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Bat out of hell and DCS investigation update

Nymh's picture

I have been going with BF to pick ups and drop offs of SS, to offer a level-head in case things get bad, and so that if necessary I can call the cops while he drives or run the video camera. Due to the restraining order that BM and I have against each other, I wait at the end of her road (at least 1/2 mile away from her house) for him to go there and come back to get me. This, according to her, is "too close for comfort" and a violation of the restraining order (does anyone else agree with her or is it obvious she's just BSing?). She knows that I come anyway regardless of her asking that I not come. So today, on our way home from dropping SS off, we weren't a mile away from her house when she came flying up and passing us like a bat out of hell. I bet she didn't even say "Hi SS! I missed you! I love you..." she must have just asked, "Was that BITCH at the end of the road? Yes? Get in the car!" She had to have left as soon as BF pulled out the driveway and must have been going at least 80MPH (in a 65) to catch us and pass us that fast. She pulls off the road and angles so that she can see us, and as we pass her she starts waving her arms and yelling (of course we can't hear her). We could see SS sitting in the back seat. After we passed, she pulled back out behind us and flashed her lights and honked her horn for a couple of miles. She finally pulled off the road and turned around to go home.

We get home to an email that says "SS's medications weren't returned! I followed you for miles flashing my lights and honking and you obviously don't care enough about your son to stop and find out what it was that I needed!" That is so much BS. His medications were zipped up in the very top of his duffel bag. That was just the first excuse she could think of. And it obviously was an excuse because she didn't give us a follow-up email to say "Oh nevermind, I found it..." Plus, with how fast she came up on us, there's no way she had time to look through all of his things and deduce that the medications weren't there. If she had spent 5 seconds to unzip his bag, she would have seen them. She just wanted to chase us down and bitch me and BF out for me being there. He started to pull off the road to talk to her and I said, "No, she's just wanting to start trouble. If she wants it bad enough she can just follow us all the way home." I wish I had thought fast enough to have been recording her as she passed us but honestly she was going so fast that I didn't have a chance.

ALSO an update on the DCS investigation. The case worker has been trying to close the investigation for two months, but BM keeps dodging the home visit to her house. The case worker decided to do a surprise visit to BM's house because of the concerns that have been voiced by BF, MIL and myself about SS's living situation there. When she finally caught BM at home, BM WOULDN'T LET HER IN THE HOUSE! SS told us that the lady showed up and asked if she could come in, and BM said NO! This is going to make her look so much worse than she's already made herself look...she's batting 1000!

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Cruella's picture

That is just going to make your case stronger. What an idiot. I am happy for you on that one. You give her enough rope and she will hang herself.

Nymh's picture

The ironic thing is that SHE STARTED IT! She's the one that reported us and started this DCS investigation in the first place. I guess she didn't realize that when DCS steps in, BOTH families are put under investigation...

The case worker has been to our house and chatted cordially with us multiple times. But she's never once had a good experience with BM. HUMMM

*~So sayeth Nymh~*

Mocha2001's picture

As for the restraining order. There's probably something in there that says 100 feet, or yards or whatever. At least that's the way they are written in our state. you probably don't even have to stand at the corner. In the car is probably good enough. I'd look into it and then talk to your attorney. They can't arrest you if you are in your car, and haven't gotten out if there is no distance requirement on the restraining order.

She's just crazy!!!

~ Katrina

Nymh's picture

"On the motion of the Court, and upon good cause shown to the court in this matter in court on the day entered herein, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that BM and Nymh are hereby restrained from coming about each other or harrassing or molesting each other in person, by telephone, or by written communication."

So with that, I think 1/2 mile is plenty of distance. It kind of leaves it gray...so I don't know if being in the car is far enough. HOWEVER she HAS come to our store that we own and sat outside while sending her son in, knowing that I was in there. So I could turn around and say that that was "too close for comfort" too. If 1/2 mile is too close for her, she definitely shouldn't be sitting right outside the door to where I am!

I just realized that at the top it says "State of ___ vs. BM" I didn't see that before, I figured it would have been me vs. her. Interesting.

*~So sayeth Nymh~*

Nymh's picture

I called my lawyer to make sure that me waiting at the end of her road wasn't a violation of the RO. They said that as long as I'm consciously putting a distance between the two of us and I'm not going out of my way to be in her presence or contact her in any way, there's no violation and there's nothing she can do about me being there.

*~So sayeth Nymh~*

Nymh's picture

We didn't hear this from the DCS case worker, we actually heard it from SS. So as of right now it's kind of heresay, but he's always been truthful before and with BM's history we have no reason to disbelieve him. Hopefully we'll hear from the case worker soon and she'll tell us what happened and what happens from here on out.

*~So sayeth Nymh~*

Cruella's picture

That this child can be taken from both of your homes or at least taken from her home until an investigation is complete. Not allowing DCS into her home shows them that the child may be in real danger. It is a red alert. My Attorney told me when CPS came knocking on our door to welcome the case worker in. We had nothing to hide. Wow this woman is hanging her own self with a rope she created.

Nymh's picture

Up until now, the DCS lady has been very standoffish when it comes to busting in and stirring things up. She's always very "only if that is OK for you guys" or "whatever you guys need" with us. I'm kind of afraid that she'll just be like "oh well, I guess I won't be able to do that part". Is it required by law that she or someone see the inside of that house? It's obviously no better than it has been if BM wouldn't let her in, which means that SS is living in a house with three cats that don't use a litter box, BM's room is filled with empty bottles and food containers up to the bottom of her mattress, and SS's room is a pigsty. MIL said the last time she went into that house there was so much garbage and crap on the floor everywhere that she had to literally make a path with her feet as she went to not step on anything, and she was glad she wore real shoes because she was afraid of what might get on her feet.

With SS always smelling and looking when we get him like he hasn't had a bath at all between visits, I really hope that the investigation gets amped up a notch. MIL said last night, "That woman isn't stable, they really need to take SS from her..." That was after BM called her and said she didn't appreciate MIL, BF and myself threatening BM's life in front of her son. ???

*~So sayeth Nymh~*

OldTimer's picture

I'm glad to hear an update from you. Sad about the DCS case... how it's going that is. I hope it works out for you. I think of you and your family often. You are in my thoughts.

Wink StepMom

Man has the intelligence to change his life,
Sometimes, he just fails to use it...

Nymh's picture

I've been having some health issues lately and I really appreciate everyone's extra thoughts. I don't post about my health here because that's not really something step-related to vent about, but for those of you with Myspaces, I do post about it on my blog there.

*~So sayeth Nymh~*