Mama Drama

♫ "Let the rain fall down
everywhere around you
give into it now
let the day surround you
you don't need a reason
let the rain go on and on..."



Last night my mother called around 9:30 pm. I always say, a phone call after 9:00 pm is never good. This was no exception.

At first she sounded defeated and lonely. I have sympathy enough for her to at least hear her out. She said, "I'm off work next weekend, Will you bring Trevor to come see me?" I told her that I could not commit to it tonight, though I would try.

I was really considering meeting with mom and taking Trevor up to see her; when she said in a nasty voice, "We have some things we need to get straight..."

Wait, what? That sounded like angry drunk talk. I said, "Excuse me?" She said, "Yeah, I have every right to through you and Joe's whole family in jail for kidnapping!"

Then she goes on to say,

..."You should never have put him into a foster home..."
..."You sold Trevor to Joe's mom and dad so you could get a house..."
..."They get over a thousand dollars a month for him living there..."
..."You took him away from his family and gave him to people who don't love him..."
..."You never even see him..."
..."You're a terrible mother, you can't be around him for ten minutes without screaming at him..."
..."I'm going to have you arrested..."
..."I have friends who are cops..."
..."I know people..."
..."I'll see you in court..."
..."Does Joe even know you have a history of violence?..."

I told her I still stand firm in my decision to take Trevor. I am not on drugs or alcohol, I do not want them in my life. I do not want them in Trevor's life. I'm not willing to fight with her; I do have sympathy for her in that she must be lonely, but that does not give a right to hurt me or Trevor. I told her not to call unless she's sober.