Another "whew" week

I just remembered this one: the Fair.

Several years ago, we ran into some of DH's aunts at the state fair.

The year before evil JB died, I ran into DH's niece at the fair. Had not seen her in years due to cut off. I did not tell DH that I saw her, but I told her that I saw somebody he knew who knew him and knew me.

I feared that after evil JB heard that we had been seen at the state fair, that she would start making the pilgrimage to go.

But she died before the next one, so I did not have to worry about it.

Six Months !

OK, it's Aug 9 at 12:20 am, and I am only now getting around to posting. Technically, the six month anniversary is over as of about 20 minutes ago

In some ways, it does not seem like I have been free of JB for a whole six months. In others, it actually seems like a nightmare much longer ago than that.

I do feel a sense of relief over many things. One is having holiday time to share with hubbie and not to have to worry about that phone ringing for another contrived emergency that happens to fall on a holiday or birthday. I don't have to wonder if the phone is going to ring during supper on our anniversary in a couple months. I don't have to worry about hubbie wanting to go to roach haven for Thanksgiving dinner.

Financial Responsibility - Dodged a bullet

Something was just posted on the bulletin board that shocked me. It turns out that adults can be held legally responsible for taking care of their parents. I thought it was not true, but sure enough, it's in North Carolina Law.

§ 14-326.1. Parents; failure to support.
If any person being of full age, and having sufficient income after reasonably
providing for his or her own immediate family shall, without reasonable cause, neglect to
maintain and support his or her parent or parents, if such parent or parents be sick or not
able to work and have not sufficient means or ability to maintain or support themselves,
such person shall be deemed guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor; upon conviction of a
second or subsequent offense such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
If there be more than one person bound under the provisions of the next preceding
paragraph to support the same parent or parents, they shall share equitably in the
discharge of such duty. (1955, c. 1099; 1969, c. 1045, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 227; 1994, Ex.
Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

Here is a link to the page:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/pdf/ByArticle/Chapter_14/Article_40.pdf

I am so thankful that JB did not know this. She would have held it over hubbie's head and he would have thrown it in my face and complied.

Whew! Dodged a bullet on that one.
Ahhhh, don't have to worry about that.