Oh.My.Word! You wont believe this... I almost don't

jennieliz

Our renters have been in our house since July.  We moved due to the military.  This past week MH has been getting some strange texts from the husband and as of the 4th they had not paid their rent.  He called, and the husband told him that he "believes that he is Jesus."  WHAT???  I thought surly this must be a joke but we called his wife's cell, talked to her, she wired the money to us, and said "yes, we are trying to have him committed and he is convinced he is Jesus.  If you hear from him please don't talk to him and save any messages."  Two hours later he calls, identifies himself as Jesus and tells us that he "loves us more than anything" on a message.  MH calls the wife, plays her the message and now we are stuck in a big fat freaking mess. 

Mominator

Well, I give them an A+ for creativity. They are obviously trying to come up with a way to break their lease. I'd start advertising for new tenants sooner rather than later.

r9stedt

Mominator:

Well, I give them an A+ for creativity. They are obviously trying to come up with a way to break their lease. I'd start advertising for new tenants sooner rather than later.

Not necessarily.  Sometimes people really do believe these things.   Mental illnesses are very unpredictable, and can convince people to believe they live in video games, are fair godmothers, or, are Jesus. 

belle204

I don't think the wife would have wired the money if they were playing at something. I think he probably has had a meltdown and is truly loco en la cabeza. That's quite an interesting story though.

lsufan

Mominator:

Well, I give them an A+ for creativity. They are obviously trying to come up with a way to break their lease. I'd start advertising for new tenants sooner rather than later.

How are they trying to break the lease?  Sounds like the wife paid this month's rent.  As long as they're paying and not doing anything illegal there, I don't see any grounds for terminating the lease, either.  I would be prepared to give them a written notice if next month's rent is late, though.  

But wow, that's nuts. 

AHblessed01

r9stedt:

Mominator:

Well, I give them an A+ for creativity. They are obviously trying to come up with a way to break their lease. I'd start advertising for new tenants sooner rather than later.

Not necessarily.  Sometimes people really do believe these things.   Mental illnesses are very unpredictable, and can convince people to believe they live in video games, are fair godmothers, or, are Jesus. 

ITA!

J&A2008

Scam.

Yes, mental illness is terrible, but it usually has nothing to do with telling the landlord why your rent is late.  Did he not know he was Jesus until the 1st and give away their rent money?  Come on.

r9stedt

J&A2008:

Scam.

Yes, mental illness is terrible, but it usually has nothing to do with telling the landlord why your rent is late.  Did he not know he was Jesus until the 1st and give away their rent money?  Come on.

So mental illness, delusions, and break downs can only happen when bills aren't due?      

J&A2008

r9stedt:

J&A2008:

Scam.

Yes, mental illness is terrible, but it usually has nothing to do with telling the landlord why your rent is late.  Did he not know he was Jesus until the 1st and give away their rent money?  Come on.

So mental illness, delusions, and break downs can only happen when bills aren't due?      

After they call four days after the rent is due, then the wife tells him?  Believe me, if my husband came home carrying a cross, wearing robes and told me he quit his job to spread the word, I'd be getting him help and calling the bank, etc.

FWIW, It's not that I disbelieve this can happen.  My college roommate's boyfriend worked at a video store where a customer believed he was Jesus.  But, he rented videos just like everyone else and didn't ask for them for free because of his identity.

r9stedt

J&A2008:

r9stedt:

J&A2008:

Scam.

Yes, mental illness is terrible, but it usually has nothing to do with telling the landlord why your rent is late.  Did he not know he was Jesus until the 1st and give away their rent money?  Come on.

So mental illness, delusions, and break downs can only happen when bills aren't due?      

After they call four days after the rent is due, then the wife tells him?  Believe me, if my husband came home carrying a cross, wearing robes and told me he quit his job to spread the word, I'd be getting him help and calling the bank, etc.

FWIW, It's not that I disbelieve this can happen.  My college roommate's boyfriend worked at a video store where a customer believed he was Jesus.  But, he rented videos just like everyone else and didn't ask for them for free because of his identity.

Well, my boyfriend's mother's cousin's best friend's niece's second uncle had a mental illness, so I know they can happen too. 

Yes, rent is important, but she might have had bigger fish to catch (pun intended) if her husband truly thinks he is son of God. 

Mominator

Don't get me wrong. I know that mental illnesses are very serious. I just think that if my rent was only 4 days late and my spouse was having mental issues, I don't think that I would be sharing that information with my landlord. Call me a pessimist.

Jodi&Joe

The wife didn't tell....the Jesus husband did! 

This whole thing is hilarious.

And only on the Nest would something like this post turn into a "Do mental illnesses really exist?  Can they only happen at certain times?  Should we ever trust anyone, esp. our tenants?" 

God I love this place!  <-- and I really mean that.  I'm not being sarcastic! 

shopgirl78

It's not all that unbelievable.  I have also met Jesus, Michael Jackson, a couple of vampires and a talking chicken.  (I don't even work in crisis).  

Sometimes, its is mental illness.  Sometimes its a really bad batch of illegal drugs. Sometimes its to get out of something (usually the cold/extreme heat) and they need a hot meal and a bed--or very well to get pay rent late.  And yes, and sometimes its related to a medical condition (or stopping Rx medication).   

We just don't know.   

Oh, we once had a millionaire, "she was filthy rich".  She was so battered, dirty, smelly, etc.  She really looked any other homeless woman....however turns out she was rich, lost and mentally ill- no delusion!  

gibs

r9stedt:

Well, my boyfriend's mother's cousin's best friend's niece's second uncle had a mental illness, so I know they can happen too. 

 

LMFAO!!!!  SO glad I stopped by to read this gem!  I would pay bazillions of dollars to hear you say this out loud.  OMG.  You are stooooopid.

kittycarr

This whole post is hilarious!!  A patient once told me she thought I was trying to kill her along with her family.

Tomfoolery

LOL!  Tell him "Jesus would pay his rent!" 

But seriously though, my husband's mother's sister is schizophrenic and it's cyclical.  She'll be relatively normal for a year or more and then BAM! she's hearing voices telling her that her husband's the devil or that she's the devil and thinks that the devil speaks to her through the tv.  It's BAnanas!

How you like that Gibs?