tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post4006702427440236372..comments2023-11-14T11:23:22.796-06:00Comments on JUST BETWEEN ME AND YOU: Not Proud of Myself!Grandma Yellow Hairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10917551672825097342noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-25990850021489162672012-05-10T21:42:59.696-05:002012-05-10T21:42:59.696-05:00Wow! That's quite the story! It's a good ...Wow! That's quite the story! It's a good thing the police officer was understanding of your predicament. <br /><br />Love the picture of you!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140268328645099689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-26057798118370731382012-05-10T18:42:07.403-05:002012-05-10T18:42:07.403-05:00Thank you for taking the time to write on this top...Thank you for taking the time to write on this topic.busana muslim pestahttp://toko-baju-muslim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-51156067320939758882012-05-10T17:06:33.831-05:002012-05-10T17:06:33.831-05:00At some point everyone has to stop enabling if the...At some point everyone has to stop enabling if there is ever hope of saving someone like that. I had a housekeeper I fired when I found out she borrowed money from me for a past due electric bill but it went for purchasing hydrocodone on the street. <br /><br />As a retired pharmacist I cannot tolerate that. She was the best of several housekeepers.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-52575343750609254712012-05-10T13:26:44.168-05:002012-05-10T13:26:44.168-05:00Maggie, I do think that I would have behaved exact...Maggie, I do think that I would have behaved exactly as you did, so no guilt trips please...no looking back...<br />I am glad that you made a move with the photographs best place for most of them..<br />much love Sybil xxxSybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516012178494813281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-36302311161965735462012-05-10T12:56:23.824-05:002012-05-10T12:56:23.824-05:00I commented yesterday but now it's totally gon...I commented yesterday but now it's totally gone...weird..What a story. You did the right thing by letting her go to jail. Unfortunately it didn't seem to make a difference. I hope her life has turned around but if she hasn't called you again then I would guess it didn't. The pictures you threw out probably won't upset anyone. I would just keep the parts that had you or your kids in them. Have a good weekend Maggie!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-10746940489773980282012-05-09T22:52:45.283-05:002012-05-09T22:52:45.283-05:00Oh Maggie, Your stories are so filled with emotion...Oh Maggie, Your stories are so filled with emotion and heart!!! God bless you for sharing from both! <br /><br />I have had a few friends that bring such confusion into my life as well. Maybe not the drinking, but other types of confusion. I pray for them now, and leave it at that. I can't get involved when they don't really want help. If someone was really asking for help, I'd be there, but not to try to convince them they need it when they are not seeing their own need.<br /><br />Regarding your old pictures...I'd say that if you didn't have children with your ex...don't worry about keeping too many pictures. If you did, then keep the important ones for the children. Old pictures of even ex's is part of the life you lived, and they represent who you were THEN...but not now. Don't look back too often, but look forward in your hope of a better future! Ex's are that for a reason~ ♥♥♥to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-68959623934720627972012-05-09T20:57:42.095-05:002012-05-09T20:57:42.095-05:00What an ordeal, Maggie! My first impression: you d...What an ordeal, Maggie! My first impression: you did the right thing. So many substance abusers get rescued and rescued and it does them no good at all. It's a shame that Linda never seemed to get sober. What a waste of beauty and youth and human potential. But there really isn't anything you could have done beyond what you already had: you took her in and offered her a chance and she blew it. I had a friend like that once, too, and it was so sad. She was so bright, so witty and such a wonderful writer. But she was so self-destructive and nothing anyone who loved her did made any difference at all.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-68975264152894469732012-05-09T20:26:40.818-05:002012-05-09T20:26:40.818-05:00Some people, you just can't help, Maggie. I...Some people, you just can't help, Maggie. I've known a few, myself.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-79483988177076492952012-05-09T18:02:33.505-05:002012-05-09T18:02:33.505-05:00Ms Pearl came to your defense that day with her re...Ms Pearl came to your defense that day with her response to the question.<br />Your instinct to preserve your children and yourself came to the surface. <br />That was not a friendship, but rather someone doing her best to take advantage of your good heart.<br /><br />I'm with you re: the photos - toss 'em out with the garbage. <br />The less we 'em the better life is.<br /><br />"God grant me the serenity <br />to accept the things I cannot change; <br />courage to change the things I can;<br />AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE."<br /><br />hugs<br />and wisdom to know the difference."GerryARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-55054236255876368302012-05-09T17:29:01.713-05:002012-05-09T17:29:01.713-05:00It is so sad what alcohol does to a person. They b...It is so sad what alcohol does to a person. They become someone you don't even recognize. <br />I do hope for her sake she was able to get the help she needed, but she would have had to have wanted the help first. You couldn't have helped her at that time. She didn't want it.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-12965699561160203742012-05-09T16:40:48.762-05:002012-05-09T16:40:48.762-05:00Don't lose any sleep over it Maggie. Your resp...Don't lose any sleep over it Maggie. Your responsibility was to your kids. (((hugs)))PatMy name WAS Female, I shit you not!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18261595799137622984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-24678825256826707072012-05-09T16:21:02.869-05:002012-05-09T16:21:02.869-05:00Wow! That is some story! I will have to say I wo...Wow! That is some story! I will have to say I wouldn't worry about how you acted back then because I probably would had left her at the gas station! Sometimes the Lord puts people in our lives and then they go away. I had a best friend who truly disappointed me when we were teenagers. We went to the mall and she showed her mom a ring that she said she bought that she actually stole! Her dad was the pastor of our church! I couldn't believe she would do something like that. It was only a dollar and she had a dollar. After that we rarely seen each other. I did try to reconnect 3 years ago but she never responded.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-83797463352878276552012-05-09T16:20:46.813-05:002012-05-09T16:20:46.813-05:00alcohol has been the ruination of so many lives, f...alcohol has been the ruination of so many lives, friendships, families.<br /><br /> I learned at a young age , we can save folks from some things but never from Themselves.Sonny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926830309207639536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-15563034875196134882012-05-09T16:13:32.792-05:002012-05-09T16:13:32.792-05:00What a very sad story. You tried, but this friend...What a very sad story. You tried, but this friend was a user and needed more help than you could have provided under the circumstances.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-27903900419407998952012-05-09T16:06:24.329-05:002012-05-09T16:06:24.329-05:00Oh Maggie,
I know in my heart that you did the ri...Oh Maggie,<br /><br />I know in my heart that you did the right thing. I know sometimes we have to make difficult choices and in the end what seemed like the worst choice turns out to have been the best choice.<br />The pictures of your ex...well honey listen to your heart. I have kept a few but most have been thrown away. What lives on is our memories the good the bad and the ugly. We do the best we can with the Lord always holding our hand through every twist and turn of our life's journey.<br /><br />Love and Blessings dear friend,<br /><br />Susan<br />xxoosjmcdowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491961552727012212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-64084514256720467342012-05-09T15:24:49.268-05:002012-05-09T15:24:49.268-05:00Maggie, you are so sweet worrying about something ...Maggie, you are so sweet worrying about something like that after all these years! Have you ever thought about the fact that she had no problem embarrassing you? <br /><br />My sister just cut all the pictures of her x out of her family pictures so she could keep the ones of her kids!Rocky Mountain Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873112978518614362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-1160951272401084682012-05-09T14:38:28.954-05:002012-05-09T14:38:28.954-05:00Tough!...And too bad too. I've dealt with alco...Tough!...And too bad too. I've dealt with alcoholism in my family and I know how much strength it takes to tow the line with a drinker. I'm glad you fond the strength. Maybe one day she'll call again...sober...and thanking you. If not, live with YOU in peace.PoetessWughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269054577952128702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-87116940843395423312012-05-09T14:25:16.502-05:002012-05-09T14:25:16.502-05:00Maggie, there are some people who are toxic and I ...Maggie, there are some people who are toxic and I think that Linda must have been a toxic person. They can suck the life out of a relationship and leave you totally drained.<br /><br />I don't think that it was good for you or your kids to have her as a friend because she would have made your life miserable even though she was a childhood friend.<br /><br />It was for the best that you went your separate ways but I know that you are a caring person and all you can do for her now is pray that she gets help for her addiction if she still needs it. <br /><br />Pictures are there to remind us of something that has passed, in this case, get rid of them. Maybe the kids want them for their grandchildren but you certainly don't need a reminder. You are way better off without him. <br /><br />My calves are calling... <br />Love you Maggie. JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-89641416561861072012-05-09T13:19:12.045-05:002012-05-09T13:19:12.045-05:00LOL
My son-in-law asked me once;
Mom, do you go to...LOL<br />My son-in-law asked me once;<br />Mom, do you go to the Weird Store and ask for a really weird person to have in your life?<br />Funny Boy.<br />You are SO funny, GYH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-46004690301154710252012-05-09T13:15:23.000-05:002012-05-09T13:15:23.000-05:00Oh, I knew that was you in the picture. Youlook th...Oh, I knew that was you in the picture. Youlook the same just different hair. Mine was dark as well.....funny how you can change so drastic....hair color that is.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242778760582160429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-47932964349581555132012-05-09T13:14:22.209-05:002012-05-09T13:14:22.209-05:00I don't think you should feel bad about this. ...I don't think you should feel bad about this. All these years and you still are. That's you......so sweet. Youdidn't want to take her. Then she did that at the convenient store.....I would have said I didn't know her either. You went well beyond friendship. No she probably never changes. They have to hit bottom before they do. You are such a good person and don't forget that.<br />(((((HUGS)))))Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242778760582160429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-66905078942870414932012-05-09T13:08:00.426-05:002012-05-09T13:08:00.426-05:00Oh darlin', our hearts go out fully to those w...Oh darlin', our hearts go out fully to those we love but no matter what we do, they have to want to help themselves.<br /><br />My heart go out to her but especially to you for carryin' this all these years. <br /><br />You probably did your friend more good than you know by leavin' her in jail besides, you truly didn't have the choice.<br /><br />The blame has to fall at her feet sweetie, not yours.<br /><br />God bless and please feel peace in your heart over this. Please!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-30446622239744145862012-05-09T12:12:24.121-05:002012-05-09T12:12:24.121-05:00This is a very sad account. I had a somewhat simi...This is a very sad account. I had a somewhat similar incident with a girlhood friend of mine. It did not include drinking, but rather it included a breakdown of sorts. It was scary experience and not one I had the skills to know how to handle. I think you did the best thing for your friend. Perhaps, not the part about not knowing her, but like I said, skills to know how to handle these situations is not something we were taught when we were young. I do hope she go some help at some point.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-55793917943076106652012-05-09T12:11:45.064-05:002012-05-09T12:11:45.064-05:00I'm totally speechless here. I truly am. Not...I'm totally speechless here. I truly am. Not sure if I should feel bad more for you or her.<br /><br />About the pics???<br /><br />I say cut him off and keep what's left of you! :)<br /><br />xoRebeccaRebecca Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662129266792835433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190495681369643112.post-39896664351892234422012-05-09T11:23:35.711-05:002012-05-09T11:23:35.711-05:00Such a sad altho humor tucked in write, precious M...Such a sad altho humor tucked in write, precious Maggie. Her parents did do the right thing leaving her in jail ... they can live with their selves for doing the right thing. I have done that, tho like them it probably didn't do a lick of good.<br /><br />Maggie, you MUST get this book written ... a BEST SELLER for sure.<br />TTFN ~<br />Love you, sweet friend ~<br />Forever & always,<br />MarydonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697196986038110683noreply@blogger.com