(November..day after Thanksgiving 2016
Email from Kathy O.)
Well, got dad back home (prob sleep for a week!), house back in order
and contemplating that turkey sandwich 😊
Yes, I saw the pics . What a treasure trove that
site is! Here is the link where I found:
So I wanted to share in case you find me with the
ole cement shoes in the bottom of our lagoon! Ha!
My phone conversation and emails to Bob have
always been pleasant.
I mentioned the unkind comment(via email) he made
about Joyce…who lost her father, son and husband over the course of only 4
years.
When he called that day (Oct ’15), Charlene
(wife) was there with him. He told me he “he didn’t care what a man did
outside his marriage”. Looking at my pic( I hadn’t sent Antoinette’s at
that point) he said, “ your mother must have been attractive”. I told him I
didn’t look anything like her. He was also emotional about Lamar Odom (if
you’re not familiar- married to a Kardashian, former pro and URI b-ball player
he helped recruit) who had just majorly overdosed in a Nevada brothel.
I waited until after the holidays to link my
results to Bob. Every couple of months I would send him an email with
pleasantries and gently inquire about his test. One time I asked if he’d be
willing to answer my questions regardless of the test-no response to the
question. Although he always responded quickly….” I’ll do the same” , “I’ll
contact 23andMe”,“I’m going to do it next week”, “ I’m waiting a little while
longer for reasons that have nothing to do with you” After many months, I told
him “it didn’t matter why he was so reluctant to test, as it was none of my
business, but he was not genuine with his words and that saddened me. Told him
I was strong and resilient with a great circle of support and wished him peace
-and a White Christmas” (my quirky sense o’ humor) His response to that email
was he” was waiting a few more weeks for his father’s ( who died almost 10
years ago) legal affairs to be settled. Well, if that was true he could have
told me that months ago…I didn’t respond.
Want to add, since I’m so emotionally attached, I
felt the need to share with my hubby and my closest friend who have
helped validate my feelings.
At this point, I decided to block him from
email/phone. I felt better immediately. I was the one initiating contact so
thought he might not even notice. I needed to get a life and this wasn’t
emotionally healthy for me.
I wrote that letter to ed ( as I did previous
year to Projo and other newspapers) and Bob actually read it.( Pretty sure he
has a connection with Projo, of course )He altered his email address and sent
me a passive-aggressive note that included “ should have your information by
end of next month.” Well, of course that didn’t happen and technically…it would
be his information/DNA results….sigh. I didn’t respond.
I have a college friend who has season URI
basketball tickets. I asked him awhile back if he knew the “godfather of URI
b-ball” . He replied only to say hi and asked if ok to say we were friends
since URI days( Guess it’s good to be friendly with the “godfather” ) Told him
ok ( friend is a really genuine, ethical guy ) as I’d been in contact with Bob.
Couple days ago my friend sent an email, said he had finally met Bob last
week who asked him to give me the message that....” had some information for me
and would get it to me soon”….sigh. I know he hasn’t done the test because
we’re linked via the 23andMe site. It also takes some weeks for the results.
As I said previously, I am very guarded about who
I let into my life and the universe is sending me a message here ! My gut
is telling me that Joyce really needed the test, which I truly
understand. But Bob, for whatever reason, does not want to put his DNA
out there and that’s fine with me.
I also wanted to include another link. Bob does
take care of his friends…he gave his old Federal Hill bud the job at the
jewelry stamping company mentioned:
K
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