Mother still friendly with daughter's stalker ex-fiancĂ© ASKING ERIC Apr 18, 2026 Apr 18, 2026 0 R. ERIC THOMAS Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Eric: I am struggling with my mother. Soon after I got engaged, my then-fiancĂ© began stalking me at work, driving around my employer's parking lot doing "wheelies." I wasn't allowed to even look at another man while in a car traveling somewhere.kAmx 3C@<6 FA H:E9 9:>] w@H6G6C[ x H@F=5 7:?5 9:> A2C<65 :? 2? 2==6J 369:?5 >J 9@FD6 H2:E:?8 7@C >6 H96?6G6C x H@F=5 8@ 2?JH96C6] w6 H@F=5 E96? 5C:G6 9@>6 2?5 DE2CE 42==:?8 >J A9@?6]k^AmkAmu:?2==J[ x E@=5 9:> E92E :7 96 5:5?VE DE@A E9:D 3692G:@C E92E x H@F=5 4@?E24E 6G6CJ =@42= ?6HDA2A6C 2?5 C6A@CE 9:> 2D 2 DE2=<6C] w6 H2D 2 4@F?EJ @77:4:2= 2?5 H@F=5?VE H2?E E96 AF3=:4:EJ] $@[ 96 DE@AA65]k^Am kAm%96? x 7@F?5 @FE E92E 27E6C 2== @7 E9:D >J >@E96C H2D :?G:E:?8 9:> 5@H? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly. 1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality. McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16. Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home  He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping. This WNC family lost their home in Hurricane Helene. 19 months later, they're getting a new one. “It’s about restoring hope to a family who has walked through incredible loss and reminding them that God has not forgotten them."
Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly.
1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16.
Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home  He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping.
This WNC family lost their home in Hurricane Helene. 19 months later, they're getting a new one. “It’s about restoring hope to a family who has walked through incredible loss and reminding them that God has not forgotten them."
