Because I am a little scared of my sister

Even though *I* am the first born and therefore should be the boss of everything, the truth is that I am the boss of nothing and not a single one of my siblings is scared of me. In fact they all boss me around.  I lost my position of authority somewhere between age 8 and age 9, never to be reclaimed again.

So, because I am a little scared of Sister Mel, and because I am feeling really, really sorry for her (her bag was snatched recently, she lost everything! And she can't even use swear words. Luckily I can, so I called her yesterday and said 'fuck fuck fuck' on her behalf), I just spent the last 30 minutes doing a poll for her and fixing a post on her blog. Even though I am so busy I want to vomit.  But she promised that if I did it for her, and she won the 'letter of the month' in next month's Femina she would give me the prize.  If the prize was a dog or a perm.  I don't need the perm as I have naturally confused hair, but I am short of one dog.

So please pop over to her blog and appreciate the fruits of my labour. She is asking for your opinion on the FLDS drama that has recently unfolded in the States.  I am ashamed to say that I knew nothing about any of it until I read her post.  But then again, my head is reeling with absolute horror at the terribly tragic story that has come out of Austria.  So much sadness and so innocent victims in all of this, especially all the children.  Terribly sad.

Read Mel's post here

Comments

[Flicka]

You're a good sister.

xxx

[Jess]

Tertia, Tertia? Doesn't that mean third? Third in line, Third to get stuff from the parents/ government/ whoever. Just wondering...

[Kelli Hansen]

I hadn't heard about this Austria story until I read it from your link. HORRIBLE! Beyond disgusting. I simply can't believe the perversity of some people. That poor woman and her children. How will they ever cope with life again after going through that? *sigh.

[Wyliekat]

Crazy synchronicity on the Elisabeth Fritzl thing. It was only today that I managed to speak anything coherent about it on my blog, though I've been watching since last week.

[Andria]

Heading that way right now!

[Lynnette]

I have been tormented by the FLDS story and the Austrian story. That poor woman is only 6 months older than me, and I keep thinking of EVERYTHING that I've done since August of 1984, the summer before my senior year in high school. I'm almost 42! I just want to cry for her and her children. I can't imagine how she held on, and how much time passed. It is affecting my sleep. I wish there was some way for me to help her. I keep checking for updates on her, but understandably they are keeping it pretty private. Horrible story. I hope that pig rots for what he did.

[Becki]

The thing out of Austria is so unimaginable. I don't know how any human being could be so evil.

[Lani ~ The Wooden Porch]

That Austria story is horrible, horrible, horrible. I read about that the other day and I've been able to think of little else. My heart aches for that woman and her children.

Lynnette's comment really puts it into perspective.

[Janet]

I, too, have been tormented by the stories about Elisabeth Fritzl and her children. My fervent wish is that she and her children can be helped to learn to live in some semblance of normalcy now. What an absolute monster of a father! I struggle to understand, though, how events went unquestioned by so many for so long a period of time! And not just Elisabeth's mother and the tenants in the building, but Elizabeth had siblings, as well.

[Tish]

Reading that article made me feel physically sick. I have 2 little girls of my own and as a mother I cannot understand how Elisabeth Fritzl's mother didn't know. Surely she must have had an inkling of what was going on?!

[Bok_Skippy]

I have found your blog while searhing for SA people on twitter. After reading a few of your posts I immeadiatly followed you and added your blog to my fav's sites. If it wasn't for the fact that I'm at work I would have been reading it all - from the beginning. Thanks.