Dear So and So

[mimitabby]

Dear other TE cool cool ladies
after having a good cry I told Raleighdon about my sister. and HE said
you don't have to answer her nasty letters and you don't have to shut the door.
a great weight was lifted from my shoulders.
So although i still have no relationship with my sister, and she's not going to
ever like me because of things I did when i was 13, at least I don't have to try to defend myself or tell her to go away. Just doing nothing...
ahh
thank you all. Some of it is surely genetic, but in my sister's case, she suffered a lot of abuse and neglect by adults but continues to blame me, another child/victim. ah well.
thank you. thank you all.

[sulis]

Dear driver of the huge white truck,

Yes, I heard you. How could anyone not hear that huge engine. And I have to admit that as I heard your truck behind me my first thoughts were of an aggressive driver barreling down the road - because lets face it, that is what most people associate with those big trucks. But you know, you definitely restored my confidence in humanity by doing what you did. Thank you for noticing little old me on my bike. (Although I have no idea how you saw me from your 4 story truck). But thank you. Thank you for recognizing that when the other car pulled quickly into the bike lane cutting me off, my only options were to either ram into the back of the car or swerve into your lane forcing you to hit me. So thank you. Thank you for being an attentive driver and giving me room to swerve over so we could all avoid a horrible accident.

Very humbly and gratefully yours

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I told Raleighdon about my sister. and HE said
you don't have to answer her nasty letters and you don't have to shut the door.
a great weight was lifted from my shoulders.

This is brilliant. Sometimes we just don't think of the obvious because we are too close to the situation. Can't see the forest for the trees, etc...
Isn't it great to have an intuitive partner?

[smilingcat]

DEAR BOSS-MAN!!!,

I DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR FREAKIN DOUBLE STANDARD!!.

SEVERAL COMPLAINTS!!!

1. THE ENGINEER ASSIGNED TO MY PROJECT WENT AHEAD AND CREATED HIS OWN VERSION OF A DESIGN WITHOUT MY PERMISSION AND YOU ALLOWED IT. THEN YOU ALLOWED HIM TO INSERT IT INTO THE DESIGN WHEN THE DESIGN WAS TO BE FROZEN SOME TIME AGO. AND ITS OKAY??? IF I DID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE FIRED ME ON THE SPOT!!!!

2. I ASKED THE SAID ENGINEER TO ATTEND A FINAL DESIGN REVIEW WITH THE CUSTOMER IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU TWO LEFT FOR A STARBUCK RUN. BOTH OF YOU COMPLETELY IGNORED ME!!! THE SAID ENGINEER SHOWED UP DURING THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF THE IMPORTANT MEETING. AND ITS OKAY?? YOU WOULD HAVE READ THE RIOT ACT AND FIRED ME ON THE SPOT!!!

3. I'M NOT IN COMPETITION WITH THE SAID ENGINEER. YET HE IS TRYING TO PROVE HE IS BETTER BY DESIGNING HIS VERSION... BTW IT FAILED MISERABLY DURING TEST. AND YOU ALLOW IT. "ITS OKAY!!" EXCUSE ME!!!!

I DON'T GET IT.... okay I do get it after 20+ years in engineering company. It's the good 'ol boy club. I don't get invited to weekend b-b-q, I don't get invited to coffee run with the boys. I don't get invited out to lunch with the boys, I really careless whas under the hood of those pee-pee extender cars.

THEY STILL DON'T GET IT AFTER HAVING TO PAY OUT $$$$ FOR LAST SEXUAL HARRASSMENT LAWSUIT.

I AM SO SO SICK OF THIS PLACE.. NO WONDER I'M HAVING HORRID MIGRANES EVERY WEEK.

ALMOST DONE WITH MY VENTING... THANK YOU!!!

almost time to sell my house, move up to Whidby Island with my roomie (her first home was built there with the help of her dad, a contractor). Buy a decent size plot and put up a cute little pre-fab for us, the two dogs and five cats. Return to our hippie lifestyle. GRRRR!!!! Oh and install solar electric and solar water heater... Just need well water, septic tank and a propane tank out in the back oh and a telephone line/DSL.

[deedolce]

Please shuffle the states around so Texas is a bit closer to California, so it would be easier to get together with my tandem Captain and enjoy his intelligence and humor...and climbing legs.

[northstar]

Dear Supervisor of DH:

I know you two are meeting tomorrow about the expat job. C'mon, pick him. Send us to China for a year. I can snag a teaching job while we're there and would be able to ride my bike all year round. I'd love to learn some Mandarin and it would be hilarious to see my parents in Hong Kong if they'd come to visit us. Plus we've always wanted to live abroad...I feel like this is our chance.

We want to go! Pick us! Please!!!

[salsabike]

Dear Mimitabby,

I have thought a number of times that you are one of the kindest, warmest, nicest people I've met recently. I have thought that when we've met in person and I often think it when I read your posts. I am sorry that your sister is not able to see through her own stuff to realize what a good-hearted soul you are. I'm glad the rest of us know it, though.

PS I have a difficult sister too, who does similar stuff to me. You have my total sympathy, believe me.

[chickwhorips]

Former PITA,

What has possessed you to decide to show up in front of my building to "talk" to me? I am so glad I took the bridge from the parking garage and didn't go through the front door. I have no idea how long you were waiting, but I could guess considering you started calling my office phone starting at 6 am. Your borderline stalker at that point.

I am over you. Done. Fin. No mas. We both made that quite clear through the last few emails. Maybe the fact that all of your emails are blocked from my accounts mean something to you also. Which you know this because you mentioned you couldn't get a hold of me any other way.

Lucky for you, this morning I didn't expect you and you had the upper hand. Now, I have the upper hand and I'm p!$$ed. I am not afraid of you, and if you want a face to face confrontation, that is what you will get. If you didn't get the hint from me turning back around and leaving the building this morning that I don't want to speak to you, if you try it again, trust me, you will know.

Sincerely,
A very empowered girl
who you don't want to mess with