crowded house

[den]

A friend is shifting house because she can't stand living in her's since her violent ex staged a home invasion one night and terrorised everyone. Since then, she and the 5 kids have been sleeping on the floor here. Of course, it didn't help last night that the scumbag came here and beat my brother up, then accused us of stealing his family and turning them against him. He broke an Apprehended Violence Order so he goes to court on Monday. More later after the legalities are done.

So to show the kids that things are back to normal here, tonight I stood on a chair and growled yish noises into the air conditioning duct until they ran out of the bedroom. One of the boys (aged 7) lost his tooth and was telling me the tooth fairy would be coming tonight. I told him the truth. "The tooth ogre will kill a tooth fairy and leave the body under your pillow."

I expect the tooth fairy will leave 50c instead, much to Alan's disappointment.

Comments

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

An *ogre?* Den, you are SO cool! I bet you were an obnoxious little boy:D. Yeah money as opposed to dismembered limbs is lame, but you can say the Tooth Ogre told you it was forced to due to the Monsterous Behavior Human Decency Act. When you were a kid you woke up with piles of entrails. Etc, so he got lucky!

Talk about amazing resiliance- a kid who knows the difference between a Yish and his real life messed up dad. Imagination is an amazing tool.

As to the father: may he be put away for a good long time.Without a net.

"A Yish it lives forever, but not so little boys......":D

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

More details will be added when I can.

Bear in mind that the kids are scared of The Yish, but so absolutely terrified of their father that a police officer shook his head and promised the bastard would not come back here.

[kuangning]

You are a good man, Den Whitton. I've got a feeling the kids and their mom couldn't be in better hands.

[ziactrice.livejournal.com]

Argh. Sorry to hear about your brother; I hope he presses his own assault charges, and you guys might look into tresspassing and such, as well. I don't know what the law is like there, but here the problems of domestic violence as finally beginning to be taken a bit more seriously.

All the Best

[qhjj2aaaq49q.livejournal.com]

Well, I wish your friend all the best in this. Went through the same thing with an exhubby.

Now I am happily married -- met my hubby because of my ex's "antics." Hah hah to him. And if you're reading this you moron -- stop calling me. It's been 7 years you psycho!

Do tooth orgres also take care of two-headed snakes?

[chezmax]

I think I've asked about this before... but The Yish must be some sort of interesting Aussie culture that didn't make it over here? Similar to The Boogie Man or something?

[tendyl.livejournal.com]

Seconded!! Tell me, the ignorant Yankee, about The Yish!!!

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

The Yish was invented by my accountant to terrify his grand kids. It has cold, clammy hands and when it touches you in the dark, you go "yeesh."

[acelightning.livejournal.com]