Promises

Would you cover for a friend to the point of absurdity? When is it time to let go? Do you enjoy being an enabler? Are your explanations for this behavior valid or are they hollow rationalizations? Is it really hurting anyone? Is your vicarious fascination with your friend's deviance melting into collaboration? Can you be engaged yet not morally responsible? Once you've taken a peek inside can you stuff the seven back into the box?.......Ugly questions with easy answers. Or so I thought.

A Questioner

The blogger above posed this series of questions a couple of months ago. It was referring to Bush covering for Rove, but in my case, it has to do with me covering for the blogger. I wasn't "required" to, but it was requested. Whatever.

In answer to the questions, in order, and from extremely recent personal experience:

1. Apparently
2. Now, because I can't go back and do the one right thing
3. No
4. Valid, but still hollow
5. It hurt people, yes
6. Deviance, no. I thought you were a different person. But it did meld into collaboration. And yes, now I get to live with that
7. I thought so, but I was wrong
8. No. But I hang onto the one left

I'm done. Good life and good luck. Cause I can't cover any more (required or requested).