Heather (83:30)
Yeah, any idea? Yeah, I didn't marry him for his smarts, but so then he doesn't let my call Me. So an hour later, I text him, and I was like, where the. Is Hunter? And I was like, where's this phone? And he's like, I took it from being an. I go. I pay that. Give it back. So now Hunter calls me, and I hear him standing right next to him as Hunter's talking to me. And we have code words, right? Like, separate code words for whatever. So I'm, like, waiting for Hunter to say something. I'm like, you want me to come get you? Like, I know I'm supposed to get you tomorrow. He's like, no, no, everything's good. I overreacted. I want to spend the night with Braylon, you know? I know tomorrow, like, is Easter. Like, I want to see her open her. You know, Easter basketball, find Easter eggs. I'm like, all right, man. Like, if you need me, let me know. Like, I'll come get you. He's 14 at the time now, and he's like, all right, I love you, Mom. And I was like, what? Right? Like, this kid has not told me he loved me in, like, six years. So I'm like, either some went down or he's trying to piss off his dad. I'm like, all right, bro, I love you, too. See you tomorrow. I'm, like, on cloud nine as a mom. So the next day, I pick up Hunter, and he is just tired, and he's wearing a sweatshirt, and he, like, sits down next to me and falls asleep next to him. I'm like, man, this kid was up all night, you know? And now I'm starting to have this mom guilt set in. And then he wakes up from, like, a nap that he fell asleep, and he's hot. He takes off his sweatshirt, and there's this abrasion on his arm. And I Now I get into, like, rage mode. I was like, bro, because, you know, teenagers and their parents call each other bro. And I was like, what happened to your arm? And he just, like, looks up at me. I was like, is that from your dad? And he, like, wouldn't say them. Like, dude. I'm like, we need to talk about this. And he's like, not now. He's like, I'm safe now. He says, I'm safe now, and we'll talk about it later. Let's just let the girls have a. Have a good Easter. And I was like, all right, so I'm ready to kill somebody. And now he starts, like, saying he doesn't feel well. We're outside. Easter egg hunts over. I'm like, well, now we're Talking about it. And as we talk about it, he's like, dad was drunk. He passed out. He wanted me to clean. He woke up too soon. And when I didn't have it done, he threw me down the stairs and started beating the out of me. And I was like, this is gonna die. Like, I'm like, I don't even care. I walk back in, I'm like, matt, I'm like, all the paperwork is here at the house. I go, mom, dad, thank you for my last dinner. From behind, from out. From behind bars. I go, I gotta go. I'm like, I'll see you later. And I, you know, checked that my gun was loaded, and I had every intention of going to find him. And that's very honest. And I don't really give a. And at that point, Hunter's like, no, mom, I gotta go to the hospital. Like, I don't feel well. And I was like, oh, it's this guy's lucky day. So I call up a friend of mine who's a trooper. I'm like, does he still live in this town? I go, you need to send me a lawyer or send me a trooper, because I need a report now. I was like, it's going to be one or the other. So he sends this poor little baby cop trooper to the hospital. This guy walks in. I go, this is what you're gonna do. And I'm like, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And I was like, I don't want to be accused of leading him. Get it? Like, I'm not even inside. He's like, are you on the job? I'm like, you think, buddy? And so he goes in with Hunter, and he comes out, he like, listen. He's like, the doctor just left, too. Your son has a concussion, broken ribs, bruised ribs, abrasions, restraint marks on his wrist. And I'm like, I. I'm just seeing red. I'm like, I. Like, it's one thing to hurt me, but don't hurt my fucking kids. Yeah, it's a whole, like, I'll kill you, right? And so I was like, okay. So I turn on her. I go, listen, It's. You're the victim now. You're. It's your choice what you want to do. I go, but I'm going to make sure reports are filed and this son of bitches is put in jail. And he's like, no, no, no. I. He's like, I need to make sure that this doesn't happen to anyone else again. He's like, the only reason I stay Last night is because I didn't want Braylon to be alone. His little sister, like, this kid at 14 years old. Right. So as we're, like, driving and talk about relationships and how they change and the ability to make people feel as though they're safe like that, he said the greatest thing to me, which was also a shitty thing. At the same time, we're in the car, and he, like. He's like, mom. And I was like, what? He's like, I'm so sorry. And I think he's, like, saying sorry because he's like, got that victim blaming mindset right then. And I was like, what are you. You sorry for, dude? You didn't do anything wrong. He's like, no, I'm sorry I made you feel like I never believed you. And I was like, well, right. Like this kid's been going through it too, on his end. And so we get him charged. The judge is like, ah, we don't think you're, you know, a threat to the public, so we're gonna release you. So he's released, no contact with any of us. Week later, he violates the no contact order.
