The drama continues.......but at least I am one step removed from it.
My grand daughter and daughter were living together in Tacoma. R just had a baby, and A just delivered. Because of just having a baby, A had been short on a couple of house payments, so she decided to rent out the spare bedroom.
This is when my daughter decided to move out, because it is a small house and it would be just too much closeness.
She called yesterday to tell me that my grand daughter had caught the new room mates smoking crack in their bedroom. They were completely unapologetic, saying "We rented the room, we can do what we want". Grand daughter called the police, who told them that since the couple had paid rent on the room, they couldn't just be chucked out in the street.
Grand daughter was beside herself. I was pretty upset having crackheads in the room next to my great grandson. I have to help R move the last of her stuff, and was planning to make life very uncomfortable for the room mates when I went down to help her recover the last of her stuff. I was sitting contemplating my choice of weapons. I needed something I could legitimately carry to use while moving, but would effectively eliminate any resistance. I had figured I had ample reason to have a come-along for securing the load, It has a nice big turnbuckle on the end of a strap that might cause someone to rethink their stand.
I called R back to get the latest, and to me GREAT relief I found out that the grand daughter had gone to visit a sympathetic judge, and gotten a restraining order. Said crackheads cannot come within 100 yards of the house without a Police escort, and then only to retrieve their possessions.
I am proud of my grand daughter. She is only 19, but she handled things in the best was possible.
She did the right thing, the right way.
I wouldn't have been so mature.
7 comments:
WOW! Ain't it amazing how commmon sense skips a generation? I wouldn't even know how to find a judge, other than getting arrested, I mean.
a-ricleo: Being a country boy, I grew up with the idea that you take care of your own business. Running to the cops wasn't an option.
By the way, welcome to my blog....
Good for her!
And what amazes me is the police did nothing? Isn't crack a crime??? WTF??
Glad things worked out for your granddaughter! Hope they do for R as well.
Sarah: I was surprised that the cops didn't do anything, but without proof, they had no evidence, and they would need a search warrant to look.
Wow... now THAT'S drama.
My stress over the upcoming family thanksgiving just dropped several notches. At least there won't be crackheads there!
ncp: I have made it clear to anyone involved that my home is a drug free zone (Except for a little alcohol). I'm sure glas I didn't have to get involved in the whole thing.
Wow.
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