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Update to Preparing for the Worst

Fade to black's picture

Hey guys! I am back again Smile It turns out that the reason sd wasnt returning dh's calls was because bm's current dh took the phone when bm left him for her current bf. When bm asked him about seeing her kids (the ones she has with him) he told sd that she needed to call her dad. Ok, sounds legit so we worried for nothing right?

Wellllll, sd had a hair appt today so dh brought her home last night. He said sd, bm, and gbm were acting weird at pickup, asking dh if he wanted to come in. He was pressed for time so he declined.

This morning I awoke to every light on in the house. Weird. I shut them off at bedtime. My spidey sense goes off and i go look for the tablet we had confiscated months ago. It was hidden in my closet and it was gone. Drawers had been dug through.

I called dh to see if he brought it to work and he said no, but the 4 year old was playing with it a few days ago. Fairly certain I had put it away but i will reserve judgement for now.

I act normal and drop sd off to her appt, then come home to look for the tablet. I ask the 4 yr old if he knows where it is and he says sure, and takes me to my closet where i hide it on the top shelf. Not there. I look thru sd's bag and lo and behold there is the tablet. I powered it up and she texted her mom and bf last night after we were asleep. Bm asked if she asked her dad yet? And sd responded no she was too scared to and maybe she would ask him tomorrow (about moving to bf town with bm).

I also found she took my perfume, some other toiletries of mine, and a pair of diamond earrings my mother gave me! I called dh and let him know what i found. I said at this point i am ready to just let her go with bm to bf town. Dh felt sd was purposely doing this for that exact reaction and he would deal with her tonight.

So change of plans, bm isnt going out of town after all so sd wanted bm to come pick her up after the hair appt. Sd called dh to ask and he asked her about the tablet and she said she asked the 4 year old where it was and he showed her. I do not know what dh said to that. He wanted to know if i wanted to ask her about the earrings while i was on the phone with him ( and driving) i said no i would rather we all do this in person.

So even though sd knew that i knew about her taking the tablet, she said not one word. She came to tell me bye when her mom arrived. Dh thinks if sd is too scared to bring up the subject of the move to him then she ultimately wont and we just just let it go for know, at least until there is a reason to worry.

I dont know what to feel, but I do feel pissy that sd came in to clean us out and dh felt something this big can just be delt with over the phone.

Thanks for any advice or thoughts yall may have for me!

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moving_on_again's picture

Better get a lock on your bedroom door.

It just occurred to me that maybe that's why MSD was stealing from us, too. It worked. We told her she didn't have to come to our house anymore. Of course, there were many more incidents that were instigated by BM that brought it to that point. Also, incidents that weren't instigated by BM.

I have never heard of MSD stealing from anyone else and hasn't stole from us since she broke away from BM.

Makes you wonder how much the BMs tell them to do.

Fade to black's picture

Yes indeedy, my bedroom door will be locked for the foreseeable future. It has a lock (for, ahem, adult reasons) but today has shown me to watch my back. Thank you for responding

Tuff Noogies's picture

not just a lock, get a keyed doorknob where you and dh ONLY have keys, put it on with your car keys, so they are with you both if she is ever at home alone.

dh and i had to do this.

Fade to black's picture

I responded to anotherstep but it said it was under mod review? Yikes, i dont want to be in trouble, it was nothing bad...

notasm3's picture

I would call the police on ANYONE who stole my mother's diamond earrings. If I didn't kill them first.(My mother is deceased.)

Fade to black's picture

I understand, Notasm3. I guess I was in shock that the earrings were there, and I was thinking we were going to confront her together tonight, but she scurried off back to bm. It is still technically bm's time until July 31.

Fade to black's picture

Oh so now dh said that sd's controlling ass bf texted him saying that dh better return HIS tablet. Then he texted and said he didnt want to get in the middle but his dad had bought the tablet and was upset that it had been "gathering dust" for the last few months. Dh said he will respond tomorrow because he is angry at this lack of respect. I say too bad, controlling ass bf, this is what you get for interfering in a parent/child issue (dh had taken the tablet because sd was grounded from electronics for sexting and controlling ass bf got his dad to buy her a tablet). Oh well. Our house, our mortgage, our rules.

Fade to black's picture

Sorry, meant to say dh had taken sd's phone due to sexting, and controlling ass bf had his daddy buy her a tablet. To be be a hero, I guess.

Aniki-Moderator's picture

Why does this punk have your DH's cell phone number? Don't text the little a$$hole back and BLOCK HIM.

Acratopotes's picture

I would not let this go, regardless when ever SD visits again, I will get into her for taking my earrings whether DH likes it or not.

Then buy a small safe for all your jewelry and documents like birth certificates, passports etc. Not even DH gets a key,

Make it very clear, SD is free to move where ever with BM, but then BM will be responsible for dropping off and collecting her, not DH, or they can meet half way.

Keep the rule SD may not have electronics at your home, what she does at BM's home is none of your concern, the moment she walk in the front door, you search her stuff and take away all electronics, the day she leaves, search again to get all the stolen property till SD can be trusted in 20 years time I would say. This will be punishment for stealing,

I hope you punished the 4 year old for telling SD where you hid the tablet... he had no right telling her, and he had no right playing with it if BM's BF bought it for SD,

Fade to black's picture

Oh yes I plan to get at it about the earrings, I just want to do it in person. The safe is a great idea, it is a shame it came to this but like you said all the trust is gone.