So this crazy woman comes to my door last night

[reyd reid reed]

I'd been wanting fried chicken on Saturday so I made it for dinner last night: fried chicken and smashed taters and pan gravy and sweet corn and biscuits and I even made an apple pie for dessert. I was putting it on the table when someone knocks at the door. I go to answer it and there's this crazy woman standing on my porch with three teenaged boys in tow, threatening to kick my ass.

Because her skater-punk dropout loser of a son, who just turned eighteen, got caught messing with my thirteen-year-old daughter and another girl the same age.

My nine-year-old was in hysterics, my daughter was shaken and calling 911 and this woman is standing on my front porch screaming, "I'm gonna kick your ass, bitch!"

Keep a good thought for me today. There's some other stuff going on as well -- my life in general is a disaster right now -- so a little bit of lounge mojo would go a long way.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled havoc...wreak away. Right now I have to go gird my loins, I'll be back tonight.

:hug:

[miss_american_pie]

1. You've got it

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

6. Thanks

Right now I need all I can get.

:hug::hug::hug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

2. OMG, RRR,..

:hug: :hug: I'm really sorry.

[reyd reid reed]

7. Thank you

Keep your fingers crossed. This whole thing's gotta end...and soon.

:hug::hug::hug:

[rug]

3. So, how was the chicken?

[reyd reid reed]

9. When we finally ate it,

it was awesome. I make GREAT fried chicken, if I do say so myself.

:D

[LadyoftheRabbits]

4. ...

:hug: :hug: :hug:

I'm so sorry, RRR. Here's another one... :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

32. Awwww...

Thank you, sweetie

:hug::hug::hug:

and...just for good measure....

:hug:

[mainegreen]

5. You need a trap door in your porch.

You know, the kind where you push the hidden button and the losers on your porch fall through the trap door and into a chute that dumps them in the river.

Oh, and hope you have a very nice day too.

:D

[reyd reid reed]

33. That's EXACTLY what I need

Keep these damn nutso people away from me.

I do nuts well enough all by myself.

:crazy:

[av8rdave]

8. Sending positive/suportive thoughts your way

[reyd reid reed]

34. Thank you

I appreciate it more than you know.

:hug:

[Guava Jelly]

10. I'm sorry Triple R

I hate it when bad crap happens to you.
Some people are just clueless jerks.
You can vent to me anytime.
:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

35. Awwwww

You're a doll, y'know.

Thank you.

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

11. Oh man, that sucks

:hug:

Hope the week gets better :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

36. Well, the way I look at it,

it's got to.

Thanks

:hug:

[ThomCat]

12. I hope you knock some sense into her and her

loser son. x(

But we careful and be safe. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

15. Hey ThomCat

:hi: :hug:

Hope you recovered from Fridaynight













Sorry for the thread-jack rrr :hug:

[ThomCat]

16. Hi MHC!

I took several naps on Saturday to get over Friday night. I wish you were coming to the US more often. We need more eventings like that.

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

37. Always careful

DA called this afternoon and he's apparently got four open cases against skater-punk-loser-dropout. The one involving my daughter, a burglary, a breaking and entering and a criminal trespass. He tells me that this kid oughta be out of our hair pretty soon.

Of course the mother's gonna be another story.

I went to Home Depot today and bought new locks.

Thank you.

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

13. Yikes!

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

38. Thank you

:hug:

[xchrom]

14. i have my mojo fixin tools in hand!

[reyd reid reed]

39. Cool

Crank it up and get 'er loose...

Thanks

:hug:

[xchrom]

80. my assistant is handing me my wrench right now...

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

81. I can think of a thing or two

I'd like to *ahem* wrench.

O8)

Thank you.

:hug:

[Dangerously Amused]

17. Yeah,

...intimidation of a victim or witness with threats of bodily harm is a felony in every state I know of.


Dumb bitch. She needs to get arrested and held on significant bail.



So sorry you have to go through all this crap.


BIG hugs sweetie.


:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

41. That's what we were told when the charges were initially filed

but the police said that it's not an arrestable offense.

WTF?

This woman comes on MY porch, scares the shit out of MY children (my youngest was hysterical and my daughter thought she'd hit me) and there's nothing I can do.

Gotta love the way the system works...

:mad:

[Dangerously Amused]

66. NOT ARRESTABLE? Bullshit!!!

Might want to try calling the responding officer's superior, explaining the situation and asking what (f'ing) more it would take for her to be arrested.


Sheesh.

[reyd reid reed]

73. Yup.

Not arrestable.

Go figger.

:eyes:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

97. WTF? She can't get arrested for that?!?!

I've been arrested over parking tickets and she can't be arrested for threatening you? That's fucking bullshit.

[reyd reid reed]

110. I agree. It's as bullshit as bullshit gets.

And, what's more is that her son isn't supposed to 'harrass, intimidate or otherwise influence' my daughter.

I found out late tonight that he's been calling and leaving messages saying that if he goes to jail, he's gonna...do her bodily harm.

And THEY took out a restraining order against ME.

So...now if they come up on my porch, not only will they not be arrested but I can be.

How fucked up is that?

[Katina]

18. You should report it to the police

You need it on record that this woman is harrassing you.
I'm sorry you have to go through this, but now, you need to alert the police to this woman's insanity.

good luck and stay safe.
:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

43. We did

and I went down to file a restraining order today but I didn't have the last name of one of the people involved so I have to go again tomorrow.

Heh...get this. SHE went down today to file a restraining order against ME. I found out when I talked to the DA this afternoon. She comes on MY porch and threatens me and my family...and she's filing a restraining order.

Boggles the mind, doesn't it?

[Katina]

78. totally boggles the mind

so, would it be an arrestable offense with a restraining order?

Unf*ckingbelieveable!

[MissMillie]

19. How did you get rid of her?

You may need a restraining order.

[reyd reid reed]

44. I told her to get off my property, Sarah called 911

And one of my older boys went down the driveway after the kid who threatened me and Sarah.

With a stick.

Kid turned tail and ran like a bunny.

Mom followed.

[Crazy Dave]

20. Sounds like a great evening was ruined by a bitch!

Even in my younger, immature and wilder days I never threatened anyone at their home or in front of their families. At least I had a little more class and respect than I did brains back then.

Lots of good DU mojo, luvs and hugs to ya' RRR :loveya: :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

46. This whole family is certifiable

I think it's a case of mom wanting to protect her widdle baby (she should've done that a long time ago by teaching him right from wrong) and he's got all this shit coming down on him right now and we're 'convenient'.

Doesn't excuse it, though. I'm just...I can't believe it.

Heeeee...no one's threatened to beat my ass since...hmmmmm...

It's been a long time.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

120. So did her eighteen year old get into legal problems from the fallout of

you recovering your missing precious 13 yr. old daughter? And she's mad at you because she blames you somehow for his moral failings?

If she can't see how he's wrong, and discourage him from a habit of consorting with minors, he's going to have a lot of prison in his future regardless of anything you might or might not do. Sheesh.

[reyd reid reed]

121. Oh, his habit of seeking out the company of girls my daughter's age

is only a part of what he's got coming. I found out yesterday that he's also looking at a burlgary charge, criminal trespass (or something like that...it's late and I'm sleepy) and breaking and entering charges.

[Haole Girl]

21. Lounge mojo coming your way!

Where's Skittles? Sounds like that cow could use some ass kicking for ruining your lovely evening!

Seriously, hang in there. I've been threatened so many times it's not funny. Only cowards threaten to beat somebody up, in front of children, because it makes them feel superior.

[reyd reid reed]

47. Heh...and she is a cow, too.

Oops. That was decidedly uncharitable of me, wasn't it. I didn't say that, did I?

Oh well. Cartoon Netword used to have this cartoon, "Cat Dog"...I guess "Cow Chicken" isn't beyond the realm of possibility, huh?

And this woman is udderly...out of control.

And no...I didn't say that, either.




:hide:

[Haole Girl]

63. Udderly...out of control!

lol

:rofl:

[Aristus]

22. Did she say "You'rrrrrrrre Nooooooot Chris-CHIIIIIIIIIN!" ?

Hang in there, Triple R. We're with you. :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

49. Heh...I wish she would've

That was probably what the freeper family across the street was telling all the little freepers while all this was going on.

:D

Thanks, hon. Y'all help more than you know.

:hug:

[philosophie_en_rose]

23. What a strange person.

Why would she do that? And why bring her kids?

Be careful.

[reyd reid reed]

50. There's some history

Her son started sniffing around my daughter around this time last year and we filed charges (she wasn't even 13 yet when it all started), so she blames me for all his problems.

Never mind that it wasn't just my daughter he was sniffing around. There were other girls, the same age, involved.

It's all my daughter's fault. The burglary. His DUIs. The criminal trespass. The B&E.

My fault.

Yup.

She's NUTS.

[philosophie_en_rose]

76. Funny. I'd think she'd want to stay away from your daughter then.

What a loon.

[Beausoir]

24. What do you mean "messing" with your 13 year old daughter?

I don't get it. Is he a pedophile?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

29. An 18 year old is not a pedohile for "messing" around with a 13-year-old

He'd be a jerk and a criminal, but not a pedophile. Pedophiles go after children before they're sexually mature.

[reyd reid reed]

52. Yup. It's a criminal offense but it's not pedophilia.

Still...to me, at least, it's a minor distinction.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

95. Yeah, I'm not siding with this guy or his family at all.

It's a really fucked up situation and the fact that his family would come searching for your daughter is absurdly fucked up. I'm glad the guy was charged.

[philosophie_en_rose]

77. How do you know she was sexually mature?

People mature at different ages.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

93. Well, she's still not pre-pubescent.

And I've seen pictures of her daughter. She looks older than 13.

[Beausoir]

85. I guess I just don't get the term "messing around".

A grown man having sex with a child. I call it something entirely different.

Hope the fucker goes to jail for a very long time and that the poor child is able to recover.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

94. It's the age difference between an 8th grader and a HS senior.

It's fucked up, but it's not pedophilia. Pedophilia is sexual attraction to a prepubescent or a peripubescent child.

[reyd reid reed]

51. He's been charged with sexual abuse of a minor, pattern of abuse

In the state of Colorado, it's a felony to have any type of *ahem* inappropriate physical contact with someone under the age of 15.

When all this started, she was still 12. She's 13 now.

[Left Is Write]

25. Whaaaat?

How bizarre!

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

53. The woman is nuts.

Period. End of story.

She's crazy.

Thank you.

:hug:

[Lisa]

26. I thought that, traditionally, the girl's family was the one ...

... that went looking for the guy, not vice versa! What a scary experience for you and your kids.

[reyd reid reed]

54. Her brothers have wanted to

But I've tried to be the 'voice or reason'.

Sadly, by the time it was over with last night, I wasn't feeling very 'reasonable'.

I wanted to beat on someone but that would've made a bad situation worse. My kids were scared enough as it was.

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

27. Hey

Lelapin called me about this one. Hoping everything goes as well as can be expected today. :(

Please let me know how things are going. My cell's always on.

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

55. Thank you, sweetie

Heh...just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?

:hug:





I'll try and call you after my editors go home.

[billyskank]

28. Holy craperoonie

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

56. Heh

I like that...I might have to steal it. "Holy craparoonie"

It FEELS good.

:hug:

[buddhamama]

30. good thoughts, rrr

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

57. Thank you.

:hug:

[Downtown Hound]

31. Call the cops

An 18 year old messing around with a 13 year old is against the law.

[reyd reid reed]

58. Oh, the cops have been called...

This is all BECAUSE the cops were called and charges were filed. Heaven forfend her pwecious widdle baby get in twouble.

Thanks.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear reyd reid reed.........

Biggo hugs and Lounge mojo at your disposal, sweetie....

This is just horrifying........

I know you're taking care of yourself, and your family.......

Here's some hugs for all of you: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug:

[reyd reid reed]

59. Thank you

:hug::hug::hug:

[RetroLounge]

42. Positive and safe thoughts coming your way...

a few of us lounge men and woman should be there next time she shows up...

and while I'm there, what's this about your loins? :D

RL

[reyd reid reed]

61. Heh...that'd be enough to turn 'em all kinds of yellow...

Well...they're already a bunch of chicken-shit cowards, but...wouldn't it be fun to watch 'em pop?

Now...what about my loins?

[RetroLounge]

82. Here to help you Gird Them Loins...

:rofl:

RL

[leftofthedial]

45. mojo

mojo

mojo

mojo

mojo


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>

[reyd reid reed]

65. Thank you.

Keep it coming.

:hug:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

48. Hugs! On a les positive note, might I sugest investing in a baseball bat

while I'm generally against violence, should you answer the door holding that if they're being assholes again, they'll probably think twice. It would be an intimidation tactic that could provide some temporary help.

That's what I would do at least (don't listen to me though. I'm a teenager,m so it's my job to do stupid things :) ):shrug:

:hug: :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

67. Heh...

Three of my four boys play baseball.

We've got bats a-plenty.

:hug::hug:

[regnaD kciN]

119. Yes, but as a Cubs fan...

...would you know what to do with a baseball bat in the first place? (If so, you might want to pass that knowledge along to your team :evilgrin: .)

Seriously, :hug: .

[reyd reid reed]

122. LOLOL!!!

Hey...they hit the hell outta the Brewers tonight.

:D

Thanks, though.

:hug:

[speedoo]

60. That's horrible.

But it sounds like you're doing all the right things..

Particularly the Restraining Order. Wow, is that ever crucial.

Just be careful, OK?

And have some of these, for you and yours... :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

[reyd reid reed]

69. I'm always careful...

'Caution' is my middle name.

I've replaced the locks and reprogrammed the garage door. And I'm locking that at night now, too.

That whole family is nuts. Except for the littlest one and I worry for her. She's sweet.

Poor thing.

Thank you.

:hug::hug::hug

[idgiehkt]

62. I'm really sorry you are going through this.

It is awful to have to deal with crazy adults like this. I really hope this will be the end of it for you with her. Maybe if she knows the police are involved. I had to put someone on trespass notice once just to keep her away from my house, it did the trick for her to know the cops were involved. Here's hoping this crazy family will leave you and yours alone.

[reyd reid reed]

70. I'm hoping.

We did the trespass notice thing last night and I'm getting a restraining order. Hopefully...

But...with all those open cases against this 'kid', his respect for the law and boundaries is...well...lacking. And now I know where he learned it.

I've got a big stick, though.

:hug::hug:

Thank you.

[Road Scholar]

64. My Dear RRR. Do you have any pepper mace? Just asking.nt

:shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

71. Nah

I don't like keeping stuff like that at home. Kids tend to be curious and the way my daughter and her older brother go at it sometimes...I'd be afraid of arming her.

:hug:

Thank you.

:hug::hug:





Taken any nice, calming pictures lately?

[Road Scholar]

74. I understand. You're probably right.

I do, but didn't want to be a bore.:pals:

[reyd reid reed]

75. If it was just me, I probably would

I had some when I lived in Los Angeles. Never thought I'd need anything like that here, though.

:pals:

:hug:

[NC_Nurse]

68. Glad you called the cops

She should be pissed at her son, not you. No wonder he's a loser- terrible parenting.

[reyd reid reed]

72. That's pretty much what the DA said when I talked to him this afternoon

Said she's 'enabling' him, and he's right. Kid's going away, though.

She's really gonna go off the deep end, then.

:hug:

[NC_Nurse]

79. Yep.

Good for you for putting an end to the ruination of her kid. Someone has to set some limits for these kids OWN GOOD! Maybe she will even get some help herself, ya never know...
I'm glad you're taking care of yourself AND your daughter. :hug:

[SoyCat]

83. I'm wishing you the best outcome. Please be careful about going to the

door. I would consider purchasing some pepper gas to carry when walking to your car in case she shows up again and acts in a threatening manner. She might be crazy enough to do it again. :hug:

edit: I just noticed someone else suggested pepper gas and you preferred to not keep it in the house. Maybe you could just get something that looks menacing.

[reyd reid reed]

86. I don't think she'll do anything else

But I don't doubt for a minute that those delinquent boys she's so fond of will.

Time to get into the habit of closing the garage door before I get out of the car.

Thank you.

:hug:

[politicat]

84. You want that we should bring all of our local scaries down and

have a gun cleanin' party? No ACTUAL threats, of course, but we're a bunch of biker-punk-gun nuts from Boulder County... and we'd be happy to be of assistance....

[reyd reid reed]

87. Heeee

Wouldn't that knock the starch outta her bloomers? And her punk kid's, too.

:hi:

:hug:

[sakabatou]

88. This is why I have my katana

Sure the handle is cracked. Sure it's an iaito (practice) katana. But it'll make do.

However this is what I want:



That's a upright piano underneath. Yeah. It's that big.

:hug::hug::hug:

[reyd reid reed]

89. Something like that,

it doesn't matter if the handle's cracked. They'd be too busy peeing their pants to get close enough to find out.

'course there's that pesky 'deadly weapon' thing. BUT...they WERE on my property and they WERE coming at me in a threatening manner and this IS Colorado where the "Make My Day" law reigns supreme.

:hi:

:hug:

[sakabatou]

92. One does not need to draw it fully

One only needs to show part of the kissaki and the enemy may get the "point."

In the case of Sephiroth's Masamune. One only need to show it sheathed.

[Kutjara]

96. Or you could get the matching wakizashi as well...

...to make the daisho pair. Then you'd have one huge sword for striking fear into the hearts of the unworthy, and a more wieldy one for indoor human sushi-making.

[sakabatou]

98. I wish it was at it's real length... 9.5 feet, not 68"

[LoZoccolo]

99. "And the nice thing about these practice katanas..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wXY-L3Ie6Y

[Lisa]

100. maybe I should move my sword holder so it's visible from the door!

That's a nice-sized katana you've got there, sakabatou. At present I have an umbrella stand with a Del Tin crusades-era sword, a Viking type by Lonely Mountain Forge, and a couple of Starfire two-handers sticking out of it ... those ones are blunt, but with luck they won't look closely enough to find out!

Another possibility is to go down to the Salvation Army and buy the largest pair of men's work boots they've got, and leave them casually outside my door ...

[sakabatou]

101. I don't own the Masamune... yet.

[Broken_Hero]

90. Damn...

I hope...things work out, and what a mess.

[reyd reid reed]

91. Thank you.

:hug::hug::hug:

[Shine]

102. Hang in there, girl.

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

103. Awwww...thank you.

Wanna hear something hilarious? Sherriff just came to the door and served me and my daughter with restraining orders that they took out.

THEY came to MY house. Onto MY porch. And got in MY face.

Good news is, I was missing the mom's first name and one of the kids' last name to file mine (they only go one way -- I can't go over there but I never have anyway -- but they can come back here again) and now I've got them.

The whole thing is just...infuriating.

*sigh*

[Shine]

105. OMG!! Talk about Drama with a capital "D"....

Here's a great quote for you, by Eleanor Roosevelt, courtesy azmouse:


"A woman is like a tea bag - you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."


You are stronger than you know, my dear.
:thumbsup:

[reyd reid reed]

113. And you, Shine,

are the best.

Thank you.

:hug:

[mwdem]

104. You don't need this bullshit..

you've gone through too much already. :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

107. Not much I can do about it except take a deep breath

The whole thing is just so frustrating, though. Heh...the other 'interesting' thing is that one of my boys went down the driveway after one of the boys that threatened me and my daughter...but he's not under the restraining order.

It's not funny...but it is. I mean, this is going from the sublime to the ridiculous.

:hug:

Thank you.

[Blue Gardener]

106. Can I come eat at your house?

I don't even mind putting up with the crazy bitch. :hug:

[reyd reid reed]

108. The more the merrier

There's plenty.

:hug:

[WCGreen]

109. Sucker punch her and watch her back off....

Or better yet, call the cops...

[reyd reid reed]

111. Cops have been called

Now I have all the information I need to get a restraining order (he's also got an open burglary case, a criminal trespass and a breaking and entering against him).

I'm a very mellow, quiet, reasonable person...but damn...I wanted to flatten that woman.

[BreweryYardRat]

112. Get a shotgun.

If you don't own one already.

No sense taking chances with kooks.

And a :hug: for your troubles.

[reyd reid reed]

114. Don't and won't.

Weapons like that are my dad's thing. I know how to use them, but I've just got too many kids in the house.

I've got several baseball bats, though.

And an attack cat (you should see what she did to my daughter's arm a few days ago...YIKES!!!).

Thank you.

:hug:

[BreweryYardRat]

115. Fair enough.

I wouldn't want to have guns around a bunch of kids either. Baseball bats should do the job.

[Random_Australian]

116. Little does she know you are actually a black-belt in tae kwon do.

:)


;) Just kidding, though it would be nice to have enough confidence that you don't feel threatened by people like that.

Weirdos!

Edit:

Just the other day, on a bus, I was talking away with a friend (in english, the only language I speak), at this point we were up to something about how interesting the development of various cultures was, and there is this *jab* to my side with one hell of a bony rib.

I look around - there is this lady glaring at me.

"speak english- or get out of the damn country" she says

I'm like, wtf, but I remain polite and say: "What... I was speaking english"

"You can go back to where you damn came from if you don't speak english" she repeats.

So, drawing on my fine command of language... I say nothing and look away.

"Bloody people who don't speak english" she says out loud. "Stupid snobby little (inaudible) should get out of the country" she adds.

Needless to say, me and my friend exited the bus. Soon.

The end.

[reyd reid reed]

117. Heh

Little does she know that I might have a relatively high boiling point but she's pushin' it. And when I finally do blow...well...it's scary.

She'd better keep her sorry ass away from me.

[Random_Australian]

118. You missed the edit!

Here we go:

Just the other day, on a bus, I was talking away with a friend (in english, the only language I speak), at this point we were up to something about how interesting the development of various cultures was, and there is this *jab* to my side with one hell of a bony rib.

I look around - there is this lady glaring at me.

"speak english- or get out of the damn country" she says

I'm like, wtf, but I remain polite and say: "What... I was speaking english"

"You can go back to where you damn came from if you don't speak english" she repeats.

So, drawing on my fine command of language... I say nothing and look away.

"Bloody people who don't speak english" she says out loud. "Stupid snobby little (inaudible) should get out of the country" she adds.

Needless to say, me and my friend exited the bus. Soon.

P.S.

I'm as white as anything, and my family have been in Australia since the beginning.

It. Was. Fucking. Weird.

The end.

[reyd reid reed]

123. You're right and I should be ashamed of myself...

I did miss the edit.

But...day-um. Sometimes you run into the strangest people...and you Never expect it. It's always a surprise.

Always.

[Random_Australian]

124. Ah, no shame in missing the edit.

You responded while I was typing it.

And my crazy-lady was less threatening but more weird than yours!