by Loren Adams – February 04, 2009
Dear Abbie:
Two years ago our home was broken into. My husband, George,
found out all 19 thieves came from Soddy Street across town. Supposedly, friends of his in police
intelligence gave inside information. Or so George claimed.
So, what does George do? He directs the cops to go after another bad guy named Sam on
Tigris Street. George was mad at Sam for insulting his daddy years before.
At first George claimed Sam had powerful weapons hidden in
his basement that were going to be used against us and our neighbors. Then when the cops couldn't find any,
George changed his story. He said
he had weapons PROGRAMS hidden in his basement. Then after the cops couldn't find any "programs,"
George changed his story for the third time to: "Sam has weapons programs
ACTIVITIES in his basement."
Reminded me of the ole song "There's a Hole in the
Bottom of the Sea." George
just kept the fibs flowing — always changing his tune when caught
contradicting the facts — adding a word here or there to revise the prior
version.
Then after the cops cleared Sam of any weapons programs
ACTIVITIES, George changed his account again and said, "We needed to take
Sam out so we could liberate Sam's poor oppressed family. Don't you feel sorry
for Sam's kids and wife? Taking
out Sam is all about FREEDOM, not weapons! Besides, it was someone in police intelligence who fed me
the line about weapons. You think
I made it all up? I never said Sam
had weapons for sure. I never said
Sam was an imminent threat. I said he was a GATHERING threat. Big difference!"
Well, it all sounded the same to me — as it did
everyone else on the block. Even
George's homespun Texas charm can't hide the fact he's a big fat liar.
What I could never figure was how the hell did George even
know Sam had weapons in the first place? Then I discovered later that George's father had sold them to Sam years
ago so George wanted them back and wanted to have Sam locked up in the process
so he could foreclose on Sam's house and steal his property at auction. George honestly didn't give a damn
about Sam's family. He just used
that story to try to get me to feel sorry. What a jerk!
Meanwhile, the real bad guys were still on the loose ready
to break in our house and probably finish us off.
So, George suggested I go down to the hardware store and buy
several rolls of duct tape and plastic sheeting — enough to wrap the
house. He assured me that'd keep
the bad guys out. Honestly, I
thought I'd heard of everything until then!
So, here I am with the kids — afraid that the bad guys
will show up at any time. This household has gone completely NUTS thanks to
George. I'm at my wits end dealing
with him.
Abbie, how would you resolve this problem?
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Dear Bamboozled:
Divorce the bastard! Ship him back to Texas or wherever the hell he came from! He's been
lying to you the whole time and probably had some kind of deal worked out with
the break-in artists. George
probably knew the thieves before, so contracted them out to do the job. Do any
of the crooks’ names match any that George was associated with before in his
business dealings? You see, George
was using the break-in as a pretext to go after Sam. Revenge and acquisition of Sam's property were his true
motives.
You're in danger, honey! He not only deceived you about Sam but he's trying to cover
up the break-in that started the whole chain of events! Did you question him about the break-in
but were surprised when he refused to answer?
I thought so.
You see, dear, he has something to hide if he refuses to
answer the simplest questions. He's using the situations to gain more control over your personal lives.
Get out while you can, sweetie. Or evict the SOB and slap a
restraining order on him. And keep the cat and all your husband's bank account
before he liquidates everything. You're only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
George is deceitful and probably has much more hidden from view. If he operates in secret, he's living a
lie. He's corrupt to the core and
will take you and your family down if you continue a relationship with
him. Think the unthinkable and
you'll probably be right.
Then go find a husband who'll tell the truth and treat you
with the respect you deserve. George has broken his vows — so write him off ASAP and ship him
back to Texas where he can rot. 