Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Perpetrator in unincorporated Lynnhood

Mom and Dad, as always over-committed to the ESL an international student program at University Presbyterian.  They are always making new friends and often helping out some pretty trying situations.
One of the Chinese ladies in their group has been having a hard time with her creeper orthodontist husband.
(Is it just me, or do creepy and orthodontist go together really well??)
In the last week it reach maximum wattage after he decided to test drive his ex wife for getting back together. A trip to NY was just the thing.  When it went well he came home, changed the locks and blocked this lady (Miss A) all access to their checking accounts.  With a divorce impending, he wanted to make sure she could not access any more money and that he served her papers at a point when she had no time to contest.
In addition to being afraid of him, Miss A needed to get to the airport in the am and stayed overnight at my parents house.
In the morning a man attempting to serve divorce papers (what do you call that?) showed up at the suburban home of the Benitez crew.
He banged on the door and demanded that Miss A come out.  No one answered, but Nani.  He did persist and Dad did have to go to work.  So he went out to the car to try and leave for work. The guy decided it would be clever to pull his car behind Dads.  Time to get tricky!!  Dad went in the house, figured out that creeper husband had been calling his cell 8,000 times, looking for Miss A and he picked it up.  He said,"Hey there is a guy here blocking my car.  I am trying to go to work and he needs to get out of the way."  Creeper ranted and raved and demanded dad produce Miss A.  Dad refused to comment and just told him to get the guy he sent out of the way.  Creepy stopped calling, but the server guy (probably a PI) was still there!  He kept saying, I know you have her in there.  I know you do.  Seeing a few bags in dads car, he became convinced that they were hiding her in the trunk.  So then he says, you better let her out. There is not much oxygen in the trunk you know.
He tells my dad, he knows those bags aren't his because they are pink and yellow and much to girly.
Okay??!!
Finally dad goes in the house and tells mom to get Miss A ready to go.  He is going to try a couple things, go and hopefully the PI will follow him and mom can roll out and take Miss A to the airport.

Dad goes out gets in his car and pulls back, actually bumping the guys car.  He yells, Hey you hit my car!
Dad, "says, hey you are backing into my driveway trying to prevent me from going to work.  Move your car."
Doesn't work.  So he goes in the house and gets his camera.  Starts taking pictures of the PI's car, even leans in the open window and starts taking pictures of the interior.  No good reason for this, pretty funny though!  Dude is really freaked out and cant figure out why dad is taking so many pics of his car.  So finally he moves.  Dad pulls out to work and goes.  The guy banged on the door a few more times, just to get Nani riled up i guess.  No one answered and he finally left.  Mom waited  a few minutes and put Miss A in the Odyssey under a pillow.  She got to the airport and made it thru security on her way to China.  All of this to avoid being served in the lovely suburb of un-icorporated Lyn-Hood.
Feel like I am missing out on a lot of great adventure!  All we do is work here.  Realizing there is no balance available here.  I exist to work hard an try to rest as much as possible.  So I am planning accordingly.  New goal list being produced this week.  Riah recently made the brilliant decision to quit work and finish school fast.  But the extra brilliant part is she is preparing for her move.  Yah, I want that.  I am preparing. =)

Below are the secret service pair that kept Miss A safe and helped her escape to safety!
Mom and Dad at Disneyland in July. =)

3 comments:

  1. It's a ways off still but I will do it! Must be good timing and that's hard. It's nice just having a plan and feeling like I am making progress even if we are talking about working financially towards my goal. :) Thanks for inspiring me daily.

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  2. Merissa! That is an insane story! I can't believe how crazy people are!! Well, actually, I see them everyday at work so nevermind. But still. Your parents are amazing.

    I know how you feel about all the time. It can be very discouraging. I often feel like I'm going through a pre-midlife crisis. But then I remember Philippians 3:12-14 "I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong; by no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, running, and I'm not turning back."

    Oh... and are you preparing for a move... a move back to Seattle? :)

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  3. She is my sister and I still am amazed at their strength of character and sheer endurance to help even when it is not convenient or easy to accomplish. ...they just do it because it is right and worthy of a God fearing couple, showing love to those who need it most... They are wonderful. and we are truly blessed to have them. The world would be much rustier without them shining the way!

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