We lived in West Sacramento when our children were in middle school. We became friends with a neighbor and we'd play cards, BBQ and go out together. Then one day, we were no longer friends.
I worked in the afternoon and my husband worked in the morning and our schedule overlapped by 1 to 2 hours. So I would leave the children home alone during that time. Remember, they are in middle school, so they are not too young.
As soon as i left for work, my neighbor started calling the police on my children saying they were harassing her and her children. Now my children are smaller and younger than her children. It was so bad one officer came to my place of employment to tell me leaving them home alone could be considered abandonment and he could remove them if I do it again.
So one day I got dressed to go to work, snuck my children into the car and drove off like I was going to work. I went to friends homes, changed my clothes, visited with them and asked if they'd be my witness to where my children were that day.
I arrived back home as an officer, THE OFFICER, was leaving my front door. He saw the kids and asked if they had been with me the whole time. I said, "yes." He replied, "then how could they have harassed your neighbor." To which I replied, "I dont know."
She (my Karen) came screaming up saying she was going to kill me and my children. He tackled her and put her in handcuffs. Told me it sounded like a threat to him and did i want to press charges. I did.
She was charged and had to spend a few days in jail. The whole family moved as soon as she was released.
