One of the things bugging me

There are many things upon which Mr. Pop and I agree and some of course that we do not. One of the most important things we agree on is we do not cheat on anything. We do not fudge our tax returns or anything else. Keeping everything honest and above board allows us one less thing to worry about. Life produces enough worries, as you told me in your comments this weekend.

Okay, why did I wake up at one o’clock this morning and was unable to go back to sleep? It was because of a matter in my family. It was because, due to past experiences, I know that I cannot trust members of my own family. That’s just so damned sad. I would trust any one of you more than I am able to trust the people related to me. Because of this present matter I am forced to deal with them, but I have to watch my own back at every move. I have to be sure that I am not falling into a trap. Not so long ago they almost caught me in another trap. They boldly lied to me, but thankfully I relied on good advice and they did not succeed with their plan.

This is like some sick freakin’ game I am having to play with them right now. That’s not the way it should be within a family. But greed seems to trump everything in this particular game.

I have stated before that I am in no way a religious person but I try to be a good and decent person. I try to be honest and fair. I try to live by the Golden Rule as much as I possibly can. If there were a Jesus, I think he would probably like me. Yet the “born again”, highly religious members of my family are the very ones who seem to have no principles when it comes to honesty, fairness and decency. I don’t know what transpires in people’s minds when they are “born again”, but from my personal experience, it isn’t good.