Tammi's World

Small World

Mama Vi called yesterday. She had some "bad news" for me.

Let me tell you folks.....I've had about all the bad news I can handle for a while. But....you gotta roll with the punches so I took a deep breath and asked for the news.

Seems she ran into my ex-husband's sisters at the store.

Huh.

She asked about my MIL and it seems she passed away suddenly 3 years ago.

3 years ago and no one even TRIED to contact me. Or Mama Vi, and they were friends.

I gotta tell you....that pissed me off. They have always had a very low opinion of me so it shouldn't surprise me that they figured I wouldn't care. Well, they were wrong.

Oh, she and I had our issues, but she WAS my MIL for 11 years. I would have appreciated the opportunity to pay my respects.

Then Mama asked about my ex. Seems he had a stroke a few years back.

Would you hate me if I told you that news made me smile? It did. I hate him just that much. Oh, he's fine now......figures.

At that point they asked how I was. Mama Vi told 'em I'm doing just fine. My one SIL asked if I remarried and Mama said no.....I'm all about the career. SIL #1 kinda snickered and made a comment about how that was no surprise and that somethings never change.

I'll be honest. At that point I kinda went off. After I ranted and raved a bit Mama told me I have to learn to forgive. And that includes any of that family.

Gotta tell you folks...that ain't gonna happen. Long ago I realized that I just don't have the generosity of spirit to forgive. Not about that. Not those people. I still hurt, I still have scars. No......I can't forgive any of them, especially him. And I'm not gonna lie to anyone and tell them I have.

But that's very strange, them all running into each other like that. Yes, it's a smallish town, but that's the first time in over 10 years she's run into any of that family.

I kinda hope it's at LEAST that long before we see them again.......

Posted by Tammi at February 24, 2008 06:45 AM | TrackBack