Attn:Gossips from Both of us
We are not vengeful people. We do not try to deliberately hurt anyone, nor do we turn our backs on someone in need. We firmly believe in turning the other cheek, and we are big fans of forgiveness. Overall, it's pretty tough to lose us as friends.
But there are exceptions to every rule, and apparently that applies to friendships as well. If you have lied to, cheated, stolen from, threatened, used, blamed, or hurt Brent, Sandy finds it very difficult to Turn the other cheek. The same goes for Brent if you have treated Sandy in that manner. We eventually will forgive because it is not in our nature to hate. But after we've forgiven, we NEVER forget the insult or injury.
That being said, we are not forcing people to take sides when it comes to certain individuals. If you have a party, invite all of us. We will not cause a scene, but we also will not seek out their conversation. We believe that you can be friends with us as well as with those people that we chose to no longer associate with. Just understand that we have chosen to no longer associate with them, and RESPECT THAT DECISION. We are not interested in how they are doing, if they have recoverd from their insanity, their love lives, their day to day basics, etc. We do not wish to see their names on livejournal, myspace, e-bay, etc. We do not want to recieve e-mails, telephone calls, or messages from them. If they have a serious accident or tragedy, or if something similar happens to a member of their immediate family, of course we'd feel bad and want to know about it. We are human, after all. But we do not wish to be blamed for their problems, nor dragged into them. We love you all very dearly, and we do not wish to burden you with our issues. If you truly are our friends, you will respect the fact that we no longer associate with Andrew Jacobs, Sarah Schaeffer, or Jerome Brown, and you will not feel the need to bring their actions or feelings to our attention. We have forgiven them for what they did to us. We are sorry for any pain we may have inflicted upon them. But we are perfectly happy to leave the past behind us and move on as far as they are concerned. There are some wounds that are better left untouched and not re-opened.
But there are exceptions to every rule, and apparently that applies to friendships as well. If you have lied to, cheated, stolen from, threatened, used, blamed, or hurt Brent, Sandy finds it very difficult to Turn the other cheek. The same goes for Brent if you have treated Sandy in that manner. We eventually will forgive because it is not in our nature to hate. But after we've forgiven, we NEVER forget the insult or injury.
That being said, we are not forcing people to take sides when it comes to certain individuals. If you have a party, invite all of us. We will not cause a scene, but we also will not seek out their conversation. We believe that you can be friends with us as well as with those people that we chose to no longer associate with. Just understand that we have chosen to no longer associate with them, and RESPECT THAT DECISION. We are not interested in how they are doing, if they have recoverd from their insanity, their love lives, their day to day basics, etc. We do not wish to see their names on livejournal, myspace, e-bay, etc. We do not want to recieve e-mails, telephone calls, or messages from them. If they have a serious accident or tragedy, or if something similar happens to a member of their immediate family, of course we'd feel bad and want to know about it. We are human, after all. But we do not wish to be blamed for their problems, nor dragged into them. We love you all very dearly, and we do not wish to burden you with our issues. If you truly are our friends, you will respect the fact that we no longer associate with Andrew Jacobs, Sarah Schaeffer, or Jerome Brown, and you will not feel the need to bring their actions or feelings to our attention. We have forgiven them for what they did to us. We are sorry for any pain we may have inflicted upon them. But we are perfectly happy to leave the past behind us and move on as far as they are concerned. There are some wounds that are better left untouched and not re-opened.