Link to family and friends whose lives he impacted. It is established fact that during the leanest financial years of Ms. Davis career she was the sole provider for her daughters family of four, including a husband who could not or would not maintain gainful employment. Why did Hyman and her husband as physically capable adults continue to rely on Bette financially up until the very end of their relationship. I give Him all the honor and glory due Him for the work He is doing in me, for His transforming grace. BD got a big piece of it already, nothing much left. In 1975, in January, Popular Mechanics featured the Altair 8800 on it's cover. My brother became addicted to my fathers medications at age 11. At the time of B.D.s birth, Bette had already been a star for quite some time! When 2 or more people share their unique perspectives, Never once did Hyman assert Davis had been a physically abusive parent. BTW, just for the record. It is easy to see who the Christians are leaving comments judge not, lest ye be judged.. Bette obviously wanted to control her daughter and her daughters family. It wasnt until after their profits from their ill-gotten gains were wiped out in the stock market (to quote BD, Satan stole our money; thats an actual quote from an interview she gave) that she created her own ministry. But unlike Joan Crawfords adopted children, who were largely trophy kids trotted out for public relations purposes, I think even Hymans book confirmed Davis was, overall, a genuinely loving parent, however much Hyman may have disagreed with her mother, especially later in both their lives. I admire her. But out of loyalty to her (loyalty based on knowing she did the best SHE could with what she had to work with probably a mental illness I would never air our dirty linen in public by listing her transgressions. Very well put, Donna! On the contrary, Hyman wrote both her mother and herself had been victims of Davis fourth husbands (actor Gary Merrills) alcohol-infused physical and verbal abuse. Her young beauty is hardened and I, also, wonder what she does for the mentally-challenged sister. And a cautionary tale at best. All these people who are judging her for writing a book several decades ago just makes me laugh. and her Mother never reconciled. Hyman family member is 73. Who is Jeremy Hyman to you? However, having grown up with a mother who was dealing with alcoholism to medicate her schizoaffective disorder along with narcissistic personality disorder, I could related to what B.D.

raise her and love her I am a 60 year old woman married to the same man for 43 years had many difficult times we have three sons two of which are pastors the youngest has his media business working for a church in Dallas.I spent many years in prayer and standing for them and I thank God a curse has been broken over both my and my husbands family. Welcome to AncientFaces, a com "Thank you for helping me find my family & friends again so many years after I lost them. Perhaps BD could learn from the wisdom of the past, and learn most of all to be silent about things that are in the past. Davis' Marriage Stood The Test of Time by Alaina Urquhart-White April Ms. Hymans writing style, if one can indeed refer to it as style is nothing short of hilarious and again, one would think that her publisher, and you for supporting her in her ceaseless pursuit of the dollar, would be thoroughly ashamed. The money that she and her husband accepted from her mother throughout her adult life is a matter of public record, yet she chose to vilify a woman who, though admittedly a bit eccentric, blazed a path for countless women, whether on the stage or as a mother. Has anyone ever heard of Dont Put Our Dirty Laundry Out in Street? And it is especially telling Bettes adoptive son, Michael Merrill, has shown a consistent devotion to his mothers legacy in all the years since her death; himself an accomplished lawyer and former member of the Brookline, Massachusetts town government. All words used by man to create the illusion of seperation and superiority. I am a Christian, believe in God and love my mother and the rest of my family, even though my mom was not very nice to me. What doctor diagnosed that? BD: I lived down the street from your mother in West Hollywood. B.D. Those choices are made harder to live with when we are ridiculed and judged by others. Something she could have chosen to do instead of writing such propaganda. Jeremy's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Hyman family tree. Many people with stardust in their eyes dont believe the truth about celebrities. Is Bette your goddess? The average age of The Altair home computer kit allowed consumers to build and program their own personal computers. That is not true. Had she been the profit driven awful person some of you are claiming, wouldnt it have been easier to just be quiet and inherit the estate? Her book gave me insight more to her Mothers LOVE for her (B D). Link to family and friends whose lives he impacted. Look at what all Bette accomplished as a women in Hollywood in the days when women still had little to NO say about their lives esp in businessand she took charge of her career in a town like Hollywood. We share yesterday, to build meaningful connections today, and preserve for tomorrow. She raised all four of us by herself. B.D. Still, it is no less mandatorymost especially when you are a Christian. [Note too that B.D. Jerry's generosity Bottom line is, I have few regrets. He promised Monday to pay $100,000 into the citys affordable housing fund and price five units as affordable for 30 years to those making 60% of the area median income. But Mother did not die (but also still could not support her) so she and her family ran off to the Bahamas, to hide from creditors, and sell her book. Hyman. She almost went broke providing money to BD and her worthless husband.

Neither I nor anyone else is B Ds judge that is totally up to God but putting the book out there as her Mother was facing one of the worst battles of her life, it is so sad that Ms.Davis who was and still is one of the most Beloved stars of the silver screen. Help paint a picture of Jeremy so that he is always remembered. AncientFaces is a place where our memories live. 1 death record. Just way too one-sided. At least the book about Crawford wasnt published in her lifetime, BD is playing the victim for cash or maybe she is just mentally ill like my child and believes her made up stories. Unfortunately for Bette, she had to be the Grand Star and Great Actress all the time. Select the pencil to add details. Enough said. Bette could have sued for defamation, but because if was true, she couldnt. It is not easyand you can forgive and yet still stand up to toxic behavior with an emphatic NO. BD saw the book as a way of keeping her mother at arms length, until her mother could come to her senses and not try to control her and her family. B.D. A pity neither Davis nor Hymans stated choice of Glenda Jackson are now able to portray Davis in a biopic based on the Hyman book, the former for being deceased, the latter for having retired from acting (and having become a member of the British Parliament). Its private and it works wonders. And now Miss Davis is gone and B. D. was not able to make it right with her mother before her mother left this world. It could have been a healing process for her, right or wrong.

Select the next to any field to update. In the end when she died, I could truly forgive my mother for being human. a trooper and a great } Hymans authoring a book about her mother. This book is far worse than Mommie Dearest which I also failed to believe. You think that a child is raped or molested by their parents needs to respect them??!!

We can only pray that the one we hurt forgives us. He said if I got healed of my back condition then he could believe., B.D. Hmmmwonder why they dont mention in this article how Bette Davis supported B.D. B D never spoke of physical abuse of her or her brother at the hands of her Mother however she talked about her Mothers abuse of her children I am a nurse and I took leave from my job and helped my mother take my father home as he wished to die at home. We all make mistakes, we all sinI think this story is very very sad. The end, however, is not so comforting. And people who have been treated like Bette Davis was by her father often develop traits for survival emotionally that are not healthy traits but aided them in surviving such trauma as children. She is more than credible. There were many Biblical alternatives open to her, ones that might have lead to healing, but she choose the path that would earn her the most fame and money. I know that my parents problems lead me down a path where I ended up doing a lot of bad things myself. This article is so one sided. One other note. By my mid thirties, I had learned that my mother too had been a victim of her own childhood. May God, Goddess, Buddha, Vishnu, Krishna, The Universe, what ever diety (or dieties) you believe in bless you know and forever. I just finished re-reading The Girl Who Walked Home Alone: Bette Davis, A Personal Biography by Charlotte Chandler and wanted to see what B.D. May her soul rises higher. BC, like clay in the potters hand may you become the vessel God is molding and shaping you in to becoming. The intensity of your story, as powerful as it is, is only overshadowed by the compassion in your heart. Bette loved her daughter and even made a movie she wasnt excited about so that she could give B.D. (Again, God is the only one who truely knows what went on.) She would know that I was still thinking of her. Today, B.D. September 28, 1945 - May 7, 2019 Jerry leaves his beloved wife of 52 yrs, Hillary (Cottler) Hyman, daughter Jennifer Burlison (David Burlison), Judi Hyman (Jeremy My heart went out to Jeremiah and the mission God gave him. Beloved,I write this with love and compassion for all and w/o passing judgement on anyone. This has nothing to do with Bette Davis the star, this is Bette Davis a human being and child of God. And to use Jesus Christ as her excuse to publish this book is disgusting. Have you read that book? Im a Christian, also a fairly recent convert, or revert really back to the Catholic Church that I grew up in. When you spend most of your life trying to keep chaos at bay, it does a number on you. She suffered, and we all suffered.

He didnt spread his message by force or hate. Mothering was not her forte, but I miss her still. I know frome personal experience how Bette Davis would be consideredbipolar. I hate to think that my 17 year old, in the 11th Grade, has more education than this uneducated Peacher Girl. Which is a sad shame. Nothing was left to BD. Gary Merrill said the book was full of outrageous lies and Michael cut off all contact with BD. Had they used their talent for His glory, think what they might have done. The show had a one week tape delay, but I knew it was me he was talking about. And even though I never bought a copy of My Mothers Keeper (not wishing to endorse what I saw as bad behavior with at least questionable motives), I must confess the borrowed copy of it (from the public library) I read was mostly entertaining. The book makes me think that BD still did not understand what love is, or hard work for that matter. As to BD, only God knows her thoughts or the intent of her heart. was wrong in writing the book she says in the book she wanted only ruth elizabeth in her life not bette davis to show up in her life but she wants to make money off that name and now she is useing bette in her name when her name is Barbara. A vessel worthy of His glory. But those of us who have had this experience should treat each other with a much greater and deeper respect. I am in the midst of reading My Mothers Keeper, and while Im certain that B.D. I cant understand how she can talk about her mother the way she did and claim that she believes in God! as a hollywood mom. But he and I were devout agnostics and considered religion to be for people who needed something to lean on. And, though she married young to someone years older than her, B.D. How could B.D.

What can convince her that we have to measure up now in order to inherit the future? The profits of that book, Im sure, pale in comparison to the size of the Davis estate. said in her testimony. People couldnt STAND Jeremy. Someone on here brought up whole the bible says to honor your mother and father, and then went on to say that you have to respect your parents no matter what they do. WebJeremy combines a thorough understanding of professional firms, a sound grasp of technical disciplines, and a pragmatic and effective approach to provide IT leadership and guidance But she tried to do right by Whatever Family business belongs in the Family. Hyman very recently and listened to her 4 part testimony Long Days Journey into Light. But no one ever kept Bette Davis, the woman, mother, or actress. I claimed it and was instantly healed!. If you like the articles on this website, you may also like: P.O. Also, is it really love when someone keeps financially supporting an adult? They can do math. One other thing, as bad as my dad was, he was better than my mother, who I neve saw after the age of 11. Plus, the way she grew up is a telltale sign of someone prone to being personality disordered. Shame on you! I thank God I do not have anything like that on me to my mother when she left this world.I am sure B. D. has to be feeled with sorrow I know I would be.. the average Hyman family member Jeremy did not like to work. said that her mother was a virgin when she first married and that she allegedly always regretted that choice, so she allegedly relied on living vicariously through her daughter in that department. chose to write a public and humiliating book about her mother suggests B.D. Why oh why did you not cut her off when as you described her outrageous behavior,in the beginning why did you not just walk away for good then. was dealing with a strong-willed, famous, and powerful mother who was indeed so powerful that she had even taken a movie studio to court and wonWhatever the case, Bette Davis, as the mother, could have tried to compromise with her daughters request for peace if she wanted to, but she would notIf Bette Davis truly wanted to have a relationship with her daughter she could have, but evidence seems to point to the fact that Bette wasnt willing to give inShe was more willing to lose the relationship with her daughter than to have it on B.D.s terms (which was to treat her husband and children with love and respect during her visits with them). I dont think BD was even a christian when she wrote the book, but she was when it was printed and released. However, the rift in their relationship continued to grow as B.D. You can never take that back. WebObituary. My final thought is that B.D. I had to let her know where I was and what I was doing. Ms. Hyman seems to have missed the forgiveness part of the message of Christ.

BD reminds me sadly of my own daughter, a child I adored, supported, and did everything for. I have been acquainted with B.D. was elated. for that because she basically said goodbye to any inheritance. And she calls herself a Christian.Why did she keep taking money from her mom if she was so terrible to her. In my eyes she deserved that no matter what kind of person she was. Bette adored her mother and appreciated all the hard stress to any normal life. not in school? I told him he had made NONE.but that he loved me, provided well for us and taught me alot about many things that I would never forget.he died 2 days later. B.D. could have stayed in the family. The one thing I could never forget though, was that no matter how awful she was, she was THERE. We are to be conformed to Christ as that is the work of God in us as Christians. wrote in My Mothers Keeper. Difficult circumstances were thorwn her way early in her life, but she was a survivor. She has an extremely arrogant heart. Add Jeremy's family friends, and his friends from childhood through adulthood. Therefore, I believe that exciting review about her is from somebody who does not know her personally. Hyman! Their conversion from agnosticism began when a Christian businessman unexpectedly visited them during the winter on their farm in Pennsylvania.

I am truly sorry for this life that was almost destroyed but what the devil means for harm, God uses it for His good. (That may have been alittle off topic here, for that I apologize. I would never judge B D neither should anyone else, there is only one judge. slut. She is taking full advantage of her mothers name, even keeping the nickname BD. If you would have lived B.D.s life from childhood, you would probably be a famous actress now, drunk with power and sin, wealthy from your mothers cash and your own fame and cash also, the spitting image of your mother in every way, and Hell bound. Friends can be as close as family. BD should have talked with her mom about the immense love of Jesus and how accepting His love and living like Him is the only real way, truth and life. Hyman and found her website; was not remotely surprised to discover that, though she offers countless opportunities for you to PAY her in the name of God, hers is one of the VERY few websites out there that does not accept emails. We only went to church for weddings, funerals and the odd christenings and were happy to keep it that way., B.D. I do not know Hymans intent on why she actually wrote the book. B.D. We were bored and decided to bait the holy roller, said B.D.

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OK. My children included. The least I can do is give the Holy Spirit the opportunity to work in her through the expression of my love.. One thing that is required of a true believer in Christ is to forgive. But if they are truly evil, I dont think the Lord wants you to honor THAT. The average age of

WebBarry David Hyman Obituary It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barry David Hyman of Long Branch, New Jersey, who passed away on February 24, 2022, at the age of 68, leaving to mourn family and friends.

He called me by my pet na me and said he was sorry for all his mistakes. is a born-again Christian who heads up a church in Virginia. Shame on you, B.D. the public that loved Ive read B.D.s bk , and thisnthat, The lonely life by B.Davis. The truth can be unpleasant and we can love people that are sometimes unpleasant. a child of priveldge, not a high school graduate and extremely naive. Our family suffered. BUT..that still did not give BD the right to publish such a horrific and painful book of her mother, regardless of whether or not the timing was wrong. B.D. She used this book to increase her finances and to draw attention to herself just like a narcisists would do not a Christian. I hear she has had big problems with her sons and that her brother also disinherited her. And for children to act like brats and make something of all of the faults in a parent and tell it to the world shows the selfishness and ingratitude. seemed to enjoy all the perks that went along with her famous Mother, but then stabbed her in the back with My Mothers Keeper. Box 138030, What schools or universities did Jeremy attend? And for much less than these prima donnas are being paid today. I drove him home in my car, just he and i. Look how God worked with the people in the book of Jeremiah. No sixteen year old understands married love. We all make mistakes in life. was up to. If you have a problem with your mother or father, you suck it up. 1. All parents have faults; there are no perfect parents in ths world. 10 commandments. And I quite agree that people who model themselves after Christ would NOT write a malicious book, and then ignore a mother in need when she has undergone mastectomies and breast cancer and a stroke and just plain old age! If Bette had a problem and needed mental care as her daughter if she loved and cherished her Mother would have forced her into getting the help she needed so badly.

Be careful where you trodyou never know when you are entertaining angels. Sometimes we do things thinking at the time it was the right thing to do, only to realize later we could have done things differently. actress. According to People, B.D. What a contrast to Bettes book the lonely life- that Bette dedicated to her Who says that hindsight she doesnt regret it? ed me a great deal over that time and I know that she is a WOMAN OF GOD No one lived her life, no one is the judge and jury, only one and that is God. Revenge seems more likely. My wife and I are raising our children in our Christian home. She is a Godly woman, a great teacher, a powerful over comer in the body of Christ, and the smartest woman of God I have ever known. chose to embarass her mother in pubic. February 24, 2023 by whatsapp call declined automatically. exaggerates when depicting her mothers antics and oddities and meltdowns, I can actually relate to Bettes frustration and it doesnt seem that out-of-hand to me! That same day she did some heavy lifting in her barn, and realized that she was healed. After B.D. you could and should have handled this so much better. She wouldnt answer my letters I couldnt even be certain that she would read them but it was important to tell her that I loved her. Hyman might be a so-called Christian.