Ease My Pain
For my friend, Gaye150 total reviews
Comment from jwlee211
Such a heartfelt tribute to your friend. Great writing that reaches out and touches the reader. I wish you and your friend all the best in the world. I am glad that you reconciled.
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Such a heartfelt tribute to your friend. Great writing that reaches out and touches the reader. I wish you and your friend all the best in the world. I am glad that you reconciled.
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Many thanks! I am honored by the rating and your words.
Jan
Comment from patwannabe
Janilou, I don't know how or why I have been missing your posts, but I have. It's good to see your name again.
Loved your story if that's an appropriate choice of words. Forgiveness comes hard sometimes. My husband died four years ago and I'm still trying to forgive. I do well for awhile and then, like you said, some little whiff of memory opens the wounds again. You're right, time doesn't always heal. Maybe some day I can conquer like you have.
Thank you for sharing, pat
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Janilou, I don't know how or why I have been missing your posts, but I have. It's good to see your name again.
Loved your story if that's an appropriate choice of words. Forgiveness comes hard sometimes. My husband died four years ago and I'm still trying to forgive. I do well for awhile and then, like you said, some little whiff of memory opens the wounds again. You're right, time doesn't always heal. Maybe some day I can conquer like you have.
Thank you for sharing, pat
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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I am not on FanStory very often anymore. I do appreciate your kind words.
Jan
Comment from M. Karol
I don't blame you for what you did. It must have hurt you a great deal. The only thing I say is, you have a big heart to forgive her and forgive yourself.
Not an easy situation to be in.
Very well put.
madhvi
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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I don't blame you for what you did. It must have hurt you a great deal. The only thing I say is, you have a big heart to forgive her and forgive yourself.
Not an easy situation to be in.
Very well put.
madhvi
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Thank you very much.
Jan
Comment from WRITER1
A very interesting story. Sometimes we don't know when we should let go of things. Even to the point of loss. I have done this myself and regretted it.
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A very interesting story. Sometimes we don't know when we should let go of things. Even to the point of loss. I have done this myself and regretted it.
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Thank you very much.
Jan
Comment from Thesis
Wow. That is a very powerful piece, Jan. It provides a good look into our human frailties and emotions, that foster our own insecurities.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Humans make mistakes, but our relationships are based on trust. It appears the other woman was not thinking of how a relationship with your ex would hurt you.
Either way, the situation (like most involving relationships) got out of control. At least, now, you can have closure to your open wound. - Thesis
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Wow. That is a very powerful piece, Jan. It provides a good look into our human frailties and emotions, that foster our own insecurities.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Humans make mistakes, but our relationships are based on trust. It appears the other woman was not thinking of how a relationship with your ex would hurt you.
Either way, the situation (like most involving relationships) got out of control. At least, now, you can have closure to your open wound. - Thesis
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Thank you very much.
Jan
Comment from Juliette Chamberlain
You tell this story so well. The developing friendship, the ongoing interdependance, and finally the sense of betrayal.
It is odd, but we humans find it very difficult to get over the hurdle of a perceived betrayal, whether real or imaginary. Most people can relate to your story in one way or another, I am sure. I know that I certainly can, and I have heard of so many similar circumstances, with reconciliation only coming at a moment of crisis.
Your story is touching and carries a very important moral.
Juliette
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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You tell this story so well. The developing friendship, the ongoing interdependance, and finally the sense of betrayal.
It is odd, but we humans find it very difficult to get over the hurdle of a perceived betrayal, whether real or imaginary. Most people can relate to your story in one way or another, I am sure. I know that I certainly can, and I have heard of so many similar circumstances, with reconciliation only coming at a moment of crisis.
Your story is touching and carries a very important moral.
Juliette
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Thank you very much.
Jan
Comment from Siddhartha Jatana
I think today is the day to shower six stars...lol...
Inexplicably amazing....
What an imagery...goshhh..I'm spellbound...
The piece is didactic with different shades,shades of love,pain,forgiveness...
U have done your best to exhibit the weird and strange feelings of the complicated human heart...
"They say time heals all wounds, but it isn't true. Time buries wounds, until a word spoken, a whiff of memory, tears open the wound, and the pain surfaces as though time itself dissolved into yesterday. One never really forgets. "...
So true...
"Why did it take that phone call to realize I still do?"...
Beautiful!
"In the end, your friendship now may be the only thing that can ease my pain"...
Truly commendable!
Well done!
Keep it up!
God bless you!
sid
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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I think today is the day to shower six stars...lol...
Inexplicably amazing....
What an imagery...goshhh..I'm spellbound...
The piece is didactic with different shades,shades of love,pain,forgiveness...
U have done your best to exhibit the weird and strange feelings of the complicated human heart...
"They say time heals all wounds, but it isn't true. Time buries wounds, until a word spoken, a whiff of memory, tears open the wound, and the pain surfaces as though time itself dissolved into yesterday. One never really forgets. "...
So true...
"Why did it take that phone call to realize I still do?"...
Beautiful!
"In the end, your friendship now may be the only thing that can ease my pain"...
Truly commendable!
Well done!
Keep it up!
God bless you!
sid
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Many thanks! I am honored by the rating. Much appreciated.
Jan
Comment from Daytonight
This is a great entry! It dissolved me into tears. The picture of the pain and suffering and loss of friendship was very evocative. The ending was so bittersweet. Keep up the excellent work. It is so heartmoving.
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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This is a great entry! It dissolved me into tears. The picture of the pain and suffering and loss of friendship was very evocative. The ending was so bittersweet. Keep up the excellent work. It is so heartmoving.
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Thank you very much. I really appreciate your comments.
Jan
Comment from RebelRose
This is heart-wrenching. I am teary-eyed, not only for you but for myself. For all the friendships I let slip away because of petty things. I hope this well-written story is a lesson to everyone who reads it. I hope the writing of it has helped you in some way. Thank for sharing.
RebelRose :D
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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This is heart-wrenching. I am teary-eyed, not only for you but for myself. For all the friendships I let slip away because of petty things. I hope this well-written story is a lesson to everyone who reads it. I hope the writing of it has helped you in some way. Thank for sharing.
RebelRose :D
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Thank you very much. Bless your heart.
Jan
Comment from P1
this story made me sit up. it
gave me goose bumps. i remember
the day my sister phoned to say
she'd been diagnosed with cervical
cancer. there is no way to describe
the array of feeling. you did this
very well and handled the delicate
subject with tact. enjoyed the read.
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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this story made me sit up. it
gave me goose bumps. i remember
the day my sister phoned to say
she'd been diagnosed with cervical
cancer. there is no way to describe
the array of feeling. you did this
very well and handled the delicate
subject with tact. enjoyed the read.
Comment Written 11-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2011
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Thank you very much.
Jan