Hey, folks, instead of trying to figure out who Larry the Cable Guy really is, why not focus on what Larry is saying? Larry, for instance, is telling us something about the Ladies Aid Society. Telling us that when Helen's sister and niece visited dying Helen at Lori's house -- that some of the ladies suggested:
1. Going to a garage sale and buying some junk jewelry and giving it to the sister and telling her it was Helen's.
2. Having Lori save her cigarette butts and put them in a box and tell the sister they are Helen's ashes.
3. Having Lori go smoke in the room where the niece was staying because cigarette smoke bothered her.
Yes, Lori had labeled/judged the visitors "vultures" and the ladies accepted that and proposed mean and nasty ways to deal with the sister and niece. Ain't exactly nice, is it? And Larry, by calling attention to this, is being labeled hurtful. Well, folks give me a break. I'm with Larry on this one. The hurtful folks are the hateful ladies who came up with these hateful ideas. And then laughed about it. Meanwhile, the hateful ladies try to divert attention from their hateful ways by speculating in a hateful manner that Larry really may be...well, you name the names. Meanwhile, I'm siding with Larry on this one. He's the good guy. --Jim Broede
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Jim,
We FULLY EXPECT you to side with Larry! It would be a great surprise, if you didn't!
The sister and niece proved Lori's point, by behaving just like vultures. It was in LORI"S house. If the niece does not like smoke, and is bothered by it, she does NOT open all windows in the summer, in the desert, in someone else's home, with a dying woman in the next room! HELLOOOO! She politely gets a room nearby in a motel.
The second thing out of the sister's mouth, was in regards to the will for crying out loud! Tey walked around the house, asking Lori what she was going to do with things. They were asking for LORI"S things. THEY EVEN WANTED THE DOG! They left with 4 boxes of LORI"S stuff! The only thing Helen owned was the bed, and a necklace that Lori's Mom had given to her.
By the way, the posts joking about the ashes and garage sales, was AFTER the visit, AFTER the women showed their true reason for the visit.
Get a grip, Jim and Larry! Are you so naive, that you think these Ladies would do this? PLEASE!
Talk about taking things out of context! A spade is a spade, why not call it that?
Considering that, the way Lori was treated, yet she gave them 4 boxes of HER OWN things, did NOT smoke in her own home, and will probably give them some of Helen's ashes, I DO think Larry is waaaaay off her base.
Print THAT.
No, dear Anonymous, I don't think Larry was way off base. I think Larry has a valid point of view. I think the ladies trying to comfort Lori aimed some rather snide and hateful remarks at Helen's sister and niece. Some of these same ladies allege that I'm insensitive. Well, they ain't the most sensitive women I've ever seen. I'd call them downright brutal. I think Larry was once married to one of these women. When his wife kicked him out, he proclaimed, "Praise the Lord." --Jim Broede
Jim--Reading the 'They're gone' thread was reminded me that prior to being diagnosed Charlie asked my Aunt for the knife that her husband used to clean fish. I was mortified...Charlie had not fished in years and the knife had seen better days.
The really ironic thing is that if Lori's statement that Helen's sister is "in the early stages of AD" is correct, the very people that have just condemned them for their behavior will end up offering sympathy and suggestions.
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