Domestic matters

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This morning the landlord phoned to say the woman upstairs has a restraining order on the husband, that I shouldn't leave the door unlocked (duh!), that I should call police if I see him, and that she would be moving out. That would be a relief. The family includes a delinquent teenager, a boy about eight, and three children under four.

I came home this afternoon to find their apartment silent with the door standing open.

I asked Joanne downstairs whether everyone was gone. Unfortunately her version of events is: the husband is on a binge, the woman and kids already left, and he is upstairs sleeping. Not so good. With her gone, I can expect his drinking buddies to appear, and loud music at any hour of day or night.

Meanwhile, I'm stressing over a simple family matter. My ex had offered to pick Marian up from school tomorrow if necessary. On Monday I emailed my ex saying I wouldn't be able to get there until 6:30. Instead of replying, she forwarded my email to the school. So Marian emails this afternoon asking me to come sooner.

One thing I can rely on, is never knowing my ex's agenda.