[Dear You. . .]

[beeniesmom]

God Bless you.

[Andie]

Dear Pro Pizza Customers,

Let me give you some helpful hints:


A.) Our special has been the same since the earth started turning. Calling every day to ask just annoys the workers. The only exception is anyone calling from Super 8 or you just moved to town. We have Caller I.D., we can tell. Everyone else is considered a “regular”.
B.) Telling us to hurry up does not bump you to the front on the line. In fact depending on the mood of the order taker you could be bumped to the end of the line for the next 2 order for it.
C.) The managers can’t give you a pizza free no matter how long it takes. The owner, Bill, is the only one with that power. If you plan on asking Bill for a free pizza, please tell us. We’ll need to call the paramedics.
D.) The vegetables are additional toppings ALWAYS. Don’t be alarmed if you ask for the price of a pepperoni pizza and then order a pepperoni, green pepper, onion, black olive pizza and we tell you a different price.
E.) If you are picking up the order we tell you the same time regardless of the size of the pizza, complaining that “it’s just a small pizza” does not prompt us to change the time.
F.) If you call and we place you on hold calling back will not somehow jump you to the head of the line. We have 2 lines, if we place Line 2 on hold so we can finish taking the order on Line 1 and Line 2 rings again 3 seconds later we know who it is. You are not helping yourselves. You are actually making the process longer because we have to continuously interrupt the first person to put you on hold.
G.) We cook with an oven not a microwave; the food is not instantaneously cooked.
H.) Our oven is automated. It turns on automatically at 9:45 am and off at 10:00 pm sharp. We can’t make an exception for you. Bill knows how to force the oven back on but we do not.
I.) We see Bill maybe an hour a day. Unless we call him and tell him the oven’s on fire, we can’t get him in the store.


Deliveries:


A.) We are not Pizza Hut or Dominos, the “30 minutes or it’s free” thing does not apply to us. We deliver to a 30 square mile radius with usually 1 delivery driver.
B.) New Madrid County as a whole has trouble keeping a consistent numbering pattern. Please turn your house lights on if you call for delivery after dark. It’s just a common courtesy and it helps speed up the delivery process.
C.) On most nights the delivery driver has nothing to do with the making of the pizzas. If there is a problem we will be happy to correct it for you but no you can’t keep the mess up for free.
D.) If you have an apartment number give it to us. If the delivery driver does not see an apartment number they assume it is a house. When they can’t find the house they take it back to Pro to await your phone call.
E.) We deliver to whoever is closest first. It doesn’t seem fair but it is efficient. So if you live so far out in the country even Jason Voorhees is nervous your wait might be longer than you expect. We will try to tell you this on the phone or at least send out a delivery driver just for you.
F.) Giving us your name is not an address. We don’t care how often we deliver to you, we need an address.
G.) We write down the time that you called and the time it was promised. Calling after 30 minutes to complain that your pizza is taking an hour so you can get a discount is not going to work.


Thank you for listening. We really do you guys.

[cassiesmom]

Dear Scooter's Mom - big hugs and prayers for you.
Dear Andie - thank you for the insights about pizza! There are some things in your post that I didn't know (like, even though I ordered a small pizza, you're going to give me the same time to pick it up as if I'd ordered a large - and, if the delivery person can't find me, he will take the pizza back to the restaurant and wait for me to call). I love pizza and you gave me some important things to keep in mind for next time.
Dear Anna - thank you for reminding me to be nice to my server. I don't get to eat out as often as before the recession started, so it is a doubly good reminder to be kind in a tough time.

Thank you,
Elyse

[momcat]

When I called you yesterday about the arrangements for Mom, my intent was not malicious but you sure turned it around. All you did was go off about things that supposedly happened years ago. Much of it was not true and exists only in your twisted excuse for a mind. In spite of what you have convinced yourself to be true, all calls to the nursing home were returned. I was there just about every weekend, where were you? Staff in the nursing home mentioned that to me more than one time.
Any time I ran into you, you tried to start a confrontation. There was no need for such cruelty and viciousness on your part. But sadly that's who you are.
Your angry rejection of my offer to help was totally uncalled for. Being true to form you have again done what you do best, set your sorry self up as the victim.
There are times when individual differences need to be put aside and this is one of those times. I was willing to do that but unfortunately you haven't reached that level of maturity. And quite honestly I can't remember a single time that you tried to work this out. You were too obsessed with bringing up ancient history. Apparently you spend your time going over every word that was said looking for an insult or some slight. You get insulted easier than anyone I've ever known.
What you did to my son amounts to child abuse. Where do you get off telling him I was a bad mother and unfit parent? When you told him you knew I was abusing him and he said you were wrong, you called him a liar! What was that about? Just remember, he came to me with this. He has no reason to lie about it but you do. Your comment yesterday that I made the whole thing up shows the low life you really are. There's no doubt in my mind that you did this. Denying it doesn't mean it didn't happen. You do say things that are hurtful and totally out of line then when you're held accountable you deny it. The action of a true coward.
There's also no doubt in my mind that you'll totally disregard Mom's wishes and not allow me to have the things she wanted me to have. How vicious and vindictive can you be?
I'm not the monster you make me out to be, never was. Mistakes have been made by both of us but you'll never admit to your part. That's why this cannot be resolved. I dread seeing you at Mom's funeral because I know you're going to try and start something. I will not take the bait. What's more frustrating than wanting a fight and not getting it?
After Wednesday we will never have to see each other again. Be assured that it will be good to never put up with your rotten attitude and negative put downs again. This is your hatefest, not mine. My only wish for you is to get the help you so desperately need. You're way too toxic.
Eileen

[Kfamr]

Dear....
waking up to your mother pouring a cup of coffee, talking to her about our connections, the connection between her and i and you.
we share a simple friend together and she reads me like a book. nurturer, mother earth, changer of changes.

she tells me to go wake you up and when i do you smile. we share a cup of coffee while listening to something that reminds me of you, always. your mom reads from the paper as i try reading this all and comprehending what's really here. understanding everything, always. are you just leading me on again or have we something?

we didn't dance last, but i would have. i know you're still a good soul but a lost one at that. you're to be rekindled and renewed as yourself again. i wish, i know things will happen and play out how they need to be, i need to be, you need to be.

we should all just BE. BECOME

love,
me