Operation Turtle Drop

Today I took a road trip with my good friend S. over to the east side of Seattle. The guy that she has been dating lives over there and S. had a very important delivery to make. For the past few weeks she and I had been discussing her relationship with this...I would say "man" only "boy" is much more appropriate given his extreme lack of maturity. S. is a very sweet woman and well-deserving of a loving relationship. However, this boy has been treating her badly and she got fed up with it.

Known for his impulsive tendencies, he on a whim bought S. a turtle when they first started dating with the promise that he would be sure to clean out the tank when he came to visit her. Even though S. had no desire to own a reptile, she appreciated the gesture and bought the necessary items to care for the animal. As would be assumed, the boy never came over and cleaned the tank and S. got tired of smelling the creature. She had already decided that a break up was overdue and she thought the perfect way to do it was to take the turtle (tank and equipment generously donated) and leave it on his doorstep. This is exactly what we did today.

We always have such a great time together and even though the event that drew us to the Seattle area was somewhat depressing, this was no exception. After staking out the territory we stealthly backed up the vehicle, stepped out (leaving the doors open for a quick get away), grabbed the turtle and equipment and crept up the three flights of stairs to the top apartment where the boy's roommate resided at the current moment. We quickly made the drop followed by an even quicker decent down the stairs and before we knew it we were driving away giggling wildly.

S. felt so great I couldn't help but get wrapped up in her excitement. She felt good, relieved that she was finally free. I was so pleased I was able to take this trip with her and support her in this decision. I'm so glad she knows that she deserves better and has the courage to seek it out.

Breaking up is never an easy thing to do. It wasn't easy for me either. I'm still struggling with it. It's so easy to romanticize the relationship once it has ended and wonder if it was the right decision. For me it would have been easy to stay with Kindred because he truly has wonderful qualities and a lot to offer a woman. But, I knew it wasn't right for the long-haul and sometimes doing the right thing is the most difficult decision a person can make.