People saying I owe them money...?

Question

In late 2006, I had my car breakdown, and the father of one of my friends said that he would pay for it. He told me I just needed to do some lawn work for his wife. A couple months later, after I had been doing lawn work for awhile, I had a girlfriend who lived in Virginia who had become pregnant. So I left my home here to go care for her. In the time that I was gone him and his wife divorced. Then when I came back I was told by her daughter that she was irritated I left so soon, but eventually that passed. I had even been over to the house numerous times and she never said anything about wanting me to do more lawn work or giving her any money. Now that her daughter is trying to jump out of a lease with us, because her mother got hooked onto heroin and other drugs, blew all of her money, then tried to kill herself; and we are no longer friends, her mother is trying to say that I owe her $450. There was never any mention that I would pay any money back for his assistance, and if there was I would have refused it.

Answer 1

You had an agreement with your friend's father, not your friend's mother.  Really, it's none of her business.  Anyone who would yell at your pregnant wife is someone you don't need in your life.  I think you should just avoid this person in any way you can.  Take care of your wife and future baby and ignore the nonsense.  Tell the mother that you do not want her to contact you again for any reason and tell her daughter that too.  If the mother continues to call, keep a record and if it gets out of hand, look into getting a restraining order.  

Good luck to you and your wife.