ladydrace | Apr. 29th, 2009

I just got a text message (it's 1 AM here btw) from a RL friend. We don't talk much, but we've known each other for years. I've stood by her through a LOT of her troubles. I've taken over loads of her pet rats several times when she crashed mentally or had financial troubles. I stood by her when she walked out on her fiancé to go live with another guy, and I still stood by her when she went back to the fiancé not 6 months later. I defended her when she got bashed on the web for years over this and that. And though I didn't always agree with her choices, I stood by her and tried not to judge her.

Now her fiancé has apparently had enough. He's leaving and if you ask me, he's being extremely nice about it, helping to pay rent until she can find some other place to live. We haven't talked for months and now all of a sudden I get a text from her. Because SHE is in trouble. And I just KNOW that it's only a matter of hours before she'll be asking me to take over yet another 20 pets she can't afford to keep on her own, or help her move, or talk to the fiancé or something. But this time, I have to draw the line.

I've taken a fair bit of crap from her over the years and not gotten a lot in return for my support. And this time, I simply cannot spare any sympathy or aid. I've got plenty on my own plate. I'll gladly send her my regrets and say the right words of comfort, but I cannot offer any kind of physical aid. Seriously. This time, she's not even getting a night on my couch. Enough is enough. I got my budding family to worry about and Green Pea comes before everything else.

I feel cold hearted, but really, my heart belongs to my husband and unborn child. She will not be getting any help this time. She's got family and other friends. She can crawl someplace else for once. Cause I'm through.