family; my mom has her “bees” that you can also hear and it’s terrifying. My Dad’s anger is “a berzerker”, he used to fight a lot when he was younger and he most likely will when due to his size and amount of experience. When I get mad I tend to get blinded by the anger and I attack people without realizing what I am doing. The adults in my neighborhood were afraid of my family due to our anger and no fear of fighting. Anger is something we can control though and I have; people tend to no long tiptoe around me which is great. It took me three years to get it under control and now I rarely experience anger.
“Shark” by Teodum shared with attribution 2.0 generic (CC BY 2.0).
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