It seems like writing yesterday's blog post broke the ice for me to start updating this blog again. When I last talked about my life story, we were in the apartment I was sharing with a college friend after I graduated. My privacy had been well and truly violated, which I totally was not digging. One thing I forgot to tell you is that when I spoke to her about my not being happy with boundaries being overstepped, she said that where she's from that type of behavior is okay. I was thinking "Really? I'm from rural Georgia, and although we aren't the most couth people, even that doesn't fly with us."
After all of that went down I knew that I couldn't trust her, and went about my business for the rest of the summer. I found out that she was planning to move back home for a bit and then move to Las Vegas with her sister, so once our lease was up, she was out. On the day that she actually moved I didn't know she was leaving until I got home from work that afternoon. There was a note on my bed telling me that she was gone and that I owed her money for my part of the utilities. She included her parents' address so that I could send the money. I fully intended to send the money until I went into her old room and saw the note that she left for the freeloader girl. In the note she went on and on about what a great friend freeloader girl had been to her and how maybe she could visit her once she moved to Vegas with her sister. Wtf?! I was the one who got her out of a jam when she needed someone to take over half of the lease. I'm the one whose stuff her family and friends commandeered why I wasn't there. All I got was "You owe me money. Send it to this address." While this other girl who did nothing but mess up dishes without washing them, as well as not taking a turn cleaning the bathroom gets "You have been such a good friend to me." After reading that I knew there was no damn way she was ever getting the money that I owed her for utilities. When it comes right down to it, I got screwed in that deal. Looking back on it I just hate the fact that I didn't have the guts to speak up for myself. Of course with time comes maturity and hopefully, the ability to take action when someone is treating you unfairly. I just know that were I in the same situation today there's no way that I would stand for what went down. Live and learn.
Yes..live and learn indeed. I could kick myself for things in the past that I wish I had not allowed. I think we have most of us been there. It's hard looking back sometimes, though. xox
ReplyDeleteSo troo Michelle an it wud haz been funny to send her a bill fur hotel servissiz enjoyed at yer expenss.
ReplyDeleteShe wasn't much of a friend or a room mate to pull those stunts on you. I think we've all made a few mistakes in judging people somewhere along the way - I sure have.
ReplyDeleteWhen you get to my age Michelle it really is amazing how little matters in the grand scheme. I promise that you won't even clearly remember your stint with this "user". The lesson to take away from it - to always be true to yourself. Be strong as the road ahead will never be as you hoped but it will be as you make it.
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The thing is, it shows what a kind person you are for helping her out when she needed someone and for putting up with those two users ! As you say, you live and learn. Are you still there and enjoying them not being there ? Yay !!
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