48 hours

Here we go - I told you that after Vanessa's graduation dinner on Saturday my parents headed back home and passed Randi about 5 miles outside of Hunstville. My mom said she would NOT speak to Randi at all. On Sunday, my mom had to work so she showered, dressed and headed to her car only to find the seat pushed back, the mirrors adjusted, the radio station turned to hip hop, and the gas light on in her car. Randi had decided it was okay to drive my mom's car around while my mom was out of town. She was pissed so she went inside and asked my dad where Randi and the kids were. He said Randi had taken them to the park. She drove by two parks in Wimberley and when she couldn't find her she called. Randi actually answered the phone, so my mom asked her where she was. She said she was at the park in San Marcos with the kids. My mom said she had no right to drive to the park in San Marcos when she didn't even have money for gas. There were plenty of parks in Wimberley. Randi said that the kids wanted to come to the one in San Marcos....ughhhh! So my mom asks why Randi was driving her car, and Randi says she swears she didn't..that Isaiah was playing in it and she spanked him for it....ummm? How did Isaiah get the keys? How did the car miraculously lose half a tank of gas? She is seriously so stupid. They apparently got into it and my mom finally told Randi enough was enough.***More on that in a bit***
My mom got home about 8:30am Monday morning from a 12 hour shift at the hospital and called my dad to make sure Randi got the kids to school. He said yes, but that Randi had picked up a shift from 5pm to 12am and then back at 11am so dad was going to pick them up from school and take them the next morning for her (Not sure why she couldn't pick them up or take them...but oh well) My mom was upset with my dad because they had told her that they wouldn't be helping her as much anymore, including being her personal daycare or taxi cab. My dad told my mom that she has a car note to make so she needs to work (he hasn't quite caught on that she most likely isn't working!) So today is Wednesday, and no one has heard from Randi since noon on Monday. In 8 minutes it will have been 48 hours. No one knows where she is, she isn't answering her phone, or replying to texts. My parents are going to file a missing persons report in 7 minutes now. My mom is so angry, and yet she is genuinely concerned that something bad has happened. I understand that as a parent you never give up on your child. She has called the hospitals and police stations, but she is actually worried that she may be in a ditch somewhere. There is a small part of me that worries that may be the case...but honestly I just think she is on a bender somewhere. She wants to escape from the reality that everything is closing in on her and her world is crumbling. She hasn't called to check on her kids, or to talk to them...nothing. She was supposed to pick them up from school yesterday, but my dad had to do it, then he had to take Isabella to her softball game, bring them home, feed them, and give them baths, put them to bed, and take them to school this morning. Last night the kids were crying because they wanted their mom. How shitty of a person can you be? I wish no harm on my sister...in fact it would kill me if something bad happened to her. No matter what she does, I love her - but Geez! I think its time to get her out of the kids lives. It is just too heartbreaking. So My parents are most likely filing a report as I type this...Lord, I pray they are. I will keep you updated.
*** This is the Message my mom sent me on Monday...
"I said nothing to Randi (when we stopped for the bathroom) or when we got home. I went straight to bed. I stayed in bed all day.... not so much sleeping (even though i do work tonight) but more just to keep my head under the cover and deal with the depression! when I did get up to shower for work, her car was gone. Dad said she took the kids to the park. when i got in my car to leave for work, my car was empty on gas, the seat, mirrors, radio...all had been readjusted. (I left my keys here) I drove to the park by our house, she wasnt there. I drove to the park at Bowen, she wasn't there. I called. She answered (SHOCK) and i asked her when she drove my car. She, of course, denied it and said that Isaiah had gotten in it and that she had spanked him for it. I asked where she was, she said the park in San Marcos. I said she had no business driving to SM on the gas that we paid for. She said that was where the kids wanted to go. I told her not to bring Amelio home. He could no longer stay at my house. She blew up and asked why, "I haven't seen him in 2 days!" I said, "That sucks for you!" She said that we had invited hiim to move in! She realized I was mad about yesterday, but that didn't have anything to do with Amelio. I said if he was there in the morning, I would call the police. She said, "fine, she would come get their stuff and stay with him!" I said "That's great! Make sure the kids are at school and on time, or I call CPS!" She said she hated me and that I was nothing but a bitch and all I wanted to do was control her." I told her "You are a terrible mother...you are a bully and an abuser...you are nothing but a liar and a user and I've taken it for 3 years! You can't afford to put a roof over your children's heads, you can afford to feed them, you can't even afford to make a 3 hour trip...you're in a world of hurt because I'm done! I'm not doing it anymore, and if you don't, I'm sueing you for custody, which btw you don't have any money for an attorney, but if I couldn't win...I'd make damn sure Luis did! I restated what a horrible mother she was and told her they deserved better...anybody would be better than her! She was furious but said, "would you please calm down so that we can talk like adults." I laughed out loud and said, that would be great IF there was actually another adult I was speaking with!! I told her I wasn't interested in talking with her. I had said what I needed to and I meant every word I said. She then... said she was going to talk to dad... and hung up. I told your dad that he could either back me up... or I was moving out and I would leave him to live with her!! She did call him. He told her what ever I said goes... and that if she brought Amelio home, it would be very embarrassing for him because he would be asked to leave. She came home with the kids and made spagetti. She asked him why Amelio couldn't come over, especially after we had offered to let him live there. He said, we were supporting 5 people. wasn't interested in supporting 6. She asked about the deal we offered them. He told her that was no longer on the table. She wanted to move out and do her own thing... she needed to do it! he said she didn't say anything, just teared up and started crying and went upstairs. so... to sum up... I said some really horrible things... that i mean.... and we shall see what happens now."
The deal that my parent's offered Randi and her boyfriend was two weeks ago. Randi has been talking about moving out to live with her boyfriend so my parents said that they would rip out all the carpet upstairs and do some renovations and they could rent the upstairs. It's 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. They could rent the space for $500 a month all bills paid! This way, Randi would still have help with the kids, and could continue to go to school and maybe get another semester under her belt while saving up a little more money before moving out on their own. My sister can't afford to live rent free, bills free, but she thinks she can move out on her own??? So my guess is that Randi has been at Amelio's...apparently he is more important than her kids...and she will show up and walk back into the kids lives whenever she feels like it, or Amelio kicks her to the curb. I guess we will see!