Heart broken by proxy
I saw Mikey again at
the gym the next day. He told me his
wife Suzanne had caved into pressure from her family. She had chipped in $500 to pay her sister
Betsy’s debts. Only her brother Sam had refused to contribute.
Mikey said, “Suzanne
has convinced herself this will be the last time the family will need to bail
out Betsy. Betsy isn’t doing anything
about any of her addictions, including gambling. Sam predicted Betsy would gamble away at
least some of the money. Now nobody in
the family will speak to Sam, except for Suzanne. In a month she’s gonna be heartbroken because
Betsy will be broke. Suzanne will feel
guilty about not siding with Sam, and depressed because nothing will have changed.
Her family will find an excuse for Betsy’s gambling.”
“Hard to watch?” I
asked.
“It’s killing me. But, until she’s willing to take a hard
stance, she’s gonna get her heart broken.”
Today I will accept loved ones are free to make choices that break their hearts.
Life on Life’s Terms II © 2015 by Ken Montrose
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