Fred - the cops have already seen it, and done what they were going to do about it. You are in a new life, with new opportunities, and you don't need that drama.

Pack the video up carefully and shove it somewhere safe, on the off-chance that she comes back around to harass you again. Then forget everything about it. Live the life that's in front of you, not the one that's behind you.

I am with everyone else, plt. Put all that jacked up shit behind you.
You have the opportunity now to start again.

I am sorry about your mom, Sundae. Sounds like she is :dedhorse:

I always wanted to use that smiley. Somehow there just aren't enough opportunities for it, here on the cellar.

yeah. let me clarify. i had to reformat my hard drive and lost said video

Dude ya should have asked me , i have that vid

kerosene has issues.

Hey guys! My leaky valve stopped dripping.

I smeared some plumber's lubricant around the outside of my stem, and really worked it in there. I left it alone for a couple days, and the leak stopped all by itself.

i forgot you had it zip. yeah i'm putting it behind me and every day it gets smaller in the rear view mirror. it's just a little hard to forget something/someone that shattered your life as you knew it. it's all good though, i'm looking ahead. chin up.

I can neither confirm nor deny that. I should try to deny it, I know, but I can't.

I had another contact from Child Protective Services today... no fewer than 5 of my youts are now in the system.

imo cps can suck a big one. yeah they try to help but around these parts they do more harm than good. damn gubmint.

wow Griff. You have your work cut out for you and they have you, so that's a good thing.

I used to look at it that way until I watched them bend over backwards trying to help horrible people/parents improve their home life. Where I am they virtually never remove so we get to watch slow motion train wrecks punctuated by extreme violence. People love those welfare checks so they'll fight for their them er their kids. The home interventions are all contracted out so there is another financial incentive to keep them in the home. By the end of this insane year, I'll have a firmer grasp of what they do, attempt to do, and don't do.

Cover your ass, Griff, cover your ass, and remember you can't do that from the middle.:smack:

Or you could consult a really good lawyer. Esp if they could make a case using the said vid as proof you were wrongly incarcerated. Just because the cops saw it doesn't mean much. They may just not want to deal with it. If this woman is a menace then she must be stopped and this may help build a case against her in the long run. I might tuck it away, but I do not think I would get rid of it.

I agree. It all comes down to the local cps people, their personalities, and the relationship they have with the local DA. Watch your ass and don't get in to deep or you may get dragged in to the drama.

My focus is getting the kids to a place where they can perform in the classroom. I didn't drop a dime on anyone. Some brought the police into their own lives the rest have apparently pissed off neighbors, relatives, and landlords. We monitor the kids physical health on a daily basis and note problems. The most dangerous parents to deal with also have long rap sheets and other troubled kids in the district so they can try to make my life miserable but in the end they won't get much love from the system.