I know just what you mean Thomas.
In 1982 I invited a guy I thought was a good friend to my favorite place in this world. Over the years he just slowly took over, inviting his friends and family in. They were sometimes a bit abusive and disrespectful to our mutual hosts.
Call me naive - call me dumb - I guess I just didn't want to know the truth... I always kept the hope that he would see what he was doing to our friendship....
Two weeks ago, after months of my own internal turmoil, I told him he wasn't welcome there anymore. It was very hard for me to do... but a great weight seems to have been lifted.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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