Since their book is on the site, here, I am assuming it's OK to give them a plug. The folks who sell it, Bethea Books, are fabulous! Awesome!
Here's what happened that led me to this proclamation......
A couple of weeks ago when I still in my "fog", I decided to order the book. When you click on it, you are sent to Amazon.com. But there are many businesses and sellers who sell under Amazon.com, and Bethea Books is one of them. I placed my order, and waited. Six days later it had not arrived and I went online to check on it.
The only time prior to this I have ever ordered anything on Amazon.com was last Christmas when I bought Christmas for my brother's kids and had it sent to his home. Since then, his wife, my sister-in-law, has made it her life's mission to destroy me and my reputation. Long story, but suffice it to say she is an evil, vindictive, MEAN, slut and b****. Her affairs and lies have caused many probs in our family and for some reason she blames it all on me. None of them know about my drug problem, and she is the LAST person in the world I would want to know as she already finds fault with my very existence and giving her that would be a loaded gun.Anyway.................I had the Tao of Sobriety shipped to her with my name of the receipt by mistake! I totally lost it when I realized what had happened and by then it was too late to stop it.
The folks at Bethea were so sweet, they sent me another copy to my correct address. We are still waiting for the fallout when she opens the package. I have worried and worried about how I will explain my purchase, but now have decided to let it go. I'm not going to explain anything to her if asked.
It may not seem like a big deal now that I am re-reading this, but it caused a major freak-out for me the day it realized it had happened. How irontic!
Anyway, if you want the book, buy it here. They are great people!
Mom-forget the sister in law, She's not worth stressing over.
ha ha I know that and will live it........but, I CAN NOT believe I did something so f'n STUPID!!! THe LAST person in the world I want to have any dirt on me and I have it sent to her doorstep. I am just shaking my head and laughing at this point.
How are you today? I noticed you wrote yesterday you weren't having such a great day. Hope this one was better.
Winter finally came to the south today. Hasn't gone above 38 all day. Don't know how you live with it daily! Have a nice evening!
Mom- Went out for a bike ride last night. It was 25 degrees. My teeth would not STOP chattering!!! It just felt so good though. Ya, forget the sister in law. I learned a long time ago not to give a flying F what anyone thinks of me. I'm sure she has some dirty secrets she is hiding from you, saying exactly the same thing.
Mention that you bought a Christmas present for someone and accidentally had it shipped there..... Ask her if it comes in the mail, if she could either wrap it for you or put it on the side until you can pick it up. Act like it's no big deal
Well, the thing is, since she wrote herself several ugly letters and signed my name to them and passed them around our family in all parts of the country, I do not speak to her. And that was one of the nicer things she has done. The girl is sick and I finally decided I do not need people like her in my life. Life has been much sweeter since I made that decision, although I miss my brother.
So, I had my niece call her and kindly ask her to write "return to sender" on the box and drop in a mailbox. The folks at the bookstore and myself are waiting to see if that happens. If not, I'll deal with the fallout, and pay them for two books.
Isn't life fun when you come from a dysfunctional family! No wonder I took pills!
Mom- Just write her off..sounds like a goofball to me
She's history. Not worth killing in my book. I just feel very sorry for her now. And her children.
I just need to add something. When all of the very bad crap started happening with her, it made me start thinking "What have I done to cause this?"
"Are the drugs I'm taking making me behave in such a way as to deserve this cruel treatment?" And it was at that point that I started making up my mind to get clean. I was so far gone on the pills I wasn't sure anymore who was causing what. Well, I am clean for 29 days and thinking much clearer now and I know I did not cause or deserve the treatment I got. I am sure of it.
She is just a very sad, miserable person.
BUT......... in a twisted sort of way, I am grateful for her actions which made me step back and say "Whoa,,,,,,,,,what the hell have I done to cause this?"
Whatever led me to where is am today is something I am thankful for, even if she did kick my a**! Someday, MAYBE, I will thank her for motivating me to become a better person.
They say that we are supposed to pray for people like that, Mom....
Even if we don't mean it. My sponsor said to pray for people that I hate and ask everything that we want for ourselves for them..
And we are supposed to do it for 30 days...
I actually only made it for 2 days, so I can't tell you if it works...
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Even if we don't mean it. My sponsor said to pray for people that I hate and ask everything that we want for ourselves for them..
And we are supposed to do it for 30 days...
I actually only made it for 2 days, so I can't tell you if it works...
LOL>>>
LB...........I do pray for her. I do not ask for all that I ask for myself, though. I'm not that far along yet. Maybe someday...........the wounds are just still too fresh right now.
Thanks for the input, though!
