I had a friend that I considered more like family dump me over the weekend. it wasn’t the first time. They do this every 7 years or so, whenever I feel brave enough to ask for growth in our relationship. We have known each other for more years than we haven’t and gone through a lot together. I love them a lot.
I think that is why I tend to be the one that makes contact again after being dumped. I wait until I miss them and can’t stand it anymore. We stay casual and then fall into old habits. Eventually I feel like I am giving more and I say something and I get dumped.
The last time we reconnected, they actually contacted me on my birthday which made me cry because I was confused. I don’t remember what they did to disconnect from me that time, but I know it was painful because it took them a lot to get me to decide to give them another chance.
This has been the longest time we have stayed connected. Maybe it is because this time we are both married and live in different states, maybe it is because we are both being faithful to our mental health and we have healed a lot, but for whatever reason it has been nice.
Recently they came home for a visit and it was wonderful to see them! There was a peace in them I have never seen. I reveled in the healing they have found. I enjoyed the peace in myself too. Although we don’t agree on politics we could talk about other things and most conversations were fun and I thought everything was great. But then it wasn’t.
There was an issue that they brought up that I could not ignore. Not that I wanted to beat them up about it but I needed to be heard. I just needed them to know they hurt me. It was a short conversation. I told them how I felt. I told them how I wished they would have responded. Then I was done.
They got defensive.
I had hoped we could be grown ups. I mean we are almost 50 years old…
As the days went on. We had light conversations. Everything seemed fine but I knew they were going to dump me again. It probably showed in my last two blogs.
I have to remember what they said this time: I don’t want to know you.
Whether or not they meant to be abusive, which I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on because I know they have been through a lot in their life. I have to remember this because I have come to a place in my life where I no longer crave being rejected. Emotional neglect survivors at some level get used to this dynamic and create it in their lives and I don’t want to do this anymore.
I have prayed a lot for this person this weekend. I will continue to do so as they are on my heart, because that is what I do for people that are not in my life. Love doesn’t just die but relationships do. I will always love this person but I won’t let myself be rejected by them again.
So goodbye. I forgot to say that…
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My name is Summer. That is how you can call me. I hope that I am a blessing to you. I am not perfect. I will fall again. But I am forgiven.
Do you know Jesus? Do want the Holy Spirit to fill you and give you understanding and salvation? Ask Him. Want someone to pray with you? Contact me.
If you would like to know Jesus as your friend, but want to make this amazing commitment by yourself please pray something like this:
Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world.
I realize that I am a sinner and do things that hurt myself and keep myself away from you. Thank You that You died for my sins so that You could defeat death and bring me into Your life. Please forgive me.
I ask You to be Lord of my life. I ask you to heal my hurts and show me what my new life, empowered by You looks like. Thank You for Your mercy.
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