Re: Help! Please!!

CatNipped wrote:
<Dr.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This is not a friend. Dump her. She's a bitter manipulative
hypocritical drunk who doesn't belong in the nursing profession. The
science/FACTS are on our/your side. Sounds like a right-wing
republican wasp, too. BTJMO-ICBW (but I don't think so.)

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I probably won't [be able to] do that. We've been friends since the
6th grade when I took her side when everyone else was taunting her -
I've always felt bad for the "underdog". She was abused as a child
by an alcoholic father and has many, many issues of her own to deal
with. I think it would just be best to quit talking to her about his
altogether. I'm really, really pissed at her right now, but I've
hardly known a moment in my life when she wasn't there for me (even
when she was dead wrong about something). There are a few issues that
I just don't broach with her, this will be one of them. Unless she
pushes me too hard on this, then I'll do what I have to to protect
myself. -----------------------------

I wouldn't be too hard on her because of this. People who have overcome
addiction still have to fight the feelings every day. One of the ways
they cope is to "help" others to overcome their addictions. This process
was first discovered and put in practice by the founders of AA, Bill
Wilson and Bob Smith.

Of course one should only attempt to help those who want help and that's
where your friend is out of line. Human nature being what it is, the
more that someone is struggling with their own addiction the more
aggressive they will be in attempting "help" others.

Your best course of action is to tell her that this subject is
permanently out of bounds if she wants to keep you as a friend.

--
Juba
www.masterjuba.com


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