She is Crazy!

So I got home tonight to the not quite famous "msmayhem" in my driveway. She was here to drop off C so I can take him to his wrestling tournament tomorrow.

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I had in my posession, a lamp that was her grandma's, not an antique, not an heirloom, just a lamp that she no longer wanted that she had given to us. We have had this lamp for maybe five years, and it has always been in storage. I had it in the garage, where it has been since we moved in to this house. The lamp was sitting on top of some extra matresses that we have. A couple days ago we had a huge wind storm, I opened the garage, and the mattesses blew over, obviously the lamp ended up in pieces.

Back to the story.

I pull in the garage tonight, and see the broken lamp, so I think "I should see if she wants it" I pick up a piece of the lamp, take it out to her, and ask her if she wants the pieces? She freaks out. Says "that was my grandma's, why would you break it?" I didn't even have time to say anything, and my kids start telling her what had happened to it. I then repeat what the kids have said, and ask again " do you want the pieces?" she says no, so I throw the piece of lamp across the driveway. She then pulls the car into reverse, and starts yelling at me "don't send me any more emails". "this is why", "you are crazy" I think to myself "I'm crazy?" then she says "I will bring the kids home tomorrow", "I will bring the kids home tonight", "I will have them home Monday." Ok, one thing I will not do is gamble on my kids' wellbeing. So I step up on the runningboard of the car. I say "hold on, what is going on with the kids?" she says "get off or I will call 911" I step down, and say "fine I am calling them anyway" so we both call 911 , she drives away, and I take C in the house. I talk to the 911 operator, and tell her that my ex is leaving with the kids, and I am unsure of when they are coming home, and that I am worried about their safety. Ten minutes later, I get a call from a police officer that needs to know more of the story. I tell him what I have just said here, and he tells me that he is on his way to her house to make sure the kids are ok.

I talk to C, and apologize for my behavior, and for him having been there to see it. I ask him his feelings on what has just happened; he tells me that he is upset that we called the police on each other. I explained to him that sometimes when grownups can't deal with each other, that we have to get the authorities involved. He asked if mom was going to go to jail? I told him no, we just needed another grownup to help us handle our argument. I helped him get into his jammies, and get into bed, I think he is ok with everything at the moment. I got a call back from the police officer, he said that he had been to her house, and that he felt that the kids were in a safe environment for the evening. I thanked him for his help, and told him goodnight. Then Ky calls, I ask if everything is ok, she says it is a little weird, but is ok. I told her goodnight, talked to Boo and told him goodnight also, I will see them soon.

I honestly believe that this woman has completely lost it! I have no idea what happened tonight, or why. She has a ton of issues that she needs to deal with, I hope that she can find the help that she needs.

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