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Re: Response from Angela Tillis about son's girlfriend screaming at, cussing me, spitting in my face & throwing a coat hanger at me.

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question! I truly appreciate it!

I'm a bit confused about how throwing the coat hanger at me isn't somehow against the law. It barely missed me & would have hit me had I not seen it at the last second & dodged it. I was still seated where I was when she started in on me and hadn't made a move toward her, never raised my voice, & never cussed or threatened her. I tried to continue what I was doing (reading info about procedure on my heart) at the table when she started yelling. I did get up when she hit my dog & took about 4 steps toward her, leaving about 10 feet between us. I told her "Do not touch my dog," at which point she cussed me more, advanced on me, spit in my face & ran upstairs, still yelling from up there.

I failed to mention that she repeatedly yelled at me to "just die," "I wish you were dead," and "I wish you'd die." She knows that I am supposed to be avoiding ALL stress because it seriously affects my heart condition & could cause a heart attack or stroke.

I don't know that any of this matters, but it just seemed strange to me that throwing something at someone wouldn't be some sort of minor assault at least.

Also, she does this (screaming, yelling, awful name calling) to me frequently - at least once a month (not counting when she does it to my son). Since my rent is always paid on time & her tantrums range in topic from not wanting my dog or me here, to her not being able to find her lighter, to how I hung a towel in the kitchen would it be considered harassment?


Asked on 8/27/14, 11:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
ANDREA G. TILLIS Law Offices of Andrea G. Tillis

I am sorry, but I do not think your post included anything about her throwing a coat hangar at you. However, even if she did, it does not rise to the level of an assault, nor does it fall within "harassment", especially when it involves people in the same household. You should really discuss these issues with your son because his girlfriend does not seem like a very stable person, but she also appears to have a lot of malice in her, and for no reason.

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Answered on 8/27/14, 2:47 pm


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