My Stupid Father

A while ago, I found out that my father has a lien on my mother's home in the amount of $10,000. Which means if the house is sold, my father gets $10,000 of that price. It's not a terribly pressing issue, as my mother isn't planning on moving anytime soon, but it was a thought that just came bouncing back into my head.

My father hasn't lived in that house since 1978.

At one time, my mother "scheduled an appointment" with my father after they were divorced. At this scheduled appointment, she asked if there was a way for her to get this lien removed. He said if she paid him $10,000, he would release the lien. My mother didn't have $10,000. The lien is still in place.

My mother has said that it's probably fair, as he helped to pay for the house.

I don't know, though. Something doesn't sit right with me about it.

Something about letting go of shit. Something about I-Can't-Have-It-So-You-Can't-Have-It mentality. Something about being selfish and stupid and hateful and a bastard.

I wonder if their divorce was as amicable as it was because they were both represented by legal counsel.

I really wish he hadn't been represented.

He isn't deserving.