41. "Here's my dilemma..." In response to In response to 0 Thu Feb-05-15 10:11 PM by bigkarma
I've got a friend who has been locked down since last May. He got caught up with some bullshit, and is looking at 10 years no parole. Now dude is in no way built for this...architect, master's degree, two teen sons. He had a "nigga moment" and took a shot at a young dude in his apartment complex, who whooped his ass after an argument.
Since his imprisonment, he has been wearing out his communication resources to his close friends and family (which includes me). I don't want forget about him, but dude is relentless with the calls and emails. He literally calls everyday. Many times it's desperate ideas on how he can win his freedom. Other times it's banal prison life shit.
I've gotten to a point where I only take his call every other day or so. If I don't answer for two days, I'll have at least 9-10 missed calls, and a few "I've been trying to reach you..." emails.
It just not in my heart to tell him, "Yo, man you need to ease up. Just man up and do your time," but I can't do years of this constant calling and emailing.