Dear Prudence,
My girlfriend and I have been dating for just over two and a half years, and we recently moved in together. We get along fantastically and are well liked by the each other’s families. But recently, our relationship has hit a major obstacle. Her dad has started sending 911 texts to me in the middle of the night or at the most inconvenient times at work and gets really upset and starts calling obsessively until I respond. The most recent texts and calls came last week.
The texts came while I was on a call with the volunteer fire department I belong to and behind the wheel of the rescue engine and while I was being audited at work. I’ve asked my girlfriend and her mom to talk to him. They both have separately and together and say he told them he’ll stop. If it doesn’t, I risk getting fired at work and losing my driver’s status with the fire department. I don’t want our relationship to suffer.