Eltorrente, Doublenaught,
We are all different, I was trying to de-escalate and buy time. Putting an event into words doesn't always draw the perfect picture. This happened fast, or so it seemed. He seemed mad that I was ignoring him, so I gave a polite but firm answer - not a threat or retort. Right or not, that was my attempt to satisfy him, hopefully have him swear at me and leave. Personally, I don't have a lot of experience with crazies (except my ex-wife),but that's another story. Not having been there, you may not realize how difficult it was to get a 14 year old girl who was almost frozen into a high SUV, while my oblivious teenage son was checking his pockets for a state quarter for his collection. I've questioned myself several times, even to the point where I tested how fast I could climb into my car, And still doubt I could do it without turning my back. One thing I do know from working with behavior disorder teens - things can happen fast. I think you can also imagine that the adrenaline was pumpin'. When faced with a quick decision, what goes through my mind at least is "don't blow it". Hindsight is 20/20. Next time? hope there isn't one. I hope nothing like this happens to you. If it does, I won't feel bad at all if you handle it better than I did.
Stay safe.