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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 229142" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I am actually doing a great job being detached from this one. </p><p></p><p>She has J's dad's name and asked me if I would call him. I said "No, you can call J's dad. Tell him J owes you money and ask where you can send the bill." However, she is sure he is living with his newest girlfriend. I did tell her if she did send him a bill to send it certified. So, she gets to learn what a certified letter is all about.</p><p></p><p>I also told her to drop it, let it go and go forward.</p><p></p><p>She is being a drama queen about it. She is so angry she says she will punch him in the face if she sees him again. She also told me that if I ran into him to back up and drive over him again. (Gladly, except for the fact I want nothing to do with this one)</p><p></p><p>I just tell her to take this as a hard lesson, walk away, and don't ever loan money or put anything in your name again.</p><p></p><p>She really doesn't know how easy she got out of this one!</p><p></p><p>So, I will give advise but it is up to her to follow through on anything - I will not take on that responsibility. I will not make phone calls, write letters, whatever. She put herself in, she can take herself out (hokey pokey!) It is nice that she is 18 and an adult. Makes my detaching easier - maybe "18" is a magical number and a good thing for parents (it has been my favorite number for forever - now it has a new reason to be a favorite).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 229142, member: 5096"] I am actually doing a great job being detached from this one. She has J's dad's name and asked me if I would call him. I said "No, you can call J's dad. Tell him J owes you money and ask where you can send the bill." However, she is sure he is living with his newest girlfriend. I did tell her if she did send him a bill to send it certified. So, she gets to learn what a certified letter is all about. I also told her to drop it, let it go and go forward. She is being a drama queen about it. She is so angry she says she will punch him in the face if she sees him again. She also told me that if I ran into him to back up and drive over him again. (Gladly, except for the fact I want nothing to do with this one) I just tell her to take this as a hard lesson, walk away, and don't ever loan money or put anything in your name again. She really doesn't know how easy she got out of this one! So, I will give advise but it is up to her to follow through on anything - I will not take on that responsibility. I will not make phone calls, write letters, whatever. She put herself in, she can take herself out (hokey pokey!) It is nice that she is 18 and an adult. Makes my detaching easier - maybe "18" is a magical number and a good thing for parents (it has been my favorite number for forever - now it has a new reason to be a favorite). [/QUOTE]
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