I wrote last summer about MJ, a local young man on whom Jme had been placing her affections. He graduated from high school this past May. Understand that high school diplomas are not the same thing everywhere.
This summer, we saw in the paper that MJ had been arrested in town and charged with first degree burglary. We’ve heard different versions of the story since then, but it really doesn’t matter what the details of the offense were. The fact is, he’s been in jail for about a month now, he’s had his day in court, and he’s still in jail.
This week, MJ called our house from the local correctional facility looking for Jme. Wifey hesitated for just a moment before letting her talk to him. Wifey said they only talked for about five minutes, but when I heard about it I made it clear that Jme was done receiving calls from jail. I immediately called the facility and blocked any further calls to our home.
We were never very comfortable with Jme and MJ being boyfriend/girlfriend, but we tolerated it. We closely supervised it, but we tolerated it. Now things are different. With his graduation from high school, and his move to town, he is now fully an adult, living independently, with no one to set any limits on his life. And now he has abused his freedom enough to lose it entirely. She is a sophomore in high school, living at home, and going to school. I think their relationship is done.
