Weird Ned
I'm like a blog stalker today. Or a blog addict. I just can't quit! Actually I'm sorta on vacation because I had some days to use up before May 1st, my anniversary at work. The house is fairly clean. Laundry's done. Just me and my 'puter.
I gotta share the story of Weird Ned. Thinking about Weird Ned reminds me that there are much worse things than not being married.
Jaden's babysitter (before she started school) was married to Weird Ned. Weird Ned, his wife and his children painted a picture of wholesomeness. In church almost every Sunday. Quite well behaved teen kids. Smart kids. House in the 'burbs. Staunch conservatives being very anti-abortion and very outspoken about the horridness of Bill Clinton's transgressions. Became terribly offended when I made a joke about being surprised that the sitter didn't take a day off when Ronald Reagan died, telling me what a great man he was, yada, yada.
Anyway, in early 2005 a co-worker and myself became concerned that someone we entrusted with kids was selling their services on the Internet. Specifically on a site called adultfriendfinder.com. We set up a dragnet. We were right on, catching him red handed (actually it was other red parts we caught), shut him down and life went on. Except for during this ordeal, I discovered Weird Ned trying to pick up women for sex. I had considered the sitter a friend of mine and was at a loss at what to do. Because we were still in the midst of catching another dude, I anonymously sent her proof of his exploits which he promptly blamed on the co-worker having had set him up as a joke. An expensive joke at $50 a pop for the top membership to the site. Weird Ned's wife preached at ME for being on such a site ('scuse me, but this kinda reminds me of Gingrich's pursuit of Clinton while he was doin the same thing). Fast forward to the fall of 2006. A coworker had some more concerns about someone she was working with. She had gone through my drama of "what to do about Weird Ned" the year before and immediately recognized his unique style of writing which was confirmed when he AGAIN sent a face shot directly to her (to add to the butt shot on the website). This time I called the wife directly. She had Weird Ned call me who again LIED through his teeth at the same time he was trying to see if I was really interested in a fling. As I've stated before, I'm not perfect but the thought of a fling with Weird Ned just grosses me out. He's kinda short, has a bald spot in the middle of his head and who knows what kinda diseases he's bringing around 'cuz he sure is working hard to meet someone to satisfy his needs. At the end, when I told him I didn't believe his lies, he called BEGGING me not to tell anyone at church and that he'd get help. Here we are 1/2 year later and I've heard that he is still trolling the sites but have no proof. Nor do I want any. I'm done. If Weird Ned's wife believes his crap, she is not the person I thought she was. As much as I don't agree with Republican politics, I'm frustrated that almost all of them have skeletons hidden in their closets. There have to be some decent ones out there, right? We Democrats, we're not perfect, but in general it seems like we do less to try to hide our transgressions.
