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In reply to the discussion: I was kicked out my aunts house today.. [View all]datasuspect
(26,591 posts)23. if it's your blood kin
go in and confront the motherfucker.
take some goons with you.
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when he is in the storage room he takes something out his pocket and stuffs it in the closet somewhe
SummerSnow
Jan 2013
#12
Very sorry to hear this. Her 'anger' at you is surely frustration about her life.
elleng
Jan 2013
#4
She's in some trouble whether she knows it or not. Make sure she knows she can turn to you if
Squinch
Jan 2013
#5
Sounds like he's doing illegal shit as well. She needs to get out! NOW! nt
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#17
She spends three hours standing in the window every night waiting for him to return?
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#13
Is that it? Didn't you keep asking and explaining. You need to be more loquacious.
Auntie Bush
Jan 2013
#39
If she has to stand in the window she's not looking through his things in the house
Matariki
Jan 2013
#63
I'd call a women's shelter for advice on how to be supportive in this type of situation.
aikoaiko
Jan 2013
#22
What are the credit card purchases? FYI--she needs a divorce lawyer and a crisis shelter. nt
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#36
What state is the aunt in? edited to add, this is a very serious situation.
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#115
how old is your aunt? is she of an age where you can call an elder abuse hotline?
niyad
Jan 2013
#45
This sounds like an excellent approach to me. It will get you started talking to
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#133
I am sorry, but when one sees a situation like this, one does whatever one can. the attitude of
niyad
Jan 2013
#112
Your aunt is likely not in a safe situation. Whether or not she knows it. PLease,
silvershadow
Jan 2013
#59
if she were having memory issues, wouldn't you think that a proper course of action would be
niyad
Jan 2013
#113
It's not hard at all to believe that the man would all of a sudden start something like this. I
Nay
Jan 2013
#128
Oh, not any that I saw. People in other posts who mention that are going overboard, IMHO.
Nay
Jan 2013
#139
I had a teaching colleague whose husband had retired from the same college
Lydia Leftcoast
Jan 2013
#155
It could also be that he has a type of dementia and has become paranoid in his old age.
haele
Jan 2013
#137
Hmm, I was kind of thinking along those lines, but hadn't made the connection to that sort of danger
denverbill
Jan 2013
#138
Thank you. In my posts above, I did forget to mention that these situations NEVER improve.
Nay
Jan 2013
#141
for those who dismissed this awful situation--it is pretty clear that none of you have ever been
niyad
Jan 2013
#114
I find that it is generally best to assume grownups are acting of their own agency.
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2013
#162