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Ex MIL just called me

justmakingthebest's picture

Holy Crap. My ex MIL, 2nd husband (very brief marriage, no kids) that liked to "smack me around" just called my office. She works for some local television news station and was doing cold calls for advertising. 

She said her name and I froze. Then she said... Do I know you? 

Uh yeah. 

Then she tried to play nice and "catch up" like her son wasn't Satan. 

Now I am trying my best to not fire my receptionist who put the call through when I said don't give me marketing calls (kidding... kind of) and not freak out because she now knows where I work. I feel like all the safety I have built up over the last 6 years was just shattered. I am here alone in my office so much. I like to get in at 6 am so I can work and people leave me the hell alone.

I don't know if I can do that anymore. I made sure he didn't know where we lived. Even in my divorce from him. 

I have never stopped scanning parking lots before I go into a store. I watch for him on the roads. I watch for him all the time. I thought I was safe and hidden. 

I don't know if he would ever do anything. Maybe he doesn't even think about me. He used to tell me that he owned me. I know that I am the cause of one of his relationships post our split ending. His GF sought me out on facebook and asked if he ever hit me. I told her everything, she cried and said she was breaking it off with him and thanked me. She said he knew it, there were so many red flags. 

Shit. 

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Stepdrama2020's picture

Can you get a restraining order. ? I am not sure how that works but its worth the shot. Can you call a local police station and explain.

Dang your safety is a priority. 

justmakingthebest's picture

I don't think I would have grounds anymore. I have been in a bubble with no contact.

Stepdrama2020's picture

Can you call the police anyway and explain so they have the info just in case? I do not know how or what you can do, but I would tell your co workers, friends, family, and the police so that everyone can place wellness checks on you.

HowLongIsForever's picture

Reach out to a local women's or DV advocacy organization.

They can provide you with guidance on how to address what you just experienced - from resources for emotional support to protection (legal remedies or otherwise).

These organizations tend to work with and through the courts to provide DV victims appropriate knowledge and support. 

If your DV circumstances were not a known component of your divorce, your case was likely not on anyone's radar but they will support where they can, regardless.

 

justmakingthebest's picture

I had the restraining order for 1 year but never went back after that. 

I think I will reach out just to be safe, thank you. I never even thought about reaching out for help for a shelter now that I am in a completely different place in life. 

StepUltimate's picture

... by Gavin de Becker. Also:

Doghandgun, pepper-spray.

Just sayin.