About Puto – formerly known as A-word

This is to be my attempt to explain a bit about who Puto is and why we are so angry at him so often.

Puto is Tiffany’s former boyfriend and the father of Tiffany’s children, our grandchildren. He is morbidly obsessed with Tiffany, despite the fact that she has told him repeatedly that she would like him to be out of her life. He has rights to the children, of course, though had I things my way, those would be revoked immediately.
In the course of his neverending chase for Tiffany, Puto has become something of a monster. He has said that if he loses Tiffany (through her moving away), he will kill Tante (the aunt who has our grandchildren), the children, and then find and kill Tiffany. As it happens, his family has some large record with regards to domestic violence. Not long ago, one cousin lost his mind and killed his girlfriend and their three children, one of whom was yet to be born. Needless to say, this frightens us.

Fear leads directly to anger with Betty and Jack. For Piers and Oscar, fear motivates pure rage. For Jacky, there seems to be no fear. For Barbara, fear leads to tears and sadness, which is likely to bring ANY of us to the forefront to protect our darling girl. For Louis, the dear frightened child that he is, fear leads to bravery, more often than not. He spends so much time afraid of everyone and everything that he forces himself to do things that no one else wishes to do. Bill and Herman himself keep low profiles, so not much is known of how they handle fear, or even IF they handle it. I feel fear, as do most people, but I have lived long enough to know that intimidation cannot stop one, or life will run us flat. I face what I must with my head high, my manner confident, and my temper in check until provoked too far.

Puto will not stop harrassing our girl Tiffany. Betty loses her mind with anger, thinking of what Adam is doing to "her" daughter. Betty sees Tiffany as her daughter, not anyone else’s in this body. We are related, she says, but not a parent. So be it. This is what the Red Hot Mama entry was about. Adam had upset Tiffany again and endangered her standing with the Child Protective people.

The Lord works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. This is just one more mystery that He alone can unravel. So trust in God we shall, for that I say, and that I will uphold.

Be kind to yourself and others, dear one,

Love,

Thelma Louise