Reading through an online discussion today left me genuinely stunned. Someone shared a story about suspecting their friend had deliberately urinated in their car as an act of revenge. What made this situation even more distressing was that the person seeking advice was pregnant and suffering from morning sickness, making the cleanup process particularly challenging.

The whole scenario reminds me of a conversation I had with my teenage daughter recently about toxic friendships. We talked about how sometimes people can become so accustomed to destructive behavior that they start normalizing it. The victim’s comment that their friend “had done things like this before” particularly struck a chord - it’s a classic example of how we sometimes fail to recognize when relationships have crossed dangerous lines.