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To refuse for this person to see DC

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MamaHechtick · 17/08/2018 18:50

Father in law has a new partner that he has been seeing for around a year. We met her when they came over (usually live abroad) back in March. The first meeting was ok, she seemed a little odd but I thought it was perhaps the cultural difference.

They then came back recently in June. I spent 3 days alone with her and FIL. During this time I witnessed from her a lot of emotionally abusive behaviour towards FIL. Firstly she kept taking his phone off of him and refusing to give it back to him, she refused to be in any photos and almost had a breakdown that she thought I'd taken a photo of her, she also told me he is a 'player', then she implied there was something going on between him and i, and the last thing was she started to physically attack him in our home, DH saw this and said to either stop or get out.
We then find out that fil doesn't know anything about her and has never met her family, by anything I mean her proper name, her surname, where she lives. Literally nothing! Obviously this screams alarm bells at me.

We are due to meet up as a family this weekend, DH said to fil he wants to know who she is before we agree, the new woman then calls DH saying she can't tell him anything as "the government are speaking with her family as one member is very important and has made positive changes for the world" also that she has worked for the FBI and CIA and there will be a movie out about her family soon.

Now, am I being unreasonable to say I don't believe this story one bit, so much that I laughed, and I do not want her anywhere near my DC? At the moment I can't make up my mind if she's a con artist or mentally unwell. She has a passport and has gotten into this country without hassle, but of course that could be a fake. I'm just very uneasy now about the whole situation and cannot believe that fil has introduced this woman into our lives and homes.

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MamaHechtick · 17/08/2018 20:29

This is the other thing, not to drop feed, it's just so much has happened with regard to the whole situation. He was due to go home a few weeks ago with her following sometime after but he hasn't because he claims the passport he has to his home has expired but his British passport is in date and now he's saying he needs a special visa to get back home, he is a citizen of that country and the country is a commonwealth country. We believe she either threatened him or has forced him to stay because in 45 years of him travelling backwards and forwards between here and there that suddenly he needs a visa for his expired passport??
I'm currently messaging my friend in the police.

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onalongsabbatical · 17/08/2018 20:32

Good, I'm glad you're messaging your police friend. Awful situation for you and your family to try and deal with, OP.

SendintheArdwolves · 17/08/2018 20:33

You do not have to "go along with it". This is a large part of what people like this rely on - that other people around them will be too polite/embarrassed/fearful to call them on their behaviour. We are socialised not to doubt people or imply they may be lying, even when they are telling giant, unbelievable porkies right to our faces.

This woman is untrustworthy, controlling and violent. You do not have to be around her, and you do not have to pretend everything is fine just because your FIL might be a bit embarrassed.

And bollocks to "I'll dump her when we get home". I don't want to be dramatic, but my spidey senses are tingling and I am worried that he is a lot more enmeshed with this woman than he is letting on.

NewUserNameTime · 17/08/2018 20:49

OP you are right to be concerned. Agree with others she is either a fantasist or a fraud. I hope you can convince FIL she is dangerous .

So worrying that he he does not even know basic factual information

Tistheseason17 · 17/08/2018 20:50

Yes, police. Something is "off"

Aftereights91 · 17/08/2018 21:52

This is really odd. What did your police friend say op?

fc301 · 17/08/2018 22:02

This happened to a friend of a friend. Couldnt meet his family as he was CIA etc. She lost her home and everything she owned.

MamaHechtick · 17/08/2018 22:20

Friend has confirmed all I and the rest of you thought. People who have worked for the CIA or FBI or are helping the government don't go saying it and they have what appear to be very normal convincing lives where the rest of us don't suspect anything.
In some ways I want to call her out on it, but he isn't my father so other than keeping my DC away there isn't much I can do except hope DH and the rest of the family seriously talk to him.

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Whereismumhiding2 · 18/08/2018 10:13

Good call OP. Keep DC away from her. That might encourage FIL to drop her sooner, "sorry FIL but New Woman gives all us the creeps, it's more than apparent she is a fantasist, unstable and controlling. We cannot have her having any contact with DC. You of course are welcome in your own"
Sounds horrendous.

emmyrose2000 · 19/08/2018 02:45

he has money and a lot of properties

This is exactly why this lunatic has attached herself to FIL. She's setting him to fleece him of everything.

If it was at all possible, I'd hide all his passports so he couldn't go back to her/their country. Even if he reported them stolen, it'd hopefully give you time to talk him out of this madness.

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