Sometimes I Despair
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Sometimes I Despair
Exah got out of long term rehab last night and is already back on the booze. Last year while I was away he came round to my tiny flat and left a load of his stuff here. My son's said he turned up with it.
Fast forward 6 months the stuff has gone. I got rid of it. It was in the way and he never picked up his phone to organise collecting. This morning my son is looking for the stuff to put in a taxi to take to his place cos exah has finally remembered he left it all here. I just know once he finds out I dumped his stuff he going to want me to pay for it. My answer to this is charge him storage rates if he starts so we will be even. But really? What normal person thinks it's ok to drop stuff off at other people's places without asking and never go back for it? Sick of this man.
Fast forward 6 months the stuff has gone. I got rid of it. It was in the way and he never picked up his phone to organise collecting. This morning my son is looking for the stuff to put in a taxi to take to his place cos exah has finally remembered he left it all here. I just know once he finds out I dumped his stuff he going to want me to pay for it. My answer to this is charge him storage rates if he starts so we will be even. But really? What normal person thinks it's ok to drop stuff off at other people's places without asking and never go back for it? Sick of this man.
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Pity about the rehab. I wonder if he knew all along he was going to drink right away or whether it just hit him when he walked outside? What a waste of an opportunity.
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Yup, I'd take the position that you owe him zero. He can take you to small claims court if he wants to--I doubt he would be organized enough to do that, and worst case scenario would be that you pay him for his stuff (though I can't imagine that ever happening).
What a jerk. But then, we already knew that about him.
What a jerk. But then, we already knew that about him.
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two words:
what stuff?
I just know once he finds out I dumped his stuff he going to want me to pay for it.
don't future trip. don't engage. unless you used his Louis Quatorze priceless arm chairs for firewood, i'd stick with 'what stuff?".
what stuff?
I just know once he finds out I dumped his stuff he going to want me to pay for it.
don't future trip. don't engage. unless you used his Louis Quatorze priceless arm chairs for firewood, i'd stick with 'what stuff?".
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Originally Posted by FeelingGreat 
Pity about the rehab. I wonder if he knew all along he was going to drink right away or whether it just hit him when he walked outside? What a waste of an opportunity.
I took the bull by the horns today and got out of bed and connected with friends again. I went to church and we sat in the sun after. I've spent weeks feeling down but I am refusing to let his behavior upset me anymore.
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