{"id":1119,"date":"2006-01-08T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-09T00:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltdrivebetty.com\/wyzwmnsworld\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2010-09-29T18:30:08","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T01:30:08","slug":"uncle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyzwmn9444.live-website.com\/?p=1119","title":{"rendered":"Uncle…"},"content":{"rendered":"

in the immortal words<\/span>
of Debbie Reynolds<\/span>
in the Unsinkable Molly Brown<\/span>
“Uncle”<\/span>
<\/span>
you win<\/span>
I give up<\/span>
<\/span>
for 40 years I have watched you<\/span>
and been in awe<\/span>
<\/span>
my beautiful baby sister<\/span>
I have bragged about your accomplishments<\/span>
and suffered your injustices<\/span>
I have admired your wit and sense of humor<\/span>
and been jealous of your connection with people<\/span>
<\/span>
and for 40 years <\/span>
you have been treating me <\/span>
like something that should be <\/span>
scraped off the bottom of your shoe.<\/span>
<\/span>
this week has been the final straw<\/span>
I promised Mom that we wouldn’t get into it<\/span>
so I haven’t addressed this with you<\/span>
in a clear concise manner<\/span>
<\/span>
but hear me now<\/span>
I quit<\/span>
you will no longer have the power to hurt me<\/span>
you will no longer have the power to make me cry<\/span>
you will not ruin another night<\/span>
you will not ruin another day<\/span>
you will not ruin another birthday<\/span>
you will not<\/span>
<\/span>
for years – when I spoke of you <\/span>
my beautiful baby sister<\/span>
my heart would pound <\/span>
and my chest would swell <\/span>
with admiration<\/span>
with pride<\/span>
<\/span>
now <\/span>
I am nothing more than <\/span>
ashamed of what you have become<\/span>
you are mean<\/span>
you are angry <\/span>
and you are sad<\/span>
<\/span>
it breaks my heart <\/span>
that I have more love from strangers <\/span>
than my own baby sister<\/span>
but I swear<\/span>
I quit<\/span>
<\/span>
this is it<\/span>
<\/span>
“Uncle”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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