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Friday 24 February 2012

Feel Free ...

Today was always going to be difficult.

I watched it creeping closer and closer.  I stopped trying to ignore it and decided to just let it happen.  To let it wash over me and pass.

Yesterday however was Big D's birthday (am I really the mother of a 28 year old??  Surely not!). 

He and the lovely L came over for dinner and I made the chocolatiest cake (and yes, that IS a real word ;) with chocolate butter cream and chocolate ganache.

As you can see, like most of my cakes it looks like its been decorated by a 4 year old (and I've always been called artistic ... :)



BUT, bloody hell, it tasted GOOOOD!!!

So, yesterday was a good day filled with love and laughter and lots of food (lots and LOTS of food!).

And I thought, 'I'm ok, I can handle today'.

And mostly I was!

It started ok.  Once the Mac's went off to school Gus and I went for a long walk.

Then I came home and got stuck in.  Cleaning, washing, stripping beds.  The sun was shining and the washing was blowing on the line.

Anything to keep me busy and not give me time to think, and it's pretty much worked.  I'm running, not hiding. Surfing the pain and trying really hard to look ahead (well, apart from small moments of reflection and indulgence, but I can forgive myself that).

I was OK!!!

And then, about an hour ago, I logged into my email and it all came crashing down.

You may remember a post last week sometime where I mentioned that I'd removed someone from my friends list on FB?

Sadly that wasn't the end to it that I'd hoped it would be.

There have been lots of texts and emails, which, after answering the first couple I have ignored because there really isn't anything left to say.

They ranged from apologies (accepted, but you still ain't back on my friends list!)

Upset and angry (get over it, you were the one who fucked up ok?)  to, the latest one tonight which, well I'm not really sure what you would call it ...

I'm left wondering how I managed to so completely misjudge someone.

I've known this person for the best part of 2 years and yet I now feel that I couldn't have know him at all.

Underneath my anger there is a huge sense of disappointment and sadness as well as shock at the way things have so abruptly changed direction. Today was a day when I really didn't need reminding how fragile I can feel.

I THOUGHT we were friends dammit!!!

Last year I took part in the 'I heart my body' campaign.  It was and is something I believe very strongly in and a lot of women (myself included) found it liberating to talk about and even publish photos of the positive aspects of our bodies.

I took quite a few photos, mostly never destined to be published for one reason or another.

All I considered to be tasteful and within the spirit of the campaign.

One story that was published by a very brave blogger told how she had sent a very slightly risque photo to someone she had met through Internet dating only to find that he had not only shown the photos to others but also that he had made disparaging remarks about her in relation to the photo.

God, I remember being so angry on her behalf.  How DARE he!!

She took the decision to publish that photo as part of the campaign. 

All her trust in him was gone and this was her way of taking back control.  Preempting the possibility that he might use this photo in some way to try and cause her pain. (she looked GREAT btw!).

I now find myself in a similar position.

Although I didn't send this photo to the person in question. 

Although I didn't give them permission to use it in any way. 

Although as far as I was aware they didn't even know it existed (I had even forgotten about it myself).

I certainly hadn't given it any thought when Id allowed them to use my PC a while ago.

I hadn't said 'feel free to trawl my photos while you are there'.

'Feel free to forward any to yourself that you like the look of'.

'Feel free to keep that photo and then, when you've fucked up our friendship (and btw, you were WAY off in your thinking anyway and I would have TOLD you that if only you'd asked!) to then tell me that you have this photo and could post it on the internet (WHY would you do that?).  How was that in any way ever going to mend our friendship?

I don't know if it's an idle threat.  I don't know what you think it would achieve but ...

You know what?

Go ahead if you think it will help.

I AM now saying, 'feel free!!!'





In fact, I'll save you the trouble.
  

11 comments:

AGuidingLife said...

That's a lovely photo. I'd be proud of that. I'm sorry it's been a shitty day and doubly shitty by additional shittiness happening (and that's a lot of shit) however, tomorrow the sun will come up and gus will be all waggy tailed and the sea will roll and the air will be fresh and....oh heck my love you know what I'm saying...in the big picture todays additional shit is just weather, this too shall pass. PS you appear not to have a muffin, 3 kids and no muffin! *looks down at own single child muffin sadly*!

joeh said...

That is nothing to be ashamed of, but for this guy to try and use any threat just to hurt when it is all done already.. in this country we call these guys:

Big Giant Dickheads!! Or sometimes
Big Giant Assholes!! Or
Big Giant Fuckwads!!

Cranky

Anonymous said...

Some men are just f*cktards.
Not retards - definitely f*ucktards, because they should know better and they obviously are so wrapped up their own ego stroking and self-gratifying that they miss the point completely.

Sarah, the photo is wonderful...if the d*cikhead sees fit to go ahead and publish the only person he will embarrass is himself for 2 simple reasons...

1: The photo is extremely flattering
and,
2: The photo has no head - so as far as the net is concerned he could be posting a pic of himself - post-op!!!!

Enjoy the rest of your night....I hope my insight has made you smile!

Lou :-)

Carmen said...

There is no effin way that body has a 28 year old.

Sorry, not even gonna comment about the asshat, cause that's INSIGNIFICANT. The bigger news in this post is HOW EFFIN HOT YOU ARE!

Anonymous said...

Well done you. You are very brave in taking back control of the situation. :)

Sarah said...

I do know what you are saying K, and you are right. thnk you :)

I would take credit for the lack of muffin if I could but in all honesty it's more down to luck and genetics x

I really like fuckwad Joe ;)thank you. Fortunately I don't think I know many but I'll add it to my vocabulary just in case I need it!


Haha, I love you Lou! :) I seriously hope no one would really make the mistake of thinking that but you're right, I hadn't considered the fact that it's headless ... doh xxx

Carmen my sweet, you are so right, he IS insignificant while I, I am smokin' ;) Thanks lovely x

Thanks Adam. I actually feel much better about it all today. I think I was just reeling because I'd thought we were pretty close. We even dated a few times at the end of last year and I was considering whether I'd really given things a fair chance. Well, now I know for sure that I was right the first time.

Shell Louise said...

You're amazing, he's an asswipe.
Just sayin' ;o) xxx

Sarah said...

Thanks Shell Louise :) xxx

pam said...

How awful to have trust shattered!

Remember that its in no way a reflection of you and well done for taking control.xx

Anonymous said...

hot mumma! cute undies btw ;0 sorrry to read about your friendship. It is hard to deal with isn't it, especially when your mind keeps thinking about it when you don't even realise you are thinking about it.....

Sarah said...

Ah PP - sometimes it's hard not to see it as a reflection on yourself. When you put your trust in someone and you get it so wrong you lose a little faith.

Taking control certainly made me feel better but the whole thing has left me bewildered and sad.

I knowit's him and not me but I really wish it wasn't him either. xx

Thanks LHW :) it is still playing on my mind a little - looking for signs that I'd missed - I guess we all react to rejection or even percieved rejection in our own way and lashing outis just one of them. x