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Make A Fool Of Me Once, Shame On You

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(along the same theme of cheating SO’s, Asshattery and Happy Fucking Father’s Day)

Make a fool of me twice, shame on me

So, after spending a lifetime accommodating indiscretions towards me (generally by the male population), accepting unacceptable behaviour and forgiving (or most likely choosing to ignore and bury) all types of shitty ass stuff, the worm has turned……..I will not accept this crap any more!!!!

After getting some help from friends earlier this year to open my eyes to my own co-dependent behaviour and correcting a situation to help set me on a straight path, I found myself presented with an opportunity to continue in my normal co-dependent manner, or to fucking stand my ground………

Last week, a friend :)blush) asked to borrow my suv for what appeared to be an honourable reason. Oh, he borrowed my cellphone too so that I could call him (his battery was dead) if needed. Being the generous person I am, I gave him the key and phone at approximately 2pm, with the promise that he would return the truck within a couple of hours. So 4pm comes and goes, no truck, 6pm, 8pm, no call, no truck, no nothing. About 8ish I call my cellphone, only to have it answered by some stranger at a homeless shelter who said he found it, and I could come get it. Well, without a damned truck I can’t go anywhere :mad 10.30pm there is truck on the driveway with a stream of bullshit about he lost track of time, yada yada, so sorry it won’t happen again, blah blah blah. And oh, sorry about the cellphone, I’ll go get it tomorrow for you.

I had a choice, stop this rot now or forgive one mistake. (Which could lead me on a slippery slope to forgiving yet one more, yet one more, yet one more.) I chose to forgive, with the admonition that he had used up his one chance, I will not take any more, one more fuckup and he is out of my life. He apologized, agreed, berated himself (basically said everything I wanted to hear :rolleyes)

Fast forward to Friday of this week. He wants to borrow the truck again, with yet another honourable reason. So I hand him the key and gently remind him that he has used up his one chance to fuck up. He understands, agrees, and promises never to abuse my time, money, property ever again. This was at 10.30am. Promised to be back by 2pm. Well, you guessed it………………no show at 2, phone call at 1.45 saying he would be back at 2.30. Phone call at 2.15 ish saying be back by 3. Phone call at 3.25 saying he will be back at 3.30 (and it wasn’t him, it was a friend of his taking the piss out of me). This goes on and on and on until approx 10pm when last I heard he was on the side of the road with a flat and changing the wheel out.

Guess what time my truck came back? 11.30 am SATURDAY. Well, fuck that noise. I am determined that I will NOT accept this (even though it really goes against a lifetime of me accepting shit like this) and this shit is done. He had a few things at my place, well, they were in bags in the garage, ready for him to take. He had some stuff in the car that I unloaded onto the driveway, and I pulled the other bags from the garage and said “there you go”. He had the audacity to ask me if I could give him a ride to BART :wtf all the while apologizing for staying out all night with my property. I am sure he thought I would just cave in like last week. Um no.

I told him to get his ass off my property. He did, and I haven’t heard from him since :rofl

And to be honest, it feels good to have done it, but it also feels really weird. I don’t do this shit, I take all the crap that I am given, forgive and ignore, and hope for the best day after day.

Oh, he washed the truck, and put oil in it, thinking that those gestures would somehow sway me into ignoring the fact that he was missing with my truck for 25 fucking hours. Again. Puhlease :hand

(and no, the person is NOT a barfer :x :p)

Sorry for the rant :teeth

Fucking loser
 
btw, this is not a thread about "oh woe is me, another relationship fucked" it is a celebration of the fact that I said No and fucking meant it. Probably for the first time in my life :twofinger
 
You're more generous than I. After the first time, i'd have told the loser to get lost and go get his own truck/cell phone. But good on ya for coming to grips with the loser.
 
Twice? Earning my trust is pretty easy and it's hard to lose it but once lost it's very hard to regain. You did the right thing, Wendy.
 
If anyone had my stuff for more than discussed time I would report it stolen an hour beyond that. Yes, I'm that person, take it or leave it but if I were to ever let you borrow my shit and you didnt come back on time you bet I'm not gonna be happy.

My bet is he was running drugs and youre lucky he didnt get caught and have your vehicle impounded as evidence in a drug case !!

:thumbup To ditching the :loser
 
Well done Wendo! :clap

Say, can I borrow your truck next weekend to transport some homeless spotted owl babies to a shelter?

Steve
 
Good for you, Wendy. :thumbup

Someday, I hope I learn to find my own backbone. I'm glad you found yours.
 
fanks :blush

Yo T, the first time I did call the cops, they weren't interested in taking a stolen vehicle report because:

a) I gave him permission to take the vehicle
and
b) It hadn't been missing for oh, 24, no let's say 48 hours. Yeah that's right, call us back if still missing in 48 hours

Drug running meh. I do know that he was hanging out with undesirables, and it pisses me off to know that these homeless losers he calls "friends" were in my fucking car doing god knows what :shudder
 
I applaud you for standing up! Good for you!

Now, what have you learned from this? Hopefully,

1.) You worked for your truck. People who borrow trucks have not worked for one of their own. People who don't work for things usually don't respect those who do.

2.) This guy is just an example of what to expect when anyone asks to drive away with your stuff. Be a tightwad. Tell them to rent a truck.

In any case, I truly enjoyed reading your rant! Thank you.
 
Hey Wendy.
It sounds as though you learned not to trust this specific person anymore-good for you!
 
Good job for standing up for yourself. Once you put your foot down, it gets a bit easier. Just be careful, not to fall into that same pattern.
 
karaoke time, isn't it:

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Good job Wendy. Now...umm...you going to need to get tested now? Delouse your truck? Lysol your sheets? :)
 
karaoke time, isn't it:

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awesome :hail

Good job Wendy. Now...umm...you going to need to get tested now? Delouse your truck? Lysol your sheets? :)

Nope, no testing required, the truck has been deloused, um, gotta go do laundry :rofl :later

Her love rains down on me easy as the breeze
I listen to her breathing it sounds like the waves on the sea
I was thinking all about her, burning with rage and desire
We were spinning into darkness; the earth was on fire

She could take it back, she might take it back some day

So I spy on her, I lie to her, I make promises I cannot keep
Then I hear her laughter rising, rising from the deep
And I make her prove her love for me, I take all that I can take
And I push her to the limit to see if she will break

She might take it back, she could take it back some day

Now I heave seen the warnings, screaming from all sides
It's easy to ignore them and G-d knows I've tried
All of this temptation, you know it turned my faith to lies

Until I couldn't see the danger or hear the rising tide

She can take it back, she will take it back some day
 
Good job Wendy!


Borrow my car? Sure no problem. Oh you wrecked it? No problem I've got insurance.

Borrow my cellphone? NO FUCKING WAY ARE YOU CRAZY?! Touch the phone and you die.
 
Good job Wendy :thumbup There is no reason you should have to put up with bs from ANYONE I know it took a lot for you to stand up and say fuck off and I am proud of you for doing it...Robbie
 
Good job Wendy :thumbup There is no reason you should have to put up with bs from ANYONE I know it took a lot for you to stand up and say fuck off and I am proud of you for doing it...Robbie

thanks sweetheart :blush and yes, you know how I have struggled with these issues in the past, I am quite proud of myself and obviously having a :staRang to celebrate hiccup

:thumbup Wendy :thumbup
How old is this guy?

um, well, um, lessee, um, yeah, that's it. 29 :rofl :later

<-- totally failed cougar :teeth
 
thanks sweetheart :blush and yes, you know how I have struggled with these issues in the past, I am quite proud of myself and obviously having a :staRang to celebrate hiccup
um, well, um, lessee, um, yeah, that's it. 29 :rofl :later
<-- totally failed cougar :teeth

Ima have a beer right now in honor of your turning point :staRang
Youngsters :hand Come on now Wendy,at least make sure they are "housebroke" you are supposed to be treated like the queen that you are , not training the pups :laughing ....Robbie

off to fridge to get a beer since my cat still can't
 
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