11:17am – For Petty Betty

PROVE IT, HERMY……

I have threatened, warned, and acted against you, and STILL you don’t get the point.  What can I do to get through to you so that you understand that nastiness towards Peter Campbell is not beneficial?

You call yourself the Ice Queen….meet the Iron King.  I am taking a break from being excessively cruel today, for a reason I don’t quite understand, because cruelty feels so RIGHT to me a lot of times, in regards to you, especially, Betty.

Why are you so sensitive about things like looks?  You read what Jack wrote about how it shows in everything that Mikey is in love with him.  Since Jack is so fucking fond of movie quotes, I have a good one for you.  You and him.

“I came from nothing, and I made something out of my life.  You came from something, and you’re trying to make nothing out of yours.  I think you should just GET OVER what happened to you in your adolescence.  It is time to MOVE ON!!!!”

Obviously, I could stand to learn a lesson from my own words.  You’ve actually caught me in a more open-minded space today.  I feel your self-hatred, and I don’t like it.  Is that surprising, considering I’ve tried to get you to kill yourself on so many occasions?   It almost surprises me, too, but I have one advantage.  I know that this oddity known as Herman has so many conflicting emotions within, and it seems that even I have a little bit of compassion, after all.  Your mother does a good job of protecting you.  Have you ever said, “Thank you, Mama.”?!!!!

Betty Louise, my advice to you, if you’d care to hear it, is to get your ass into therapy.  Everyone here needs it, including me.  I’m not blinded to our financial situation.  I am quite aware that we are broke.  However, there MUST be something we can do.  How about we finish working through that Anger Workbook thing?  That might just help, you know?

Maybe Jack needs to hit his knees a little more.

I don’t know how to sign this, because if I have a name, I am unaware of it.  I feel like the fucking Phantom of the Opera, you know?  Maybe I should just pick a name?!!!

Anyway, try to take care of yourself, and let’s ALL pray I don’t lose the new civility.

The Phantom