A Week After We Moved Into the House, the Former Owner Called Me and Said, “Don’t Mention This to Your Husband. Come by Yourself.”

is incidental.” He paused. “My ex-wife tried something similar twenty years ago. I wasn’t as lucky as you are. I didn’t have any warning. So when I saw what was happening to you, I couldn’t just ignore it.”

I thanked him and drove home.

The drive gave me time to think. To plan. To decide how I wanted to handle this.

I could confront them immediately. continue reading …