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blossom · 11-01-2009, 11:57 AM

Yes, it is something I was just discussing with a friend not five minutes ago! I feel like whilst neither of them were my responsability, I could have contacted child services. I tried telling friends but noone believed me, they all thought I was paranoid and exaggerating, but I wasn't.

To make matters worse the lease holder was heavily involved in a cult and I tried to talk to her rationally about the fact that I could see that she wasn't very grounded at the time, and that maybe it wasn't the best thing for either of them to get involved with this man, but she insisted that she was in love with him, when all I could see was this guy who kept trying to rescue everyone when he really needed to look at saving himself...I've been there myself!

The mother was just escaping into pot smoking and acting all insane...she just wanted someone to take care of her for a change, and when I refused to give into her she got seriously rude and was leaving little curse dollies outside my room, trying to scare me, sewing things onto my childhood dolls without my permission and other bizarre and rather creepy behaviour.

She believed that rich people should give their money to her, she wanted me to give her my job even...she just wanted handouts, and I knew it wasn't empowering for her and it wasn't what was best for her daughter.
At the time though I had my own problems.
My boyfriend left me the same week as my parents split and then the lease holder kicked me out rather abusively and I spent the next 6 months looking for a place, three of them in a shelter...so I did have my hands full.
Looking back on it I do wish I had called someone...I was pretty traumatized myself though.

11-01-2009, 11:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
blossom Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,897	Yes, it is something I was just discussing with a friend not five minutes ago! I feel like whilst neither of them were my responsability, I could have contacted child services. I tried telling friends but noone believed me, they all thought I was paranoid and exaggerating, but I wasn't. To make matters worse the lease holder was heavily involved in a cult and I tried to talk to her rationally about the fact that I could see that she wasn't very grounded at the time, and that maybe it wasn't the best thing for either of them to get involved with this man, but she insisted that she was in love with him, when all I could see was this guy who kept trying to rescue everyone when he really needed to look at saving himself...I've been there myself! The mother was just escaping into pot smoking and acting all insane...she just wanted someone to take care of her for a change, and when I refused to give into her she got seriously rude and was leaving little curse dollies outside my room, trying to scare me, sewing things onto my childhood dolls without my permission and other bizarre and rather creepy behaviour. She believed that rich people should give their money to her, she wanted me to give her my job even...she just wanted handouts, and I knew it wasn't empowering for her and it wasn't what was best for her daughter. At the time though I had my own problems. My boyfriend left me the same week as my parents split and then the lease holder kicked me out rather abusively and I spent the next 6 months looking for a place, three of them in a shelter...so I did have my hands full. Looking back on it I do wish I had called someone...I was pretty traumatized myself though. Last edited by blossom; 11-01-2009 at 12:36 PM.