I don’t often go on Amazon to check my book reviews, in fact it’s very rare that I do. Today, though, I had some time and decided to give them a look. That’s when I discovered that a cousin of mine had her husband post a 1 star review of my memoir after she found out my grandmother left her out of her will, but not me. I’m now in the process of having the review removed, but it’s been there since July of last year. Shortly after my grandmother passed on and the will was released. Sadly, this is just one example of the retaliation my sister and I have received from angry relatives. I have never once spoken an unkind word to my cousin, and I have never met her husband.
If nothing else, this is a reminder to look inside ourselves to discover the source of our pain instead of inflicting it upon others.
I wonder if any writers out there have similar stories?
The Light Behind the Story 
I’ve seen it happen to others, but I have no books to review, so not to me. I wonder what satisfaction results? I would imagine none at all. (K)
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It’s pretty sad to know that people are doing this, but alas we have a lot of misplaced anger in this world.
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Such unnecessary negativity and it will only return to her.
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Yes, it’s a bit disheartening.
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Definitely 😔
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Looking inside ourselves to discover the source of our pain instead of inflicting it upon others is how we learn and grow. Too bad your relative didn’t do this. Your grandmother had her reasons for not including her. I hope you can get the biased review removed. Take care!
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Thank you, I’ve sent an email into the Amazon abyss so we’ll see. If it doesn’t work, oh well. Maybe someday I’ll even find some humor in it. 🙂
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And Karma will eventually catch up with her.
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Misplaced anger can still hurt, even though we know its source and Alethea, may the Amazon machine hear your plea. Soft hugs for you. xXx 💕
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Thank you, Jane. ❤️🤗
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Unbelievable that anyone would be compelled to do something so mean. Doubly hard to understand when it is a family member. xo
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My grandmother had justifiable reasons for leaving her out of the will, and unfortunately I was not wholly surprised to see what she had done. It is sad, though. ❤️
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Such a devastating time.
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❤️
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Misplaced anger can still hurt, even though we know its source and Alethea, may the Amazon machine hear your plea. Soft hugs for you
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It does. Thank you, Max. ❤️
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