My crazy religious parents have been following my boyfriend and I's every single move, claiming that God was telling them where we were, as they have literally shown up in places that we've been at, despite the fact that we don't even live in the same city. And I'm honestly so freaked out that I seriously don't know what to do. Here's what happened. I'm a 24-year-old female, and I live on my own out of my parents' house. I have a bit of a situation ship going on with my friend who we will call David. We had a fling a few months ago, and now it's kind of happening again. It started out just hanging out and enjoying David's company, then it slowly turned into more again. The thing is, my parents knew about the first fling. David used to be inseparable for my dad. They were like father and son in a way. That is until David and I had our fling. Now my dad is trying to control him, telling him he is to have no contact with me outside of a group chat that we're all in, which is something that the both of us think is really stupid. A few weeks ago, we were hanging out, and we went to five below to get snacks and just to hang out. And while we were there, my parents walked in. Now, here's the thing. They don't live in the same city as me. I live about 20 minutes away from them, and they just randomly showed up at the store right by my house. They claimed it was to find batteries, but at that point, my dad confronted David and said that he told him not to be around

me and he told me that he isn't going to care anymore and not to go crying to him when I get

heartbroken. My mom then texted me later saying that it was totally the Holy Spirit revealing

that something was happening so they could intervene. Now, I'm kind of glad that that happened

because after David and I left, that opened up a

conversation about what's going on between us. We both enjoy our company, and we both have feelings for

each other, but we are taking it slow. But while we were talking, my dad is texting me three-page

essays on why I'm stupid for not doing as he says, and that he is no longer invested. He told me

David only wants me for one thing and doesn't care about me as much as he does, and that if David is in love with me, he would ask him for permission to date his daughter and play by his rules. David then told me that he does really care about me and that it's a lie that he doesn't. Anyways, we decided to continue hanging out, especially

since my dad said he no longer cares. We both have annual passes to Disneyland, so we decided to go

together after work. While we were there, my mom and dad texted me asking if I was at Disneyland,

and I just ignored the text messages. We were there till closing, and as we were walking out,

my dad walked up to us with a Starbucks bag and asked if we could talk. Now, David kept walking and said no, and of course, me wanting to keep the peace, begged David if he would just do this, and he said no. I then told him that I'm his ride, and he said he would just Uber home, and I told him him no so I just left my parents there and I left

I then cried in the car and David told me that it's not my fault while I was in the car I texted my

mom how she even knew that I was there and that's when she said to me oh God is watching and I asked

again how she knew and she said she would meet me at my house and tell me, and I said, no,

you will not meet me at my house. That's weird. Mom, how did you know I was at Disneyland? She then stopped messaging me, and my dad messaged me the following. Listen, if you want to know how we knew you were there, you can talk to us in person. We brought peace and we tried to be loving, even though I knew David was doing stuff that he said he wouldn't do.

I just want him to care for you as much as I do. person. We brought peace and we tried to be loving, even though I knew David was doing stuff that he

said he wouldn't do. I just want him to care for you as much as I do and your mother does, but you're going to find out, honey, and it's going to be really sad. He had every opportunity right there to confess his love for you and to ask us for space. We could have had a good discussion, but instead he was a coward and ran away.

From here on now, you are not to come into my home.

We can meet in public to talk about how we knew you were at Disneyland because we had every intention of telling you. And that was going to be part of the conversation. I've never lied to you and I never will. I do not have anything to hide. That conversation could have been great and we're still willing to have it, but David sadly is not. I did nothing to him to deserve the treatment that we got from him. And I've never treated him in any way other than the way I would treat a good son. And I hope and pray that he doesn't do what I know he's going to do. Wolves come into the sheep and they separate the sheep from the flock. And then they devour the sheep. But the good shepherd will protect you. And if David ever was a sheep, he will listen to the voice of God, the people that love him and cherish him. Listen, I love you and I wish nothing but the best for you. If you want to talk, we are willing to talk to you about anything you want to know. I responded by saying, Dad, I don't expect him to be in love

with me. That's way too soon. And if you don't want to hide the truth, just explain how you knew I was there. I will not be meeting in person for a conversation that can be had over text message. He then responded by saying, then don't meet with me. That is how it's going to come out because you need to see my demeanor and everything and shame on you guys for trying to point the finger back at us you

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