that we were concerned for her mental health and well-being. I did so later that day, and put it in her mailbox (which at that time was part of a stand of mailboxes, not near her house). To be clear, my sister and I were not close at this time and I lived in Melbourne. I was visiting my mother prior to moving to Darwin. The letter was addressed to her and her only. It expressed my concern for her and my wish that she would seek medical advice. I certainly never intended for anyone else to read it and especially not to keep it for all these years to be used against her by vindictive people trying to cause her more hurt for their own ends. It offends me every time I see it is being mentioned by them as supposed proof of their claims that she is schizophrenic or bi-polar. My only intent was to express sisterly concern for her state of mind and wellbeing. The impact of being separated from my sister for all these years is massive as we have missed years of what should have been a loving, fruitful and nourishing relationship. Not only for us but for our children who have missed out on a close relationship with their Aunt and cousins. We are only now discovering what might have been. The idea that the separation was caused by the insidious gaslighting by her husband, not only to her but to our mother and myself is only now coming to light. Mum and I believed the things he told us about my sister and no doubt he did the same to her, cutting her off from us and moving her to the other side of the state, away from any possibility of reconciliation. My mother died believing her daughter hated her and for that alone, his behaviour is unforgivable. The fact that I subsequently asked my nephew to ensure that his mother did not attend Mum’s memorial is a huge sour note in my memories of that day, but I firmly believed that she would come only to cause trouble. I now know that not to be the case and she did intend on coming to pay her respects but her son took her out driving instead. While we are reunited now, we are discovering or remembering shared memories of events but still aware that we missed out on so much. The task of being executor of my mother’s estate fell to me and was so onerous due to dealing with the grief of losing my mother that I handed the details of the job to a solicitor. Sharing that task with my sister would have made it easier to cope with. Two and a half years later, I am still dealing with her physical possessions, which would also have been an easier task if I could have shared it with my sister. The enormity of the impact of the lies told to us only comes to light a piece at a time as we talk and share our recollections of events. No doubt more will surface as time passes. Some of those discoveries are merely amusing, but many are devastating as we realise the long game being played by John Marriott, who appears to have passed the ball to (my partner), as though he realises he will not be around forever and rubs his hands gleefully at the thought of continuing his gaslighting long after he’s gone. 3 August 2019 Company Production Manager and estranged husband steal Managing Director’s Work vehicle Toyota Tundra - Workplace Abuse reported to police — as Worksafe Advises I am not prepared to continue operating within Smart Buoy Co without attending to the matter of record keeping and the setting up of the systems to keep those records. You did not buy into a half of the a functioning company and it has always been my stated goal to setup a company to take advantage of the opportunity provided by Buoyage Systems Australia Pty Ltd a company that I foundered in 2000.
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