An old friend came back into my life recently; online because we live in different cities. We had been really close, then when I moved there have been times where we've had a lot of contact and time when it's been less.
She was feeling really down and was looking for someone to talk to and for advice. So, I helped her with that. I am starting to regret it.
Since that point I have realized that she has turned into a pretty obnoxious and arrogant person. When talking about leaving my last job, which was a toxic, bullying environment, she managed to work in how HARD she works at her job, implying that I hadn't worked hard or didn't deserve success like her. If anything I worked too hard for how little I was paid and the lack of appreciation I received for creating my area from scratch.
Oh, and apparently I should be over everything about the last job by now, according to her. I was bullied, was disrespected professionally and eveng gaslighted by my boss and I am still processing some things. Ironically, when she was all sad and asking for help, she clearly had not let things go from years ago.
Then, I didn't fawn over her vacation pictures so she accused me of ingoring her. In addition to me being unemployed, my husband just found out he may be laid off. We have reallly been through hell in the past year. Apart from my work problems, my husband was on workers' comp for stress leave for 6 months due to an awful work situation as well. We made it through, but it put a lot of strain on our relationship because he was not well mentally. What we need most in the world is a vacation, but with all the uncertainty, it's not a good idea. So, yeah, I am really not in the mood to comment on her 10 daily vacation posts and pictures. It's not something I need to see right now.
Thanks for listening to my rant. I am working on doing the fade out. I don't need someone like that in my life. It's sad, she used to be a nice person, but now she seems just so selfish and judgemental.
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