Originally posted by Mindworm
I'm sick of keeping this to myself.I just completed a reply to Gambit and this is what it said : He basically said that I had the same IP address as Forevershiningknight.There is a reason for this : FSK is my brother. Why didnt I tell everyone to begin with ? Perhaps I was ashamed of the way he acted when he was a member,or perhaps I just wanted to forget it,or maybe I just didnt want his name being dragged through the mud.He's been through too much already.Let me explain : Forevershiningknight's real name is James.My real name is Lee.We are both er,preachy because we were both raised Southern Baptist in Fayetteville,NC.I am now non denominational while James is still a Southern Baptist.Believe it or not,I was always the shy one,while James was what you would call " boisterous ".They always said he'd be a politician or a preacher,unfortunately he didnt do either.I would tell you a short story about his life but thats not what you wish to read - this is : James was fine up until the day he took a job as a service technician ( a mechanic ).Last September James was working on a Freightliner and slipped and fell,breaking his back.Needless to say this messed him up rather bad.He didnt get Workman's Compensation for practically forever and ended up losing his apartment,car,lost his girlfriend,etc.Why did he lose his vehicle and his apartment?.....because he never told me or my family until the day he got evicted he hadnt been getting his back pay.That's pride for you.I dont know why he lost Amanda,he wouldnt say.Being in pain made James rather cranky so I volunteered for him to stay at my place while he waited for his personal injury lawyer ( a friend of mine) to get him to another doctor and get the company to give him his back pay.......( He was going to stay at our parents but I didnt think they could deal with him in this condition. ) Everything was fine for a while but the medicine and the pain started making him severely moody.Apparently during this time he posted on this website ( and according to Gambit at least one other ) and drove everyone nuts.He drove me nuts around here too,but you'll put up with a lot from your sibling.I didnt get to really read his posts but if they swung back and forth like a pendulum ( just as he did thanks to the pain and the drugs ) they must have been something to read.He spent a lot of time on the computer because,to tell you the truth,thats all he could do,well,that,and watch television.( He broke the L-5 region in his lower back. ) James stayed here up until he finally got his back pay ( and surgery ) and paid the back rent on his apartment.A while back I called him and talked to him.I told him everyone thought he was me and that he simply needed to come on here and straighten this mess out.Oh,he came on here alright,pissed off more people and was banned the same day.After that incident I called him back and we had a pretty bad arguement. .I want you people to know that although he was moody he's really not to blame.He's a good Christian Man thats just fallen on bad times and he couldnt deal with it. My sin is that I couldnt bring myself to tell all of you.....for one thing I didnt think you'd believe me, and for another, I would rather take the blame and be called " FSK " than hear him rediculed again.The thing is I dont like keeping secrets.Thats not what you do when you respect people.Thats not what a Christian does.Thats not what I want to do either.So Im asking you people to forgive me for not coming clean about James.I just love him to death and I'm a wee bit over protective of him,( After all he is my little brother )even if he is a bit " over emotional " at times. After all he's been through ( and Im not excusing his behavior ) could you honestly say you wouldnt be a bit angry ? Well, thats all I have to say on this matter.If you have any comments or questions,fire away.If you wish to call me an ass thats okay too..I deserve it. As far as the posts,I'll get to all of them sooner or later. ---- Mindworm