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Retaliation After I Called Cps

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I called CPS on a mentally unstable neighbor. I met her at our children's bus stop last year and witnessed her physically, emotionally, and mentally abuse her child, as well as medically neglect his asthma. I've also seen the inside of her apartment and it is filthy and beyond just cluttered. She admitted that one time hid weed from her equally abusive boyfriend in her son's jacket and he went to school with it but no teachers saw. I've wanted to call for a while but was afraid nothing would get done, and she would know it was me and retaliate.

She kept trying to be my friend, and didn't pick up on any social innuendos that I was not interested. She started coming onto my property and sitting on my porch when I ignored her texts. Finally I texted her when she was in my driveway and told her politely, but directly, I wasn't interested in a friendship and she would have to respect my space.

She proceeds to stand outside my house trying to provoke a fight. Saying "come outside bitch you wont do shit" and making fun of me, my kids, etc. She did this in front of her child, which clearly is putting him in danger because what if I was crazy and had a gun or something? Our ring camera picked it up and I thought this would be good evidence and I felt comfortable reporting it to cps since I had proof of her explosive outbursts and had nothing to lose because she already wants to cause harm to me for rejecting her.

This happened in September and she will not stop harassing me. Walking by my house talking on the phone about how she's "turnt" and how much she hates me. One morning I was driving and had to stop and wait for her to cross the street after she got her kid on the bus (she walks to a different bus stop now) and she once again starts yelling, trying to fight. I called the bus company and asked for footage to use as evidence for a protection order but they said because it also videos the children inside the bus they cant give me the video.

She stopped coming to the bus stop in September, but today she randomly did and said she knows it was me who called who called because they gave a first name in the report. I denied it and said it was probably the school because I called them and showed them the video and told them I don't want my kids at the book fair if she's volunteering because they won't feel safe around her. The school also agreed to my request. (This is true, but they may not have called cps so I did anyway.) She then starts yelling that she told cps that I smoke crack while I'm pregnant and breastfeeding, my dog bites people and isn't safe around my kids, I get high with my husband, and she kept going but I was already walking away into my house and ignoring her.

My question is: if I have things documented but no video evidence besides the quick ring camera of her walking by my house could the police do anything about a protection order? Do I call cps and say shes making false allegations? I just wish she would leave me the hell alone. She is extremely unstable and I'm starting to fear for my safety because it's been months and she will not move on.

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