Dear Grandy~
It is hard when you think
me doing/saying the wrong thing.
but maybe in time you will come to see it was they that did that, not you. Its the reaction you normally have, self blame is as much a part of your injury as scar tissue wold be on an outside wound
No, doing the right thing is hard, often has no reward and sometimes seems pointless. In your case you pointed out dishonesty, and your judgment is confirmed by their subsequent lies.
Thinking they should have had them becuse they wanted them is not looking at things squarely. True if they wanted them they could have asked, or put them though the shop and paid.
Rather than hating the dolls for reminding you of an unpleasant pair of people think of your rescuing them and now repairing them. They in the proper hands now.
I'm not sure you have to see that boss, perhaps the phone might be easier, and say you have said all you were going to, or say you prefer not to say anything and leave it at that.
Whichever way you will be left with a hole to fill, to make you feel productive again (actually having honest people in the world is productive in itself.) There are dishonest peple everywhere I'm afraid and how you deal with them is what leaves the lasting effect inside you -in this case knowledge that you are braver than you thought.
When you do drop off the dolls could you ask if they needed help? Difficult, maybe it might take several goes, but op shop work is a huge revenue raiser for charities, with homless placed and the hungry fed. Even with people skimming things off the top the remainder is significant.
Do you mind if I ask why you do not like people going out of their way to help you? (Sorry if that's a hard question, of course you need not answer, I'll understand)
Croix
