"Why?" do you ask? The irony shouldn't be lost on you.
mopinko (41,302 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10
well, i narced out my tenant. leaving the kids home alone while she works.
not a bad person. a home health aid. single mom with 2 sweet boys.
works the graveyard shift and has gone through several roommates to have someone there while the kids are sleeping.
but i know that she has no one now most nights.
then she comes home and sleeps, while the 5 yo is stuck in the house with the shades down.
and she has had the gas turned off since march, meaning no hot water and no cooking gas. i have tried to hook her up with some help, but she is pretty, well, not working it.
microwave cooking, period.
plus, she is just not a good mom. i try to get her to let the little one hang out with me, and she just wont let him.
so, of course, the usually not there roommate turned out to be home tonight when i called the cops to report them home alone.
but she backed me up, and told them that she was leaving at 6, and mom did not get off till 7.
they said they couldnt do anything, but i made it clear that i expected to see the there at 6 am.
sarge is still sitting in front of the house, tho, and talking to dcfs.
fun times. great to be a property owner!
A good progressive would have cut her rent in order to help the less fortunate...
CaliforniaPeggy (109,163 posts)
1. Those kids are so lucky to have you looking out for them.
It's too bad about the mom, but she sounds pretty irresponsible in some ways.
Hope the kids get into a better situation.
But, Calpeg, she isn't. She called the police. She didn't volunteer to watch the kids at night until a solution was found. SHE CALLED THE MAN!
mopinko (41,302 posts)
3. i am quite attached to them
it is a family building, 4 and 5 br.
i knew that would be the deal.
and i just took to this little 5 yo right away. i really rented the place to him.
but i knew heads would be a buttin sometime.
somewhat grateful that we made it through a whole year.
But, you are not, Mopinko. You are part of the problem- a slum lord with a kid fetish.
mopinko (41,302 posts)
4. its really not fair.
the are on the waiting list for a sec 8.
i would be happy to do this. but i tell ya, what an archaic agency.
we got bounced when we tried to enroll our other unit, over missed appointments, even tho i live 2 doors away.
talked to another 2 flat owner who had the same problem, and lost a tenant.
that is why the waiting list is so f'ing long.
Ah... now we see the real reason. Mopinko is trying to get her building into section 8 status to rake in the big government buck. Sure... "It's for the children!"
mopinko (41,302 posts)
6. well roommate told me got me when she left this morning,
so i called the cops back. mom wasnt expected back for an hour and a half.
in spite of the kids being alone, it ended up looking like this was just a glitch, a small gap, and the bawled her out, but left the kids.
i have no desire to see her lose her kids taken away. it is a borderline thing.
but the thing that cheeses me about it is that then she comes home and spends the day trying to catch up on her sleep.
and with summer coming i am afraid those kids will be alone when she is home.
Mopinko is such a compassionate progressive.
boston bean (20,467 posts)
7. She is working at night and she needs to sleep and that cheeses you?
WTF?
No shit, BB. Progressive compassion at it's best.
