Posted by tabitha on December 14, 2003, at 22:00:30
I've been wanting to call my ex-boyfriend lately. As a deterrent, I made a list of all the criticisms he had about me. Everything, the ones he said directly, and the ones I 'felt', even if I'm wrong about them. I read the list and asked myself if I want to hear any of these messages again. I ask myself whether any companionship I might get would be worth hearing these messages again. I'm still fighting off many of those messages because I let them get to me.
I have some of his paintings still. I thought it would be funny to package up the paintings and the list of criticisms and put in a note saying 'Here are your paintings and your criticisms. I'm returning them all.' and send it to him. A poetic end.
Except I won't actually do it because I don't want to invite any contact.
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