The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

I think I'm just petrified because I've never dealt with the court in my life... it's really freaking me out. I'm definitely not canceling any plans yet, but I really, really want to avoid court if I can. Thanks for your input Cammie. Also, it was good meeting you the other night!

I definitely see shades of my mother in yours. My guess is she's an expert bluffer, just like mine. My mom LOVES to threaten, but when it comes to truly aggressive action (like your mother is threatening), my mom never went through with it. I doubt your mother has the energy to take her tirade to a courtroom, and I don't even know her. Even if she did, a judge would likely toss it (take this info from someone who now works in this line of business).

So here's a really personal question: is your mother an addict? Mine is a prescription drug addict these days, and I believe that's part of what fuels much of her craziness and lack of coherent memory. She was a coke (I so just typed another word... ) addict through most of my childhood. So she just graduated from one addiction to another. My Dad and I have begged her to seek counseling for so many years because of her anger & addiction issues, but that just makes her even crazier when we suggest that. My only course of action the past couple of years has been to throw up a giant and very unforgiving barricade and keep her behind it. It's not what I'd prefer, but it keeps my life peaceful.