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I want to thank everyone who commented on my post about SG. If you clicked through to the previous post, here's more.
Today's email has an even more manipulative start: "even though i 'ought' to be 'saving' lives-i am writing you 'instead'." (Don't ask me about the quotation marks; the next sentence replaces them with asterisks.) It essentially repeats message 3's content.
So, thanks to gentle advice and consultation, i will hand write her a message tonight. My goal is to give her two requests without offering anything she can dispute.
I do feel fairly strongly about offering to return her artwork to her, although not via fine art shipping. Is that because she has manipulated me into feeling she has a claim on the work even though it was a gift?
Draft:
Dear SG,
I have received your last four emails and the book via Amazon: the receipt of these is causing me distress. I continue to hold you and your work in the Light, however, i ask you to not contact me beyond what is needed to settle a home for your pelican oil pastel work.
I am not able to give it the home you indicate it deserves. I am willing to mail it via Priority mail with $1000 insurance value to whomever you indicate. If you request, i would send with "Restricted Delivery" which restricts delivery only to the addressee or addressee's authorized agent.
If returning the work to you or another in this manner is undesired, i hope you will rest easy knowing it is cared for with respect in the same manner as the many art pieces i have collected from friends.
It is my hope that you will respect this boundary. I will maintain it.
In Peace,
[me]
Today's email has an even more manipulative start: "even though i 'ought' to be 'saving' lives-i am writing you 'instead'." (Don't ask me about the quotation marks; the next sentence replaces them with asterisks.) It essentially repeats message 3's content.
So, thanks to gentle advice and consultation, i will hand write her a message tonight. My goal is to give her two requests without offering anything she can dispute.
I do feel fairly strongly about offering to return her artwork to her, although not via fine art shipping. Is that because she has manipulated me into feeling she has a claim on the work even though it was a gift?
Draft:
Dear SG,
I have received your last four emails and the book via Amazon: the receipt of these is causing me distress. I continue to hold you and your work in the Light, however, i ask you to not contact me beyond what is needed to settle a home for your pelican oil pastel work.
I am not able to give it the home you indicate it deserves. I am willing to mail it via Priority mail with $1000 insurance value to whomever you indicate. If you request, i would send with "Restricted Delivery" which restricts delivery only to the addressee or addressee's authorized agent.
If returning the work to you or another in this manner is undesired, i hope you will rest easy knowing it is cared for with respect in the same manner as the many art pieces i have collected from friends.
It is my hope that you will respect this boundary. I will maintain it.
In Peace,
[me]
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