Family letdown

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Dear Tara,

I'm so sorry that you have been treated so poorly by your family. That is what I would call a non-family. There are many times in this world when friends are more family than our blood family. The best you can do it seems to me is just stop thinking of them as family. Then find some people you can trust who will treat you in the way that you deserve to be treated. My family was never that bad to me, but I know I have now, and have had in the past, Christian women friends who are more family to me than my own sister. She and I get on better now but it has not always been so. She owes me a lot of money and I will probably never get it back. But she is in worse circumstances than I am at the time, so I don't say anything.

I hope this new year will be much better for you and that you will find peace in spite of all the chaos that you have been experiencing for years.

God bless,

Ann

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Dear Ann,

I, too have some friends who are more family to

me than my own biological family. They stepped in

to have me stay with them when my mommy was

having her by-pass surgery. They were there here

in Vancouver when we needed help. Since we moved

to Vancouver, BC in March 1992 we have been to

Christmas and Thanksgiving with them almost every

single year (a couple of years skipped) and I've

always had the most wonderful time there. People

are open and friendly and they are always opening

up a door for a stranger during the holidays - an

extra plate for the person who is really in need

during the holidays. They may not have much, but

they are always sharing what they have with

others.

Thank you for your kind words - they really mean

a lot to me.

Best,

Tara Kimberley Torme

--- Ann Byers wrote:

> Dear Tara,

> I'm so sorry that you have been treated so

> poorly by your family. That is what I would

> call a non-family. There are many times in

> this world when friends are more family than

> our blood family. The best you can do it seems

> to me is just stop thinking of them as family.

> Then find some people you can trust who will

> treat you in the way that you deserve to be

> treated. My family was never that bad to me,

> but I know I have now, and have had in the

> past, Christian women friends who are more

> family to me than my own sister. She and I get

> on better now but it has not always been so.

> She owes me a lot of money and I will probably

> never get it back. But she is in worse

> circumstances than I am at the time, so I don't

> say anything.

> I hope this new year will be much better for

> you and that you will find peace in spite of

> all the chaos that you have been experiencing

> for years.

> God bless,

> Ann

>

>

>

>

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