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I, Anonymous

I Wish Cancer Were Contagious

When you were down on your luck, I lent you money to make a car payment on your stupidly overpriced BMW that you couldn't afford. Shortly thereafter, our relationship fell apart and I asked you to pay me back. You refused. Then you made false claims that you already had paid me back. When my cat was diagnosed with lymphoma and needed $2,500 in emergency vet care, you still didn't pay me back. She died in my arms, and you still wouldn't pay me back. Now I am diagnosed with recurrent cancer and am facing an invasive, exploratory surgery and medical leave from work, and you STILL WON'T PAY ME BACK. All because you are fucking heartbroken that I didn't want to spend the rest of my (potentially shortened) life with you. Now that I know what little heart you actually have, I know how you would have handled the "for better and for worse." You're despicable—and if cancer were contagious, I would gladly share some with you.

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1
Yikes. Well, at least you were smart enough to dump him.
Posted by Diagoras on October 7, 2009 at 11:51 AM · Report
2
You totally should've gotten back together, then had he/she pay you back, plus borrow more, then die without paying the money back. Bwah hahahahahahaha!!!!!!
Posted by jenc01 on October 7, 2009 at 12:30 PM · Report
3
Maybe the BMW was a really nice one though. With temperature controlled seats.
Posted by gondor on October 7, 2009 at 12:40 PM · Report
4
Maybe your cat gave you cancer.
Posted by Hmmm.... on October 7, 2009 at 1:43 PM · Report
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@4 hahahaha....that's exactly what I was thinking.

Maybe you should've spent the money on health insurance instead of lending it to a d-bag. Sounds like a personal problem.
Posted by evilcathater on October 7, 2009 at 2:50 PM · Report
anh 6
If you really wanted to get your money back (or at least revenge) from the person in question, then you SHOULD have married them, not fulfilled all the requirements of your treatment (while racking up all kinds of medical bills that could never be paid), let yourself die and then what's left of your debts and estate (if there even is one by the time you pass) will become theirs. I know it sounds harsh but this is the sad truth of marriage and death. The government will not bail them out with your social security earnings until they're 65 IF they never remarry and they will end up potentially screwed and eventually lose that precious BMW with temperature controlled seats because if they can't afford to pay that, then they can't afford to pay your medical bills. Oh, I should mention that what you do pay on your medical bills while you're alive (if you were to go ahead with this plan), you should charge until you're over your limit on your credit card and never make a payment on that. The reason being that outstanding medical bills cannot be held against a person on their credit report, but credit card debts can and in Washington, it's community property. Your spouse's debt becomes your own after their passing. Of course, for those who have a heart and are going through cancer treatment or know someone who is, do everything you can to make sure you don't leave your loved ones in financial ruin with the cost of your funeral arrangements, burial, and any other debts you may have had prior to your death. I hope you don't have to suffer that fate, but it's always a good idea to plan ahead, especially when you and your family are not Mr. Moneybags.
Posted by anh on October 7, 2009 at 3:43 PM · Report
Breklor 7
PEE ON THE CAR! PEE ON THE CAR!
Posted by Breklor on October 7, 2009 at 4:35 PM · Report
8
Fake!
Posted by Anonagus on October 7, 2009 at 4:47 PM · Report
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I bet evilcathater (5) IS her ex. He certainly sounds like a douchebag.
Posted by Rethuglican Hater on October 7, 2009 at 5:20 PM · Report
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yeah, burn the f***king car, put sugar in the petrol tank, slash the tires, smash the windscreen. you're never gonna get the money back anyway, you should at least have some fun.
Posted by street_justice on October 7, 2009 at 7:03 PM · Report
yucca flower 11
# 6 has the best form of revenge. Crushing medical debt is a fate worse than death. Plus it has a Divine Justice factor going for it.
Posted by yucca flower on October 7, 2009 at 11:33 PM · Report
growler 12
@8! that's exactly what i was thinking.

go ahead and call this one bullshit.
Posted by growler on October 7, 2009 at 11:38 PM · Report
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Take him to the Judge Judy show!
Posted by ridia on October 8, 2009 at 1:48 AM · Report
14
Do people really spend $2500 on feline health care?
Posted by smitty on October 8, 2009 at 5:52 AM · Report
15
Imagination cancer is spreading through this column weakly.
Posted by Jello on October 8, 2009 at 6:26 AM · Report
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Never trust anyone who drives a Nazi car.
Posted by Sat'n on October 8, 2009 at 7:37 AM · Report
JF 17
@3 - You raise a great point.
Posted by JF on October 8, 2009 at 8:06 AM · Report
18
Should have just bought a new cat.
Posted by Dirt Bag on October 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM · Report
Bonefish 19
Yep; sounds like your typical BMW driver to me.
Posted by Bonefish on October 8, 2009 at 11:11 AM · Report
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No, don't pee on the car--pour cat urine inside. The smell will never come out.
Posted by Revenge! on October 8, 2009 at 11:15 AM · Report
Spiffy D 21
Where the fuck are you living? The old Hanford nuclear plant?
Posted by Spiffy D on October 8, 2009 at 11:39 AM · Report
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I know for a fact these were all true events that all happened one after the other. Talk about your significant other not standing by your side when you really needed them. You were there when he needed you. That is the double standard of today's thinking. Why is it that something is good for the goose then why not the gander. I know this from way to much experience of people taking advantage of my good nature. Also, can people please stop telling my sister she should have racked up money and then died...because she is a fighter and she is not going to die. Her life is worth infinity times more then a little financial revenge.
Posted by bas721 on October 8, 2009 at 12:03 PM · Report
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LET IT GO. You do yourself no favor by hanging onto this when you need to focus on beating cancer. Yes, he's a douche, yes he fucked you over, yes he deserves to suffer, but don't be the one spending your psychic energy on it. When you finally put illness behind you and if the statute of limitations hasn't run out, sue him in small claims court.
Posted by textthatappearsbelow on October 8, 2009 at 12:58 PM · Report
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She did let it go, she submitted this quite a while ago, I know because she forwarded it to me after she had submitted it.

The guy was a CLASS A douche-bag, well, he still is actually. This doesn't even come close to mentioning the extent of the horrific emotional abuse she was put through. He refused to leave her alone for MONTHS after she left him. He did not want her to let it go.

And don't go all "she should have left him instead of putting up with the abuse" because she obviously fucking left him and until you leave an emotional or otherwise abusive relationship and understand how truly and extremely difficult it is to do you can shut the fuck up.
Posted by Tadpole1981 on October 8, 2009 at 1:33 PM · Report
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those commenters who know the poster, how's she doing now health wise? better?
Posted by jemand on October 8, 2009 at 2:27 PM · Report
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@25

She's doing great actually! There were some minor complications from surgery, but they have been rectified and she is back at work and just as lively as ever.
Posted by Tadpole1981 on October 8, 2009 at 3:04 PM · Report
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@24, you know them? What's the guys name, address and phone#?
Posted by textthatappearsbelow on October 8, 2009 at 4:29 PM · Report
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@27

Yeah, it's not my place to give you that info dude. He's a dick, don't get me wrong, and has done some pretty f'd up shit, but still not my place.

Besides, anyone that knows him and reads this KNOWS that this is him. It's pretty obvious.
Posted by Tadpole1981 on October 8, 2009 at 4:57 PM · Report
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http://amyl.onsugar.com/

Not so anonymous now.
Posted by not-the-douchebag on October 8, 2009 at 5:45 PM · Report
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hahaha, wow "not the douchebag" my ass @29 ...
Posted by desperation much? on October 8, 2009 at 6:43 PM · Report
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To not the Douche bag:
Why would you feel compeled to give out her name if you indeed did not feel like a DOUCHE BAG....??? Your not hurting her feelings she is an awesome writer and now you have given her more followers.
Posted by bas721 on October 8, 2009 at 7:35 PM · Report
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So, @29, by outing your ex-girlfriend, you not only confirmed that you are, in fact, a huge douchebag, but also single-handedly increased her blog's readership. Good . . . job?
Posted by rcd05 on October 8, 2009 at 9:27 PM · Report
Lissa 33
Oh my god not-the-douchebag. That was the douchiest douchebag move ever douched. Pay her the 8 grand you ass, say thank you, and slink off into the night. And for the love of all that is holy TRY to be a better person.
Posted by Lissa on October 8, 2009 at 9:55 PM · Report
growler 34
what if 'not-the-douchebag' really is this amy person? doing a little promo work eh? yaaaaaa, little free pub eh? nice juicy drama REAL good for the ol bloggo eh?

sneaky bugga.
Posted by growler on October 8, 2009 at 11:15 PM · Report
growler 35
what if 'not-the-douchebag' really is this amy person? doing a little promo work eh? yaaaaaa, little free pub eh? nice juicy drama REAL good for the ol bloggo eh?

sneaky bugga.
Posted by growler on October 8, 2009 at 11:15 PM · Report
Uriel-238 36
smitty @14. Yes people do spend that much to save a cat. Some cats are worth it.
Posted by Uriel-238 on October 8, 2009 at 11:34 PM · Report
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So let me get this right: this guy stood by you while you had cancer, you recovered and then you dumped him?

Now your cancer is back and he won't pay back a car payment you made on his behalf? Come on, whose the douche?
Posted by bagel on October 9, 2009 at 12:10 AM · Report
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No Bagel or whatever you want to be called. He wasn't there for the first or second round of her treatments. Don't assume things because when you assume something you are usually dead wrong. Now who is the Douche?
Posted by bas721 on October 9, 2009 at 7:14 AM · Report
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@34 and @35

Well, first off, no it was not her that did that because she is actually mildly embarrassed that the letter got published because she is no longer angry. He finally left her alone after she relayed his latest and most disgusting act of vengeance to some of their mutual friends. She had taken the higher ground and kept his bullshit between just her and her immediate friend group for a very long time, but, trust me, he crossed a line.

He's a dick, he sent threatening e-mails "you won't get your money, but you will get what you deserve" etc.

@37 what @38 said

this piece of shit wasn't around for any bout of cancer treatment. Probably would have ran off with his tail between his legs or made an attempt to convince her that she deserved cancer. He is that fucked.
Posted by Tadpole1981 on October 9, 2009 at 9:21 AM · Report
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@34 and @35

Well, first off, no it was not her that did that because she is actually mildly embarrassed that the letter got published because she is no longer angry. He finally left her alone after she relayed his latest and most disgusting act of vengeance to some of their mutual friends. She had taken the higher ground and kept his bullshit between just her and her immediate friend group for a very long time, but, trust me, he crossed a line.

@37 what @38 said

this piece of shit wasn't around for any bout of cancer treatment. Probably would have ran off with his tail between his legs or made an attempt to convince her that she deserved cancer. He is that fucked.

And, you know what, fuck you. What if had been around for one of many cancer treatments that she has had to go through in her life? So the fuck what? Does that somehow absolve him of being an emotionally abusive, controlling, bullying piece of shit? Does that somehow make it okay that he sent her threatening e-mails that said things like "You won't get your money, but you will get what you deserve" or does that make it okay that he blew out the tires on her car? He's a piece of shit and this whole I, anon is just the tip of the ice burg of the pile of shit turd antics he pulled.
Posted by Tadpole1981 on October 9, 2009 at 9:31 AM · Report
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And this, folks, is why I never loan or borrow money in excess of $20.
Posted by Yawgmoth on October 9, 2009 at 11:33 AM · Report
42
I really like cats. Except for that whole sucking-out-your-soul-while-you-sleep thing.
Posted by montex on October 9, 2009 at 3:33 PM · Report
Uriel-238 43
montex @42, they only do that to infants.
Posted by Uriel-238 on October 9, 2009 at 4:40 PM · Report
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For me this further explains why no one should ever rely on another. Peopl: never, ever, give yourself over to anyone else. EVER.

People suck! Life sucks! That's just the way it is. ALWAYS look after yourself first. Don't be a chump.
Posted by don't be a fool on October 9, 2009 at 7:59 PM · Report
45
So what you're saying I, Anonymous, is that this person hurt you badly and now you don't have long to live... Maybe a little revenge is in order.
Posted by Brandon J. on October 12, 2009 at 3:34 PM · Report
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This I Anon is fairly mild considering what really went down. I almost traveled to Seattle to murder this fool. Old news, perhaps, none-the-less revenge would be satisfying, I'm sure.

Also, best I Anon in quite a while...
Posted by No longer in PDX on October 12, 2009 at 6:09 PM · Report
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"Shortly thereafter, our relationship fell apart and I asked you to pay me back. You refused."

Am I the only person who watches Judge Judy around here? If you only want your money back after the relationship falls apart, it wasn't really a loan. He may be a total ass, and you may deserve the cash and need it, but it's not yours unless you had a specific agreement about repayment. Go on JJ to have her tell you and you can split the 5k pot each case gets, plus if you tell the right story you'll get the lions share.

Yes, people spend lots of cash on cats. I dropped 3k on my wondercat. It's his one big splurge. If he bLocks the urethra again = dead. You take him to the vet and it's never 3k upfront; it's this much for the eval then this much overnight and then the urinary catheter comes out and you've already spent x much why not a bit more so as not to have wasted it... anyway I have had the cat another several years so it's been less than $5 a day and he is well worth it. The cat nephrologist I met? who does dialysis? That is insane.
Posted by yonush18 on October 12, 2009 at 10:11 PM · Report
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So this person is out the money they lent on one car payment, which may not have even been formalized in a written agreement, and they are wishing cancer on their ex? Geez. That's pretty sick. Whatever happened to small claims court?

Posted by AlaskanReader on October 12, 2009 at 10:52 PM · Report
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@48 + others: RIF -- Reading is Fundamental. RTF link to her blog before you go and make uninformed judgments like you just have.

The guy was a fucking asshole. capiche?
Posted by themillertest on October 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM · Report
anh 50
@22 It sucks that your sister had to go through all of this. It's awesome that she's doing well. I do not normally suggest such a thing. I have been on the other side, though. I lost my husband last year to cancer and he did not do everything in his power to wrap up the loose ends financially with his medical bills, leaving me with his debts and a family friend ended up covering his funeral arrangements because our whole family was already dealing with financial crises due to the struggling economy. Of course, he and I actually had a very happy, loving relationship and he did not know when he was going to die. (His type of cancer has no treatment and he lived with it for just over 8 years after being diagnosed at 23.) I'm just saying for anyone in your sister's position, especially if they know that there is no light at the end of the tunnel, this would certainly be the kind of Karma that such a douchebag deserved to receive. I also hate to break it to you, but there's no guarantee for tomorrow for any of us. Everyone dies and those that are left behind have to deal with cleaning up the remains...and I'm not speaking exclusively of the corpse. I'm speaking of their belongings, their financial debts and/or estate, and the emptiness that they leave in the hearts of those that love them. We're all fighters in some respect, but that doesn't make us immortal. As far as the d-bag BMW driver goes, in one way or another Karma will find this guy and it won't be nice to him.
Posted by anh on October 14, 2009 at 3:57 AM · Report
Anthropomorhpise Me 51
@47 Unless the money was given on a birthday, anniversary, or holiday the douche has a legal obligation to pay it back.

By the way getting legal advice from a pretend judge show is retarded.
Posted by Anthropomorhpise Me on October 14, 2009 at 9:41 AM · Report
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@51 That is retarded. If it was a gift when she gave it to him, then it stays a gift (ethically, and in most states legally). If there is a statutory or precedent related reason that this would be different, I would like to see the citation.
Posted by Lawfag on October 15, 2009 at 8:26 AM · Report
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@52 What is retarded is assuming that when the writer wrote "I lent you money" she really meant "I gifted you money." Learn to read.
Posted by anon92 on October 15, 2009 at 11:14 AM · Report

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