Fruit Tree

Fruit Tree is the 19th episode that was published on 02-15-2019.

Tommy is so upset that he spent so much time caring for his tree only to find out that it didn’t produce any blueberries.

Teddy tries to get Tommy to understand that he had unrealistic expectations by not paying attention to what type of tree it was. Tommy is depressed that he “wasted” so much time, but Teddy reassures him that Tommy’s heart was in the right place.

Tommy plays the “Blame Game” by accusing Teddy of not warning him, but Teddy is quick to ask Tommy about how many times, in the past, has Tommy ever listened to him.

This episode helps me to remember that I have invested my time, efforts and love in “toxic” relationships. I have ignored the signs that, very clearly, identified the person I was “investing” in, but I still believed that the person was different than the obvious “fruit” they produced.

“Friends” that don’t put any efforts into the relationship, “don’t have time” to discuss differences/concerns, backstabbers, betrayers, deceivers, liars or anyone that only has mean and hateful comments are NOT friends at all. Toxic people are in “better” company with other toxic people. “Birds of a feather, flock together”, so once you have identified someone that is making you sick, get away from their poisonous character!

I know a young man that tried to commit suicide because of a comment that his “girlfriend” made. She told him that “it wouldn’t bother” her if he committed suicide, so he set out to “prove her wrong”. Fortunately, I had a “girlfriend” that was just as unloving, so I was able to visit with him, in the hospital, to share with him that his “girlfriend’s” comments were proof that she didn’t care about him or even come close to knowing what “love” is.

He is only 14 years old, but he has been bullied and harassed so much that he doesn’t want to live. Thankfully, I could share my experiences with him. There are people that are terribly toxic, hateful, deceptive and so broken that they lack empathy or compassion for other people.

I hope that this episode can help others to know that it is painful to experience these types of people, but pain shows us that we have a heart that can feel love. We need to love ourselves enough to stay away from these super sick people. We need to be careful who we believe, and we can usually tell by looking at their life to see what type of “fruit” they produce.