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Am I over reacting? A friend of mine is in the middle of a nasty custody battle with his ex, and said that he hopes God gives her what's coming to her. I told them that I'm not sure that's how God works, look at what's been going on in my life. He says, well that's what you get for messing with God's plan, really Em it's time for you to get over it, they're gone, and never coming back. Now you know better.

 

I am so incredibly angry and hurt I don't even know where to start. Am I over reacting?

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  • Not at all. I'm sure he just said that because he's in a bad place right now with the custody battle. I'm sure it's hard for your friends to see you so upset still because they care about you, but you went through/are still going through something very traumatic and no one can say how they would act in that situation unless they have been through it. It's ok to be sad and angry still.
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  • Wow. What an incredibly harsh and insensitive thing to say. I get he's going through a difficult time, but that's no excuse.

    You are not overreacting at all, and have every right to be angry.

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  • There is no golden time limit on grief and mourning. You get to be as sad or as angry as you want for as long as you want. You are not overreacting.

    Like Sikes said, sounds like he's in a bad place with the custody battle, but that doesn't excuse his behavior toward you and his imposing an artificial time limit on your grief. I hope he cools down, realizes what he's done and apologizes quickly. That's the kind of comment that could damage a friendship.
  • You have every right to be upset over that.  There is no "getting over" what happend to you.  If anything you will eventually be at peace.  Like S2BMS said, I'm sure he said it because he is in a bad place. Know one knows what it feels like unless you have lived it.  I can't even imagine both the physical and emotional pain you are going through.

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  • god, I'd be so spiteful.... I'd tell them I hope he loses his custody battle just so he has an inkling of the feeling of what it's like to lose your babies and can feel a smidge of the sadness you've had to endure...

    I do agree with sykes, that in his most insensitive way he's probably just upset that you are still dealing with this and wants you to return to your normal/positive/happy self, but it's not his place to create a timeline for your grief.  I vote throat punch.


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  • I'm most upset that he said "Now I know better"

    I want to be like know better about what? What a horrible friend you are. 

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  • That was pretty mean and insensitive of him, and you are not over-reacting.  You are certainly allowed to grieve as you need to, whether that takes a day or a decade is not up to your friend to judge, and how you feel about God is not up to him either.  I can understand his frustration/anger at his own situation, but projecting it onto you was wrong.
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  • omfg, I want to punch that guy in the face.
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  • Wow that is unbelievable. I'm afraid that I'd react very negatively and say something completely terrible back to him if I was you. I would tend to believe that he is just in a bad place right now dealing with his custody battle, but that is still no excuse for saying that to you. I second a throat punch.
  • I'm pretty sure I would've punched him in the face and felt bad about it later. It sounds like he may have just been looking to vent and then got caught up in his emotions. Hopefully he'll come to his senses and apologize. If not, cut him out.
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  • What an awful thing to say. Even if he is going through something tough it in no way excuses that sort of comment. You have a right to grieve for as long as you need, and to pro-create in whatever method works for you (I assume that is what the other half of the comment was about). That "Now you know better" part is totally throat punch worthy. Feel free to give him a few extra punches from me.... and at the end of the beating maybe he will know better.
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  • What a jerk. I know he's going through a rough time but that was pretty rotten. I hope he apologizes to you.
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  • NO your are not overreacting.

    I seriously think about you everyday. You have handled everything you have been through way better than I would I am sure. I can not Imagine loosing a child and having to go on with life. You are seriously the strongest person I know and I wish I could have half of your strenght. That was a harsh and unrealistic thing for your friend to say. I hope you never feel like you can't grief and hurt for your babies and yourself. I am so sorry. I  understand he is going through a difficult time, but I still want to hit him where the sun doesn't shine. Sorry!

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  • imagefuturemrsofficer:

    Am I over reacting? A friend of mine is in the middle of a nasty custody battle with his ex, and said that he hopes God gives her what's coming to her. I told them that I'm not sure that's how God works, look at what's been going on in my life. He says, well that's what you get for messing with God's plan, really Em it's time for you to get over it, they're gone, and never coming back. Now you know better.

     

    I am so incredibly angry and hurt I don't even know where to start. Am I over reacting?

    Wait, is he implying you got what you deserved?!  If so, I'd say definite throat punch and a kick to the nads.  WhoTF says that?!

  • Ummm this person sounds like an ignorant jacka$$ to me. Maybe some people believe that God is an angry, vengeful being trying to place as much hardship and turmoil in people's lives as possible for fun, but I've never felt that way. I truly believe that when something terrible goes on in our lives, He hurts for us too. I'm sorry you had to listen to those kind of harsh words from a "friend." Sometimes bad things happen to good people and it's certainly not because of anything they've brought on themselves.
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  • No I don't think you're overreacting over what he said. It's a horrible comment.

    The thing is, everyone has their own opinions and thoughts about how God works or how God is supposed to work, and it's one of those things where it's usually hard to change people's minds. If he wanted to hope that God would give his ex "what's coming to her", I'm not sure that there was much point in trying to educate him on what God may or may not do.

    I do think his comment was really assinine and I'd defriend in your shoes.

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    Am I over reacting? A friend of mine is in the middle of a nasty custody battle with his ex, and said that he hopes God gives her what's coming to her. I told them that I'm not sure that's how God works, look at what's been going on in my life. He says, well that's what you get for messing with God's plan, really Em it's time for you to get over it, they're gone, and never coming back. Now you know better.

     

    I am so incredibly angry and hurt I don't even know where to start. Am I over reacting?

    Wait, is he implying you got what you deserved?!  If so, I'd say definite throat punch and a kick to the nads.  WhoTF says that?!

    What a terrible excuse for a friend. That's awful. 

    And to imply that you're getting what you deserve or that God is punishing you? Jesus. That's just ridiculous.

  • Thanks ladies, I've decided to let it go for now. With everything else going on, I don't need to worry about him. So I'm just going to ignore him and when he tries to call I hope he gets used to hearing my voicemail.

     

     

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  • plus also now I have new drugs and feel fan-tas-tic
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  • imagefuturemrsofficer:
    plus also now I have new drugs and feel fan-tas-tic

    Yay! Enjoy the drugs and couch time!

  • No your not.  That was very tacky.  He maybe in a bad place but it still no excuse to treat you like that and say things like.  Some opinions needed to stay in our head.

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  • I know you said you're going to ignore him for now, but I agree with everyone that was an awful thing to say and he shouldn't have said any of that.
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  • No.  That was incredibly insensitive of him and I'm not sure that I could remain friends with a person who said something like that.
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  • I don't think you're overreacting at all. What a horrible thing to say! There is no time line for things like this. FWIW I think you've been amazing through this whole ordeal. Life keeps giving you more and more crap to deal with, and you're handling it much better than I think I would.
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    No.  That was incredibly insensitive of him and I'm not sure that I could remain friends with a person who said something like that.

    Exactly this.

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