I don't post very often, but I recently had an issue come up that I want to
share. My grandmother has been involved with MLM's my whole life. She is
big into Forever Living Products and has pushed Pycnogenol, and a ton of
other products and comanpanies. She does these "businesses" full time.
Over the years I've seen big checks but they've always gone right back in
the business and she's acted as if she doesn't have any money. She's
declared bankruptcy once, and almost again, but refinanced her house
instead. Her debt that time was 60,000 dollars. No joke.
Well, as most of you already know her personal behavior over the years
(she's 83 now) has been totally MLM. If you have had something bad happen
to you, don't go talk to her about it. She only wants positive uplifting
things in her life. If you have a friend who is going through a hard time,
dump them as any negative energy will stop your flow of "success". I've
tried over the years to have a normal relationship with her on some level,
but as of last night I'm done. The MLM cult has won. Her husband is very
elderly, has dementia and isn't always a pleaure to be around. It's been
like this for a long time. I suggested to her putting him in a home so she
could be a bit more free to do what she wants to do. She wrote back a
scathing email yelling at me that she "wants" to take care of him and that
is best and it's her choice yadda, yadda, yadda. Frankly, I think she
enjoys the 2000 bucks she gets from his pension when he is living with her
that she would lose if she put him in a home that would actually be better
for him. It's all about her and the pursuit of money and how it all looks.
She puts 3 handfuls of "supplements" into her mouth 3 times a day. She goes
through Hundreds of dollars a month just on herself and her husband. For
products that are supposed to change your life, she has a bad hip and
terrible sleep apnea. So, I guess they aren't working. Oh, she's also on
an anti depressent for "heart" issues. She says she just can't relax.
Hmmm, wonder why.
I'm finally to the point that I want nothing to do with her. Everything out
of her mouth is a judgement. Everything has to be "the grass is green and
the sky is blue". She can't be real about ANYTHING and she refuses to see
anything else in her life that is real and that needs real attention.
Relationships seem to be worthless to her unless she is convincing them
about how great her products are. Ugh. Bye grandma, I'm just over this and
I'm over you. What a tradgedy.
I hate MLM's. They take over a person and then they alienate whole
families. They are just like an oranized religion...taken to the extreme,
they take completely over.
Thanks all.
Lori
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