not so mad anymore...
i'm not AS mad at justin's mom cause after my well worded flowerchild attitude letter that i wrote she replied in this manner:
March 26, 2004
Dear Shannon:
Thank you for your letter. I am really sorry for the
hurt I caused you. Please forgive me for being so
blunt and unkind.
I’m sorry also that you felt God didn’t love you. God
does love you and all of us unconditionally. I praise
Him for His grace and mercy in dealing with me in all
of these challenges of life. I only wish He would
have given me a huge dose of graciousness, mercy, tact
and diplomacy in talking to and dealing with others!
Bet you and Justin wish He would have literally sent
me a huge piece of duct tape for my mouth or should I
say for my typing fingers!
I am glad to hear that you have been able to work
through the negative feelings and I know that is not
an easy thing to do.
To clarify, I never did think you forced yourself on
Justin or enticed him into the relationship. I felt
my letter was placing responsibility/blame for all
actions squarely on his shoulders. I felt he needed
to be reminded of his free will choice to follow
Christ in his life’s decisions.
Do take care.
With wishes for God’s blessings,
Joanne
what do y'all think? i'm happy cause she apologized for being a tactless, unconsidderate bitch....i'm still not cool with her original attitude, because of how hard it was on me and justin...but this makes me a little less angry at her..and less anger is good...although i could have done without the last line:"I felt he needed
to be reminded of his free will choice to follow
Christ in his life’s decisions.
"
scarily simialr to the first i think...::shrug:: oh well...justin made his choices and is happy with them..good..
March 26, 2004
Dear Shannon:
Thank you for your letter. I am really sorry for the
hurt I caused you. Please forgive me for being so
blunt and unkind.
I’m sorry also that you felt God didn’t love you. God
does love you and all of us unconditionally. I praise
Him for His grace and mercy in dealing with me in all
of these challenges of life. I only wish He would
have given me a huge dose of graciousness, mercy, tact
and diplomacy in talking to and dealing with others!
Bet you and Justin wish He would have literally sent
me a huge piece of duct tape for my mouth or should I
say for my typing fingers!
I am glad to hear that you have been able to work
through the negative feelings and I know that is not
an easy thing to do.
To clarify, I never did think you forced yourself on
Justin or enticed him into the relationship. I felt
my letter was placing responsibility/blame for all
actions squarely on his shoulders. I felt he needed
to be reminded of his free will choice to follow
Christ in his life’s decisions.
Do take care.
With wishes for God’s blessings,
Joanne
what do y'all think? i'm happy cause she apologized for being a tactless, unconsidderate bitch....i'm still not cool with her original attitude, because of how hard it was on me and justin...but this makes me a little less angry at her..and less anger is good...although i could have done without the last line:"I felt he needed
to be reminded of his free will choice to follow
Christ in his life’s decisions.
"
scarily simialr to the first i think...::shrug:: oh well...justin made his choices and is happy with them..good..