smonster, tough but necessary; good on you for getting through it.
Erin, ffs, it's a good essay and Madam Drama Queen needs a couple Xanax with a perspective chaser.
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Zenkitty - Jan 20, 2012 11:44:59 am PST #5977 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2012 11:48:20 am PST #5978 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think her feelings are not that surprising, but she needs to keep them to herself.
I agree with this. I can see how reading a description of the literal detritus of her marriage would sting, but it wasn't a mean-spirited essay, it clearly wasn't about *her,* and she needs to just chill.
However, I think expecting any other response from her, given her actions in the past, is an exercise in futility.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2012 11:51:11 am PST #5979 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, and I didn't say the most important part -- it's a good essay, and I really enjoyed it, as the partner of a divorced dude (who does not have literal detritus from his ex, but wow, does he have a lot of emotional baggage, and yes, we are hitting the point where I've said "Marriage: it would kick ass," and he's said...things [NOT about me] that are very, very roadblocky indeed).
Toddson - Jan 20, 2012 11:51:15 am PST #5980 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Erin, I read the essay and I didn't think it was mean spirited. You didn't say anything about her, personally, and ended on a positive note.
It could be she's offended that her leaving tons of junk for someone else to deal with can make her look bad, but actually - 99.99% of the people who read that won't know her or care.
sumi - Jan 20, 2012 11:51:21 am PST #5981 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, she is a drama llama. I don't think that the essay was mean spirited but she doesn't seem to have it in her to do anything other than take it in the wrongest way.
amyth - Jan 20, 2012 12:02:52 pm PST #5982 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
{{smonster}} Glad you got it over with. Sorry about the cry/barf feeling. Here's to the weekend?
Erin, I thought it was a great essay, but yeah, definite drama llama. But like others have said above, I'm not surprised that she has feelings about her leftover detritus and the memories of her failed marriage, but she really should have kept her mouth shut about it. But from what you've said before, that didn't seem likely. Sorry.
smonster - Jan 20, 2012 12:36:37 pm PST #5983 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Eff her and her drama. Just like your essay is not about her, her drama is not really about you.
Thanks for the support, y'all.
Toddson - Jan 20, 2012 12:38:16 pm PST #5984 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Scrappy - Jan 20, 2012 1:08:30 pm PST #5985 of 30001
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DebetEsse - Jan 20, 2012 1:09:02 pm PST #5986 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
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