His Daughter's Story
Son-in-Law
Speaks
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 What
Ira Gollobin Did
& Why
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Some
may find what follows here as simply 'sour grapes' -
but it
is really far more about speaking Truth - and about Healing.
Truth
is truth - however unpleasant for some it may be.
And Ira Gollobin
certainly espoused the idea that truth is better said than censored.
We'll take him at his word and ask you to honor his belief by
reading on. This is also about Healing - because
those damaged by the actions of others need to tell their
story before they can move on.
What
follows is based on the records and recollections of several of Ira
Gollobin's relatives and family members. It is a story of
betrayal, wrong-headedness, and lies
- and
about the abuse no father should do to any child
or grandchild. It is
not a pretty tale, but it's true. We leave it to you to
decide what you think
The Really Short Version -
Ira
Gollobin had two loving daughters who cared about him throughout his
long life. Each enjoyed some wonderful times with him over
the decades.
Unfortunately,
in his last few years, when he was still an active but
old man, something happened to Ira and he turned
against a loving daughter and granddaughter - the
very daughter and granddaughter who, by any reasonable
measure, actually lived
by the principles and values that Ira so strongly espoused
throughout his life. The question is, "Why?"
The answer in large
measure appears to be that Ira
Gollobin, in the last decade or two of his life, became a more and
more deluded, naracissistic man who demanded absolute,
unquestioning, and continual feeding of his ego. In
the
end,
feeding that ego (and punishing those we didn't) proved to be Ira
Gollobin's most important "principle" -
and the one upon which he based
his decisions.
Before you
dismiss the idea that Ira Gollobin was
"deluded" or "narcissistic," consider two astounding things Ira said -
ONE:
During
one of his visits, Ira said - in all seriousness
- that he considered himself (and these are Ira's
exact
words), "one of the
three most
important men who ever
lived . . . ."
Asked who the other two were, Ira - equally seriously -
replied, "Christ and
Marx."
Ira
Gollobin Really Believed This
TWO:
On
a different occasion, Ira said, without question or hesitation,
that his self-published book would be "as valuable to
mankind as the Bible."
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Ask
any psychiatric professional about a person who honestly
believes he ranks with Christ or that his
writings rival the Bible in importance and see what
diagnosis
you get . . . .
So
there you are - the Short Version. If you're open-minded,
want to
know exactly what Ira did to fully half his family, and learn some
things you won't find
anywhere else; then click
either button below for more about this
essentially unknown side of Ira Gollobin - and about the
hurt he
caused to half his family.
His Daughter's
Story |
Son-in-Law
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If,
on the other
hand, you're invested in believing
that Ira
was "just one great guy" and a "devoted and loving father and
grandfather," then you'll probably want to move
on . . . .
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