EP 003: Veronica The Vandal

Four days.  That is how long Veronica knew where I lived before I walked downstairs one evening and discovered that the rear passenger-side window of my car had been smashed to absolute shit.  Now, am I saying Veronica did it? No. Because unlike Veronica, I understand that accusations generally work better when accompanied by evidence. What I am saying is that my car had somehow managed to survive its entire existence without being randomly attacked…right up until Veronica learned my address. Four. Days. Earlier. A coincidence? Absolutely. And I’m sure somewhere a detective is currently closing a case because I’ve cracked the concept of statistical probability.  But here’s where our little coincidence puts on a fake mustache and becomes even more interesting: this would not exactly have been Veronica’s first venture into automotive arts and crafts. Just a couple months earlier, Marco’s dad and I had committed an unforgivable act of parental terrorism: we went out of town for four days. Which meant Veronica was forced to endure the unimaginable burden of spending four entire days responsible for… …her own fucking child. Naturally, she was furious.  And shortly after that, Marco’s dad discovered that someone had lovingly carved Marco’s name into the paint of his 1984 Celica Supra.  Nothing says “I’m angry that you made me take care of my son” quite like vandalizing his father’s vintage car with the child’s own name.  It’s subtle. It’s sophisticated. It’s basically the criminal equivalent of signing the guest book.  So when my window mysteriously exploded four days after Veronica finally learned where I lived, did I immediately know she did it? Nope. Did I have suspicions? Well… Welcome to Episode Three: Veronica the Vandal, where apparently parenting is optional, emotional regulation is a luxury, and somewhere in town a perfectly innocent car window got dragged into a custody dispute it never asked to be part of.  Because nothing prepared me for helping raise somebody else’s child quite like realizing I might also need to budget for auto glass. EMAIL: [email protected] FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1G7Z4D2W1T/?mibextid=wwXIfr INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/deadbeatmompodcast?stkn=MWU3eWppd3UwZjVnNQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr