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Can I Be Brutally Honest and Share

I am myself unable to know

If what I am about to say

Is totally wrong 

Or is may well be right 

Can I

Should I

I am still not quite sure

This true story about my actual real life 

Share

With any of you

Would that even be fair

For me to want others to know

And therefore buy into and care

Because this in fact is about

And is in regards to my 

Nearest and close family

But here I go and I will leave it up to you

To decide if I am in fact

Totally out of order and morally wrong

Or altruistic and right

When my mom said to my sister

And referred too and called Kayleigh

Her little sh1t 

A term of endearment

And my sister , my mom's daughter

And Kayleigh mum 

Said and I quote to my also her mother

You can't call her that

The total and utter gaul and sheer audacity

And I don't know who if I was in their shoes

Would and should be more offended

Should it be my mom

Who's daughter doesn't apparently seem
to know her at all

Or her daughter who she doesn't seem
to know anymore either

As Kayleigh once told laughed it and
brushed it off instantaneously

And said my mother her Nana can call
her anything she likes

As she has earned the right to as she
in fact stood by her and bought her up

And if my sister knew either of them

She would hopefully then realize just how offensive that is and may appear too the 
pair of them 

And as this is after all to close to home
for comfort

I am hesitant to say I can only imagine

But I don't and can't and would never
wish to be

Suffering such an indignity if it was ever 

Directed at me personally

At least I would be and am willing to admit

That would break and crumble me into

A thousand pieces and leave me on
my knees

And that is my own

And worst of all I can't intervene

And do anything to fix that

Apart from stand bye and look away

Rather than look them in the eye

Because it will only make me cry

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David Kavanagh Date: 7/3/2023 10:57:00 AM And worst of all I can't intervene, And do anything to fix that; As an outsider looking in Christopher, if it’s not broken don’t try fixing it, families have strange terms of endearment, a mate of mine’s uncle, his grandmother called him Hitler, and it caught on so much, it’s even in brackets on his headstone, she thought he had a hair flick like Hitler when he was born during the war, yet I only ever heard good things about the bloke, let it go over your head, cheers David Login to Reply Christopher Flaherty Date: 7/3/2023 11:27:00 AM Cheers David Have to let it go Only thing able and capable of doing Because no I can't intervene

Vickey Rhymer Date: 6/29/2023 9:32:00 PM Played out in a myriad of variations in home after home hon . It is what one could presently refer to as the (human) condition.Yeah . Login to Reply Christopher Flaherty Date: 6/30/2023 5:15:00 PM Hi Vicky Yes it obviously is the human condition Cheers

Jan Allison Date: 6/28/2023 1:30:00 PM well it wouldn't be a term of 'endearment' I would want to be called but its happened and nothing will change it . if your mum has brought up Kayleigh sounds like your sister is the one who needs to grow up faster than her child!. Hope you feel better for writing about it, and let them sort it out themselves, hugs Jan xxx Login to Reply Christopher Flaherty Date: 6/28/2023 7:15:00 PM Correct Jan Nothing will change it That is the problem What makes it so much worse is The fact that it so obvious And it will never be sorted out Hugs and blessings Jan Thank you Kindest regards