Things NOT to write in a Christmas card, Part 2

I am a very forgiving person.  I tend to believe that it is better to call a cease fire rather than continue a fight not worth fighting.  I try to be nice to other people as often as I can, and attempt friendship with my ex-husband and ex-boyfriends if I can.  I figure the only person I am hurting in continuing the saga of what went wrong would be me.  There is an exception to this rule, however.  And that exception would be when someone hurts you so badly, and you have made every effort to avoid them, yet they come back for more.  If I am not initiating the contact of hatred, but moving on, why continue the contact on a holiday?

Last year I received the most absurd Christmas card from my ex-boyfriend.  If you look back in my other posts from November, you will find a post called "Things NOT to write in a Christmas card" in which I write about what this Christmas card actually said.

And what would my Christmas, 2010 be without another message from this idiot?  Oh, I guess I will not know until next year, because in lieu of a card this year, I received a text message.

Michael Kolb:  "Merry Christmas Ruthe Anne Lane"

Really?  That is what you think is socially acceptable at this point? After cheating on me, lying to me, lying about me, getting me in trouble at work, being told I was like cancer due to my bad attitude at work, and me not working there for 9 months, this is socially acceptable?  This is what you think is somehow okay in your messed up mind?  And to top it off, you use my full name?  You use this gesture on a day that should be filled with love, peace, and good will to all men?  I am sorry, my good will ran out when you nearly sent me to the loony bin.  Really, for 2 Christmas seasons in a row I could have gone without even a simple hello from you, much less any other type of communication.  Quite simply, I feel this person is of the most dangerous types of people to encounter - those that do not get the destruction they cause to others but feel the need to reinforce contact at the most inopportune times.

Initially when I received the message I was on the phone with the sister of my current person I am dating.  The blow did not happen until after I got off the phone and saw his message.  I started laughing that incredulous "Can you believe this?" laugh that you only get when seeing something so unbelievable you wonder if it is true.  Yep - it was true.  I went through my texts I sent earlier in the day to my family and friends, wondering if I had sent one to him by accident.  Nope.

I wanted to send him a scathing message telling him I hope he suffers from scurvy (do people suffer from that still?), or some other type of terrible occurrence that would offer as much pain physically to him as he created within my heart.  I knew this year, in not working for the same company I would be able to reply to him, and not live to regret it Monday morning with a write up in the company President's office (as what had happened in the past when I didn't even stand up for myself, but stayed a good 10 feet away from him at all times...who knew you could be written up for staying away from someone rather than create drama?)

In true fashion for what I did last year when receiving his card, I called my friend Jessica.  

Jessica said it was my opportunity to let him have it.  After all, he cheated on me, lied about everything under the sun to me, and proceeded to jeopardize my job and sanity at the same time.  

Another friend said he was on vacation with his parents and Johanna - the girl who claimed to be a best friend at one point, but then decided to start a relationship with Michael while we were still together.  Some friend.  

So, wait, let me get this straight - not only have I not talked to him unless forced to in the past 18 months, quit the company we both worked for and was able to not talk to him for the past 9 months, he decided to send me a text wishing me merry Christmas while on vacation with his family and the girl he cheated on me with?  Wow, class act.

Of course, Jessica had her own thoughts about what I should send this idiot.  When sending a possible option of "Do not text me again after the hell you put me through both personally and professionally" to her, she came back with this possible option:

"Mike, a text is not required now that we do not work together.  We are not friends.  Your guilt is not reason to send me a half ass text.  Please respect my wishes - do not text me again, jackass."

My other friend said I should just keep it simpler.  Either don't text back, or text back "Do not text me again"

In the end, I texted him, being an idiot, the following:

"Mike, a text is not required now that we do not work together.  

We are not friends. Do not ever text me again."

To all the guys out there who have hurt someone by cheating, lying, or a significant combination of both, please take this to heart and head when attempting to do such a jackass thing as this idiot...DON'T CONTACT US.  We not only do not wish to hear from you - we would prefer to think you do not exist in the planet any longer.  We not only do not want to hear from you, we loathe the ignorance on your behalf in thinking a card or text message is in order, and the audacity of sending such ludicrous items not only reinforces our need to extinguish you from our lives, but also the entire universe.  I have plenty of other friends and family I want to hear from; you not being one of them.  So as if you were a telemarketer - put us on the Do Not Call or Contact Ever Again list.  You will save time and frustration on behalf of both parties.  The time I wasted in replying back to this idiot is time I could have spent doing something else - like cleaning my toilet or picking up my dog's poop.