Long couple of days, actually.. But let's start with the important thing: Today was my dad's birthday. Keep this in mind as the journal continues.

A few days ago, mom started her usual monthly withdrawals. She gets these, because she overtakes the medication that her doctor prescribes her.. This is after seeing three separate pain specialists, about increasing the dose, and refusing to change medications despite recommendations from ALL THREE pain specialists AND her usual doctor.

She takes both Oxycontin, AND Oxycodone. Both narcotics, and both heavily controlled substances.

She won't tell her doctor the truth any more, and apparently has stopped even mentioning the need for more medication, or increased dosage. Instead, she's taking my dad's pain prescription, which he needs for his knees.

Let me go a little further back, to this time last month:

She ran out of medication, as usual.. And instead of taking dad's pills, she tried a different approach: She filed a police report, 'implying' that they were stolen, and 'mentioning' that Lucca had taken some items of value around the same time.. Items that I had GIVEN to her before she left.

Now.. Correct me if I'm wrong.. But isn't falsifying a statement/report, a criminal offense...?

I didn't find out about this until after the fact, so I can't do much about it.. But I've told my dad that I WILL stand against her in court if it comes to that..

Back to today and yesterday:

Last night, Dad comes home, and I hear them arguing.. Mostly Dad using a rather severe, scolding tone at my mother.. Apparently, she went behind his back with his pain prescription, which affects HIS medical record, which he seriously doesn't need with him going in for more testing, and some non-invasive surgery on Tuesday.

Last night, my mother 'accidentally' spilled milk onto the prescription, miraculously erasing the '1' from the 'do not fill before August 19th', and tried to get first my father, then me, to run out and fill it.. After repeatedly refusing to do so, she threatened to call a cab to do it, spending 60 dollars just for the cab fee.. I want to remind you that despite recent spending, money is still an issue for us, and all I said was that she would have to deal with Dad if she did that.. She went silent, and hung up.

Again, correct me if I'm wrong.. Altering a date on a prescription for a controlled substance.. Hell, altering it at ALL.. Isn't that another offense?

I unplug my phones, and go to sleep.. In the morning, I go out to talk to Dad, and wish him a happy birthday, since he's sitting outside with Uncle Nick (Who showed up this morning, and we haven't seen in 16 years) and as we're talking.. A taxi pulls up behind Nick's van.. The guy gets out, carrying a Walgreen's paper bag.. The kind they put their prescriptions in.. And says he has a delivery..


I cannot believe this.. I literally, cannot believe that my mother actually stooped THIS low, and went THIS far.. This is wrong, on so very many levels.. Any and all respect I had for her, is gone, as of this morning.. There is no more avoiding this problem, and as soon as Nick leaves, I will talk to my Father, and figure something out.

I can't turn a blind eye on what she's done any more. She's threatened someone I love, she's threatened my dad's medical security, and she's threatened the safety of this entire household. Enough, is enough.