Still pissed as hell, but much calmer
Short version: Husband of one of my adopted kids beats my little girl, her three daughters, and leaves, neighbor calls cops, he is arrested, claims sell defense, currently out on bond. If I see him, he won't be taking another step.
Long Version: "L" has been married to "D" for about 8 years, he's cheated on her four times that she knows of, stolen from her and the kids, they live in basic poverty, Oh and L has MS too. L is very religious and keeps forgiving him and praying for him and making excuses for D, because it's "the Christian thing to do." The Daughters are 16 relatively normal smart mouth teenager, 9 (birthday in two weeks) has a growth deficiency and is 3' tall and they doubt she will grow much more, and 5 who also has a growth problem is she is 3' tall and about 150#. L is very Christian but accepts my atheistic ways as she knows about my child hood and is well armed against any JW, I've given her lots of ammo over the years.
(L's & girls version) So Saturday night about 9 PM it started, while discussing their renewal of vowels (the two of them have both promoting it for the last month on their respective Facebook pages), they get into an argument. D starts hitting L and 16, 8 & 5 all start defending mommy (remember she has MS and can barely walk most days). 16 goes outside for help, D follows and proceeds to beat her in the front yard. Neighbors lights come on and he takes car and screams, "I'm leaving and Never coming back" A neighbor calls cops. Neighbor talks to cops and cops decide to investigate and tells neighbor if he returns call them.
All Saturday night L is pleading for help from anyone on Facebook, All the girls are scared, but physically OK, and trying to get through the night. I wake up Sunday morning and see the help she received....about thirty of her Christian friends from her church, minister included, have said they will pray for her and she needs to drive herself to church and the lord will bless her. She reminds them that he took the car, that she is stranded in the house and they have very little food. Every other post, she is begging God to send some help.
This is where I got fucking pissed...."Heather, get up! get dressed L needs us!"...we were out the door in 15 minutes, hit a drive thru for coffee and to fill Heather in. OK so even in a crisis I am a comedian....We show up an her door step, knock, She cracks the door barely looking up..."Hi we're Jehovah's witlesses here to save your soul" (and yes if she was awake she would have gotten the soul joke too) ...She responds, "We're saved" and proceeds to close the door on us... "I taught you better than that, Say your an apostate and they'll leave skid-marks." At which point she finally looks up and realizes who it is. Thus ends the comedy part of the story. The rest is tragedy.
We proceed to hug and console, and eventually I take 16 to Wally for meds & food...Where I find out her version of what happened, Meanwhile Heather is talking to L and keeping 5 & 9 calmed down. I found out that 16 had been out of town visiting grandparents and that she just got back a couple days before the shit hit the fan. We get back and I decide to help 16 clean the kitchen as D has been living like a pig, 4 hours later kitchen is practically spotless. Heather followed my lead and led an assault with the help of 9 & 5 on the living room. At about 3 PM there's a knock on the door and I'm thinking, "Well what do you know, somebody from her church actually gives a shit." It was a social worker who was sent to tell her D has been arrested and to make a report on what happened and see what kind of help she needed.
So to wrap Sunday up...the ONLY people to answer her pleas to god for help were an Atheist, an Agnostic and a government agent sent to investigate.
Monday D went got out on bond, his parents had $150,000 laying around, but he & their grandchildren was living in poverty. But what really pisses me off more...not one "Christian" has showed up at her house to help her, It's been Heather and our other kids (a Atheist, two wiccans, and a undecided), who were helping her get divorce paperwork & restraining order filed, as well as cleaning the other rooms, trying to fix a spare car so she can take herself somewhere if necessary.
So yes, I had my faith (or rather the lack there of) reaffirmed this weekend....and those Christians on Facebook are taking credit that God answered the prayers by sending us (Godless atheists) to help her. Needless to say I've sent most of them a loving private message asking what they learned in church Sunday,because it was obviously not how to be Christ like.
.... However I was a little bit snarky with her minister...OK, I told him where he can stick his bible.
...and still no lightning.
Oh almost forgot... D claimed in court and on Facebook it was self defense, that all four girls were attacking him... 16 was about the only one who could have actually done anything to him, but a 35 year old, 250# male facing a 16 year old, 110# girl?!?Add in: All of the females have bruises and welts, and he has none. Self defense? I don't think so.
Short version: Husband of one of my adopted kids beats my little girl, her three daughters, and leaves, neighbor calls cops, he is arrested, claims sell defense, currently out on bond. If I see him, he won't be taking another step.

Long Version: "L" has been married to "D" for about 8 years, he's cheated on her four times that she knows of, stolen from her and the kids, they live in basic poverty, Oh and L has MS too. L is very religious and keeps forgiving him and praying for him and making excuses for D, because it's "the Christian thing to do." The Daughters are 16 relatively normal smart mouth teenager, 9 (birthday in two weeks) has a growth deficiency and is 3' tall and they doubt she will grow much more, and 5 who also has a growth problem is she is 3' tall and about 150#. L is very Christian but accepts my atheistic ways as she knows about my child hood and is well armed against any JW, I've given her lots of ammo over the years.
(L's & girls version) So Saturday night about 9 PM it started, while discussing their renewal of vowels (the two of them have both promoting it for the last month on their respective Facebook pages), they get into an argument. D starts hitting L and 16, 8 & 5 all start defending mommy (remember she has MS and can barely walk most days). 16 goes outside for help, D follows and proceeds to beat her in the front yard. Neighbors lights come on and he takes car and screams, "I'm leaving and Never coming back" A neighbor calls cops. Neighbor talks to cops and cops decide to investigate and tells neighbor if he returns call them.
All Saturday night L is pleading for help from anyone on Facebook, All the girls are scared, but physically OK, and trying to get through the night. I wake up Sunday morning and see the help she received....about thirty of her Christian friends from her church, minister included, have said they will pray for her and she needs to drive herself to church and the lord will bless her. She reminds them that he took the car, that she is stranded in the house and they have very little food. Every other post, she is begging God to send some help.
This is where I got fucking pissed...."Heather, get up! get dressed L needs us!"...we were out the door in 15 minutes, hit a drive thru for coffee and to fill Heather in. OK so even in a crisis I am a comedian....We show up an her door step, knock, She cracks the door barely looking up..."Hi we're Jehovah's witlesses here to save your soul" (and yes if she was awake she would have gotten the soul joke too) ...She responds, "We're saved" and proceeds to close the door on us... "I taught you better than that, Say your an apostate and they'll leave skid-marks." At which point she finally looks up and realizes who it is. Thus ends the comedy part of the story. The rest is tragedy.
We proceed to hug and console, and eventually I take 16 to Wally for meds & food...Where I find out her version of what happened, Meanwhile Heather is talking to L and keeping 5 & 9 calmed down. I found out that 16 had been out of town visiting grandparents and that she just got back a couple days before the shit hit the fan. We get back and I decide to help 16 clean the kitchen as D has been living like a pig, 4 hours later kitchen is practically spotless. Heather followed my lead and led an assault with the help of 9 & 5 on the living room. At about 3 PM there's a knock on the door and I'm thinking, "Well what do you know, somebody from her church actually gives a shit." It was a social worker who was sent to tell her D has been arrested and to make a report on what happened and see what kind of help she needed.
So to wrap Sunday up...the ONLY people to answer her pleas to god for help were an Atheist, an Agnostic and a government agent sent to investigate.
Monday D went got out on bond, his parents had $150,000 laying around, but he & their grandchildren was living in poverty. But what really pisses me off more...not one "Christian" has showed up at her house to help her, It's been Heather and our other kids (a Atheist, two wiccans, and a undecided), who were helping her get divorce paperwork & restraining order filed, as well as cleaning the other rooms, trying to fix a spare car so she can take herself somewhere if necessary.
So yes, I had my faith (or rather the lack there of) reaffirmed this weekend....and those Christians on Facebook are taking credit that God answered the prayers by sending us (Godless atheists) to help her. Needless to say I've sent most of them a loving private message asking what they learned in church Sunday,because it was obviously not how to be Christ like.
.... However I was a little bit snarky with her minister...OK, I told him where he can stick his bible.
...and still no lightning.
Oh almost forgot... D claimed in court and on Facebook it was self defense, that all four girls were attacking him... 16 was about the only one who could have actually done anything to him, but a 35 year old, 250# male facing a 16 year old, 110# girl?!?Add in: All of the females have bruises and welts, and he has none. Self defense? I don't think so.
