Storytime!
Long, long ago an elderly woman named Lois sold her home to her son, Rhett. She wanted someone to take care of it as she grew older and unable to. The woman still got to live in her home while her health was good and continued to pay the utility bills while there. Later on Lois became unable to care for herself at home and she moved into a nursing facility. Her home sat empty but full of her memories and belongings. When she was able to leave the nursing facility for visits, she would go to her home, sit in her recliner and look over her things.
One day Lois was told by Rhett that she would no longer be able to go home. He had allowed his grandson, Tanker, to move into her house. Tanker and his girlfriend needed a place to stay and since Rhett's wife was a good Christian woman, she just couldn't allow them to live in sin in her home. Now Lois could never go home again. She could never sit in her chair again. Lois was heart broken but knew that Rhett actually owned her home and trusted that his decision was for the best.
Some of Lois' children supported Rhett and his decision to move his grandson in, after all, he did need a place to live and her home was vacant. Some even said, it wasn't really Lois' home anymore because she didn't live there. There were also a few of Lois' children who were very upset with Rhett's decision.
Lois' children were given a date and time to go to her home and take what each had been specifically told they could have. When the day came for Lois' children to remove the belongings they were allowed to take, Rhett and his wife oversaw the activity. They even became upset when Lois' children asked for items that had not been previously agreed upon. Tanker was to keep the TV, as he would need one...and dishes...and blankets...and furniture. Lois' memories were put in plastic totes which were later distributed to family members.
Then one day a meth manufacturing lab was busted. Low and behold, it was poor Lois' home. Tanker was in jail along with two others facing manufacturing charges. The home that she shared with some of her children and her late husband was now part of a police investigation. Her clothes and any personal items remaining in the house were all but lost if not already pawned or trashed. Still there are those who support Rhett's decision and Tanker's poor, poor drug addiction.
Although the home had once belonged to Lois, it was now just part of a many people's memories. The streets are a little cleaner in Lois' former neighborhood and now there is no worry of what goes on in her old home.
The End.
One day Lois was told by Rhett that she would no longer be able to go home. He had allowed his grandson, Tanker, to move into her house. Tanker and his girlfriend needed a place to stay and since Rhett's wife was a good Christian woman, she just couldn't allow them to live in sin in her home. Now Lois could never go home again. She could never sit in her chair again. Lois was heart broken but knew that Rhett actually owned her home and trusted that his decision was for the best.
Some of Lois' children supported Rhett and his decision to move his grandson in, after all, he did need a place to live and her home was vacant. Some even said, it wasn't really Lois' home anymore because she didn't live there. There were also a few of Lois' children who were very upset with Rhett's decision.
Lois' children were given a date and time to go to her home and take what each had been specifically told they could have. When the day came for Lois' children to remove the belongings they were allowed to take, Rhett and his wife oversaw the activity. They even became upset when Lois' children asked for items that had not been previously agreed upon. Tanker was to keep the TV, as he would need one...and dishes...and blankets...and furniture. Lois' memories were put in plastic totes which were later distributed to family members.
Then one day a meth manufacturing lab was busted. Low and behold, it was poor Lois' home. Tanker was in jail along with two others facing manufacturing charges. The home that she shared with some of her children and her late husband was now part of a police investigation. Her clothes and any personal items remaining in the house were all but lost if not already pawned or trashed. Still there are those who support Rhett's decision and Tanker's poor, poor drug addiction.
Although the home had once belonged to Lois, it was now just part of a many people's memories. The streets are a little cleaner in Lois' former neighborhood and now there is no worry of what goes on in her old home.
The End.
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