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Originally Posted by pshrynk
Such as answering the phone, "Llama and Weasel"?  |
Got it in one.
I've worked with him on hobby projects, and he tried to shaft me, too, though not successfully. I already knew what I was dealing with.
It's a pity. We have complimentary skills on various areas, and I'd love to work with him. But I can't trust him to work
with me rather than against me.
I know a little about his background, and my guess is that he's terrified of being abandoned, so he deliberately pushes others away before they can do it to him (which is what he assumes will happen.)
We spoke in the phone some time back, and he mentioned that his ailing cat had died. It apparently managed to hang on till he got home, so it could say goodbye and die in his arms. I wanted to cry. Possibly the only thing that genuinely loved him was gone from his life.
So I think sadly of the waste of human potential he represents, and the good things he
could accomplish if he weren't one of the emotional walking wounded. But I also keep a distance and avoid more than casual contact.
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Dennis