tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171370153810017375.post1562498400105084490..comments2023-10-20T09:06:34.738+00:00Comments on Staying Sassy in Senegal: The Good, The Bad, and The UglyAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05098044176565313905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171370153810017375.post-83263962580760325062011-07-10T20:06:31.472+00:002011-07-10T20:06:31.472+00:00Alyssa, I think you have been more than generous t...Alyssa, I think you have been more than generous to their family and she is going to miss you and your money. Thats life. But what agreat experience you have had! Love MaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171370153810017375.post-66943399828334973802011-07-09T15:57:13.544+00:002011-07-09T15:57:13.544+00:00You Mom Mom is right. It isn't about you, it&...You Mom Mom is right. It isn't about you, it's about the impending lack of rent for reasons that are clear to you but probably look unfair and arbitrary (what do you mean our cinderblock condo by the goat yard isn't up to PCV housing standards!!) to the family. <br /><br />It's easy to say 'put it behind you', but you might consider that this is more of a PC issue with the fsmily (eg decision to not replace you) than anything that you have done. Get out of the middle and let Awa deal with your Mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171370153810017375.post-14492393101700835662011-07-09T01:52:21.045+00:002011-07-09T01:52:21.045+00:00I teared up reading this post because I know how h...I teared up reading this post because I know how hard you have worked over the past 2 years with your family. It must have felt like a slap across the face to be blindsided by such a mercenary demand in your very last days. But I agree completely with dad. I do not believe this was about you. I think your mom is looking out for the well-being of her family and she panicked a little as you are readying to leave....and with you the monthly rent payment. I have seen with my own eyes how much that family thinks of you and how terrific they have been. Mom is simply the holder of the purse and she takes it very seriously (I'm reminded how she also refuses to trust anyone else to collect water during drought.)Produce your receipts. Put it behind you. Forget it happened. Embrace these final days with joy and gratitude! And keep this in the back of your mind.....your biological family is absolutely counting the minutes until you get home....your grandmas, aunts, uncles, cousins, Dad, CJ and I are going a little crazy with homecoming plans!<br /><br />Love<br />MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171370153810017375.post-5213620004789235432011-07-08T18:36:09.335+00:002011-07-08T18:36:09.335+00:00Alyssa,
You are now learning why people are such ...Alyssa,<br /><br />You are now learning why people are such a pain in the ass. Forget about the extortion, that is how they have worked in the past, you have made a difference in their lives and vice versa. Put it behind you and enjoy your remaining time.<br /><br />DadDadnoreply@blogger.com