CarmeloOrchards
Crusader
Lou, tell me about it, seriously. My mother ditched my dad when I was 6 mos. old, remarried a hulking monster when I was 2 1/2 and the guy resented the hell out of my presence, harassed the living fuck out of me all my life till he croaked back in 2000 down in Argentina. Even though he cut me out of his will I had enough filter my way to put me on easy street but it in no way compensates me for the psychological trauma I ate watching his real sons (my half- brothers) benefit from an 85 million dollar a year family international manufacturing business that I was cut out of. I was fed scaps from that in the form of a trust through my mother after he died and didn't actually have access to the funds till in recent years while I watched my half- brothers live in mansions. And yes, my involvement in Scientology was used as primary justification to play keep away with me all these years as I was portrayed as a space cadet that believed in extraterrestrials that needed to be kept out of the family finances. So yes, I like to horse shit around and play the joker/degrader, but I've eaten way more than my share of family dynamic shit. OK, sorry to burden you but I just wanted you to know that I AM quite serious on this subject of all subjects.
Just FWIW: I have specifically talked hard and earnestly to parents of friends , who are in Scientology, to NOT give them a cent. These are actual friends of mine, who I want good for. If they got the money, it would go to Scientology.
One of my friends' mother just died recently, and didn't leave him a nickel. I am, in no way, unhappy about that. I'd rather have his brother spend it on MEST (that ugly awful stuff) than give a dime to Dave.