How Far Will Jane Take Her Charade?
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Thanks for downloading my Call of the Day podcast. You too can participate in my live radio program heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 111. Jane, welcome to the program. Thank you. Thank you for having me. You're welcome. You're welcome. What's up? Well, I guess I'll ask you in a nutshell the question. And my question is...

How come I can't get it out of my mind or my memory or my thought about what my father did to me when I was quite young? And now that in the reason I thought once he passes that I could move on. My turn? Yes. The only memory, you can't get rid of memories without...

somebody without somebody hitting you hard on the head with a rock and destroying some of your memory centers. That's the only way I know we can get rid of memories. Now, somebody dies. That's not a rock that destroyed your brain tissue. They just died. So that won't do it. Embracing it will do it. There's a cute thing about a bird can fly on your head and sit there for a moment, but you're the one who will allow it to build a nest.

And that means we go over it. You can have a memory right now of anybody saying or doing something and in any way you want say, yeah, I remember that. Screw it. Okay, I'm going to eat my peanut butter and jelly sandwich now. In other words, you move on from it. You don't embrace it. You don't massage it. You say, screw it. Crappy memory, but he's dead. Ha ha. He can't do it to me or anybody else. Hee hee. And you move on.

But you can't expect to not have a memory. You can enjoin yourself to not embrace it. Sit with it. Think it over again and again. Talk about it. Call up your friends and talk about it. Journal it 50 times. I can't. I don't talk. Okay. Good. I guess I should talk about it. No. No. What for? It happened. It was crappy. It hurt you.

And now you're 67. How much longer are we going to sit in that nest? Well, you're correct. I thought it would be out, but it's my memory. And nobody can get rid of my memories. That's right. Or I can't. That's right. But nobody else could either. Okay, so I just... I mean, nobody knows because he told me to keep it as a secret. So I kept it as a secret.

Fine, he's dead. You've moved on. Yes. I'm not even asking you what it is because I'm not wanting to massage it for you. You know what it was. It's not going to go away as a memory. So what the hell are you going to do with the rest of your day? Just keep thinking about it? What the point is that? I guess I should have told you earlier. Yes, 20 years ago. But here's the deal. I have bad memories. They pop into my head. I don't like it.

And I tell them to screw off and I go do something. That's what I'm going to do. Of course, but I don't talk about them. I don't call somebody up and go, I had the memory again. I don't be doing that. No. I tell it to screw off. Screw off memory. You're not going to control me. You're not going to put me in a mood. You're not going to make me cry or be hostile. Very good.

You just screw you. Or take it out on my husband. Right. Or how's a better one? Every time the memory pops into your head, tell him you need an orgasm. Man, I would be thinking all day, every day. Honey, I would be set. I would say you're going to have to take vitamins, guy. How about a good consequence? I had the memory again, honey. Get your pants off. What? Oh, my gosh. All those years.

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Perfect. Or for your broken phone to glitch at the worst possible time. Hey, can I get your number? Oh. Trade in your old phone for a brand new iPhone 16 Pro, iPad, and Apple Watch. Visit Verizon.com today. Additional terms apply. Service plan required for Apple Watch and iPad. I would say you probably did pretty good on your own. You just needed a little more of a tweak. Thank you. Thank you for saying that. It's true. I don't bullshit. I annoy people, but I don't bullshit.

I irritate people, but I don't bullshit. I'm clear on what I do. I'm having such a good day now. Well, I had tickets for your show, I want you to know. Well, what part of the theater are you going to be in? I'm unable to make it. What? I'm going to have an empty seat there to feel depressed about? Oh, no. Someone will take it. Someone will take it. It's one of the best seats. And they'll take it. Why are you not going to be there? Why? Because my father died and we're having...

memories of him. I have to laugh when I think of that. Jane, don't go to that. Don't go to that. That's a false thing for you to do. No, you don't. No, you don't. Let them. They don't know. They don't know. And this is not the time to tell them. No, we're all going. It's a family celebration of memories. Life. Life.

I just helped you deal with horrendous memories from him, and then you're going to go celebrate memories. You haven't learned much in this call. It doesn't sound right. You don't have the balls, dear. I don't. I never did. I'm very disappointed now. Very disappointed. I am too. I am too.

I am too. The following would make you proud of yourself. You tell them you're not able to go because your memories are not all good and you're not going to give them the information now, but you're not going to be there. Oh my gosh. Okay. Okay. I have to go. I'm going to be selling my tickets because I've been that way the whole time and I was a coward. You're being a coward. Now you're still being a coward. Shame, shame, shame.

You're going to be there the whole night with the bullshit of what a wonderful man he was. And you're going to be hearing me in your ear saying, I can't believe you're being this cowardly and you're not taking care of yourself. You're not going to have a good time, dear. I guarantee it. I know. I know. I have anything to do with it. I'll make sure you're miserable.

No, I understand what you're saying. I didn't hear that in my head. Oh, but everybody will be upset with me. Everybody will be beside themselves with me. Everybody will say bad things about me. Okay, well, it's your life, babe. It's your choice. Yes, it is. Yes, it is. Let's see. Sing my dad's praises or be with Dr. Laura. For the only time in my life, I probably will ever be in a room with Dr. Laura. No, I'm going to stand there and lie about my dad. Oh, my gosh.

Okay. I get it. Oh my gosh. Don't take it personally. Trust me. I just feel bad for you because this is not going to go well for you that night. And I'm not saying that to be sarcastic, but seriously, after this discussion, this is going to be very hard and you don't owe this to them. It is. It already makes me feel like I'm not taking care of me. That's right. Yeah. Wow. This is more important. I can grab somebody off the street.

kidnap them, stick them in your seat. That's not the point. I'll get arrested, but you know, what the hell? I don't want to see an empty seat, you know? Nonetheless, this is for you. All joking aside, you're making a mistake. Thank you for this. Because what you're saying is your needs, your experience, your pain is unimportant compared to the charade they're all providing. You still are unimportant. Not to me, but to you.

I hear it. I hear it. I believe this is a step you need to take for you to finally stand up for yourself. You shifted my perspective of how I've been. Yeah. Thank you. Now I have to cancel them selling my ticket. Is your name Jane? Really? In real life? Am I on the radio? Yes, of course you are. I just want to know because I was going to say I want you to stand up at some point just at the intermission and go, I'm Jane.

Why don't you do that? Because then I'll know it's you even if your name is Mary Ann. Okay? I'm Jane, by the way. I'm here. I'm respecting myself by being here and not at the charade. Anyway, if you're not there, I'll know because nobody will stand up and say Jane. Or half the audience that's listening right now, they're all going to stand up and go, I'm Jane. Even the guys. No, don't you dare, audience. I want to be the one.

All right, sweetheart. Thank you so much. You're very welcome. And I appreciate your time. And yeah, your perspective is just so true. Oh, gosh. Okay, thank you. You're very welcome. Seriously. She has to matter now, not the charade. Okay, I'm going to let you all ruminate on that call. Process it.

It's my new phrase for overthinking or hiding your true feelings and thoughts. Go process. My number, 1-800-375-2872. If you like this podcast, be sure to rate it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite place to listen to my podcast. Of course, I'd love if you gave me five stars. And be sure to share this podcast with a friend on Facebook or your preferred social media platform.

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