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From Wedding Bells to Tales to Tell: The Affidavit of Eric William Swanson, my former spouse

 

 

Below is the Affidavit signed by Eric, and his recollection, account, and opinions of some events and of me.  I haven't had time to do a line item review, but at a quick glance, there's much to dispute or clarify.   I'll do a line item review at a later date.  Read it for yourself, and those of you who know me might agree, or disagree, in whole or in part.  Feel free to comment, I'd like to hear your take.  

 

I continue to be amazed that he and others object to the contents of this website, and insist that it be removed from the Internet.  Freedom of Speech is a Right enjoyed by all United States Citizens. By the statements he has made below, and the emails which I have posted between him and me on this site, he is very clearly making use of that Right himself.  Any negative light shining on him or others isn't by my words, but rather by their own, or their lack of answering my questions to their own words, behaviors, or actions.  Perhaps he and others will be a bit more mindful of what they say about me in the future, to limit embarrassing themselves.  For those who have chosen to not reply to my inquires, you might want to compose a brief response in the future, when myself or others write to you.  When someone avoids or ignores my questions, it amps up my curious mind.  

 

Item 2.  Eric paid for some of my tickets, not all, as he statement suggests.  I paid for some of my tickets, we split at least one, and I have used mileage for some visits to Juneau.

 

I disagree with his statement about my being a neglectful parent.  

 

Item 3.  Eric mentions my being out for drinks with some girlfriends, but doesn't name them, the date, or who phoned him later.  When some dates are given, I'll check my phone records to see when, or if, my phone logs matches up with what he provides.   

 

He mentions other people, but does not give their names while relating his story.  He also fails to provide specific dates, and I know that I never slept on anyone's couch in Juneau during 2007.  I recall Claire having a sleepover for her birthday (and I took a few photos of the girls around the cake) but don't recall Claire having any friends spend the night during any other time during my approximately two  week visit. 

 

 And here we go again with The Pot Calling the Kettle Black.

In Item 3.  the last sentence is noteworthy.  Eric states that "...she was starting to exhibit symptoms of mental illness."  

 

Is that right?  Based on what?  It should be noted that Eric has a history of Depression, a mental illness.  He took medication for it during our marriage, and might still be.  I see a pattern of people not mentioning their own diagnosed mental illnesses, yet they are determined to pass that label onto me.  

 

Eric is no slouch in the alcohol arena either, although I will say that I did consume more often than he did during our marriage.  He consumed alcohol during my April 2008 visit, so I assume he still drinks weekly.

 

 

Item 4.  Here's that "gone missing" event referenced, yet no dates, times, or verifiable facts are provided; nor has an Official LAPD MP report with my name on it as the MP, ever been shown to me.  

 

 And what emails and phone calls is he referring to?  Dates, copies, to and from, etc. are needed.  He states I had left my rented room without my cell phone, and that "was way out of character."

 

 Really?  Says who?  I'm not tethered to my cellular phone, and have been known to leave it unattended for days, or buried in the bottom of my handbag.  Some folks get a bit pinched because I don't phone them back for several days, as I sometimes don't bother to listen to the messages. Again, specifics are needed to back up his statements. 

 

Item 5.  He recounts a phone conversation he and I had in July 2007, but my version is much different.  I recall asking him about the new Miata  which he was purchasing, and discussing sending some cash to another person in Juneau as a gift.  Perhaps Eric recorded that conversation, and can refresh my memory?  Although in most states, it is illegal to record a conversation unless one states that they are doing so.  

 

 He describes our meeting in the SOB Atrium much differently than I; the date of September 11, 2007 could be correct, I'd have to verify that with my credit card receipts.  I had been to his office, spoke with the receptionist, left him a note on his desk, spoke with a long time employee whom I know, and went down to the 8th Floor to eat some cookies and read, while I waited from him to return from a meeting.  

 

I didn't "demand" to stay at his house; I questioned him as to why he was behaving out of his normal pattern, as I had always stayed with him on previous visits.  Nor did I "demand" that he allow Claire to stay in a local motel with me; I stated it was unusual behavior for him to react so negatively to my being in Juneau, wanting to see Claire, and to have a sleepover with her during my short visit at a local motel.    He states "...because she had been out of touch for so long..."  Again, can we get some dates here?  Out of touch with whom?    

 

His last few statements under Item 5 are his opinion.  My makeup was the same as always, although it might have been smudged from time to time by the good old Juneau rain.  Eric always thought I wore too much makeup, and the last woman I saw whom he had had a relationship with, didn't wear any.  

 

And why do so many folks find the color Black which is prominent in my wardrobe to be such an issue, or unusual?  It's very flattering on me, and I have worn something black or have used black accessories for as long as I can recall, teen years forward.   Eric historically wears blue dress shirts to work regularly and has many hanging in his closet.  Much of his other clothing is some shade of blue.  I don't care much for the color blue, but he thinks it looks good on him.

 

 Item 6.  Eric's statements prove his Preplanned negative actions against me, and states clearly that Anna Sanders was a participant in predetermined acts to keep me from having any time alone with Claire. 

 

By his own statement, he wasn't taking Claire to the Keys for Christmas 2007 for my benefit, or convenience; rather, he was making a concerted effort in advance, with at least one other person, to insure that I would not be alone with Claire during Christmas 2007.  

 

Item 7.  I disagree with all of his statements in this section, and the only recorded conversation I have from Christmas 2007 is on a small recording device which he gave me as a present several years ago.  Play it Again!  It's the recording of Eric William Swanson and Anna Kathryn Sanders on December 24, 2007. 

 

Yes indeed.  He and Anna Sanders both knew at the time that I was recording all of us during that particularly hostile exchange.   I'm sure that they were both taken aback to hear themselves when the clicked on the link in this website.  But they apparently sent the link around to some family members and others, as there was a flurry of hit activity for that link on the site.  Nothing illegal on my part, and it's proof of his and Anna's collective effort of denying me access to Claire during December 2007.  

 

Mr. Grant has claimed in his Motion of October 22, 2008 that Christmas 2007 was my turn with Claire and that Christmas 2008 is now Eric's.  Mr. Grant will have to explain to all of us in detail, how anyone can determine that Chrismas 2007 was my Visitation time with Claire, and exactly how she and I spent it together.  The plans were made in advance, and not for my benefit. 

 

Item 8.  I didn't "storm" into the house, and I stated what really happened under the "Disclaimer and Mission Statement" section of this story, in approximately late April of 2008. 

 "None were surprised with I hugged my daughters goodbye on December 27, announced that I leaving the Keys to head for Jacksonville, and to continue my Whistleblowing mission."

 

 

Eric discussed in Item 9. a visit to the home of people we both know during my April 2007 visit.  We drove to the home of Steve Lewis and his wife, Kim Wilson.  Steve was supervising a  project that Claire was working on for school, and Kim was out shopping for most of the visit.  I recall Eric leaving for much of the visit to walk his dogs down at Fish Creek, so I watched Claire work on her project and took some photos of her and Steve.  I'm surprised to hear that "everyone was on edge knowing what had happened to Paula during the previous several months."  Really?  And what might they have known about me that was causing their distress?  Perhaps they were uncomfortable with their own actions about something relating to me?  I was perfectly at ease. 

 

Item  10.  Series of harassing emails?  Not at all.  When people make statements to, and or about me, I tend to ask for futher details.  When people don't reply; I restate, and resend. Have a review under Emails To / From Eric, and Emails To/ From Valerie, etc., and ask yourself why were they avoiding answering my questions? 

 

Eric states "I cannot begin to describe the shock and unhappiness all of her family and friends felt when they saw the site."   

 

I'll bet that he and others were reeling when they saw their own negative words about me, and heard the audio files.  That's not too flattering, but it's their own words.  The fact that they chose to not answer my specific questions about their own words, actions, and behaviors; even when I asked them repeatedly to do so kinda makes them look bad, doesn't it?  

 

With so many people refusing to answer my questions, and making unjustified and untrue statements about me; this website has become my best defense.  I have posted my words, and theirs, or their lack of.  How much more reasonable, and fair, could I have been?  All sides of the story, in plain view for the reader to review and to consider.  

 

Perhaps now they can all stick to the facts, and answer all those unanswered questions.   

 

 Item 11.  Eric states "Since that time (presumably meaning when he and others first read this website) Paula has continued to harangue and harass me about buying her a plane ticket to come to Juneau..."

 

  HHHhhhmmmm.  Sounds like he is speaking about my repeated requests via email to him, asking him about what the plan was for Summer 2008 visitation, and whether or not I would be coming to Juneau, or Claire to L.A.  

 

No  "harangue and harass"  from me.  I made repeated, and unsuccessful attempts to make arrangements to exercise my Summer Visitation, and he broke our current and standing Child Custody Agreement.  He violated a standing, legal agreement, and is now attempting to justify his actions for doing so.   (See Emails To / From Eric, for emails dated after early April 2008.  This section is incomplete, I have others to add, but I'm too busy right now to do so.)

 

If Eric or others are embarrassed by the contents of this website, and how it relates to them; perhaps they should have considered that when they began slinging mud in my direction. 

 

When people are making claims and accusations against me, stating that I was "missing" when I know I wasn't, refusing to answer questions about that alleged MP event, and later contradict themselves or each other in their own affidavits and emails;  I Smell Dead Fish. 

 

Eric William Swanson and other want to portray me as "mentally ill" or in other such unflattering and false terms, as justification for their own illegal or bad behaviors.  In fact, they have generated a production to collectively agree to hinder my ability to see my daughter Claire.  In some Courts, such actions would be viewed as a Conspiracy.  I'm open to seeing what the Alaska Courts want to label this incredible series of events as, and how it will all play out.  

 

Eric refers to this website as "It is the product of a completely insane person." 

 

Nope.  I'm in excellent mental health,  and in "not bad for an old broad"  physical shape.    That's his opinion, and others have thought this website is "brilliant", "comprehensive", "amazingly accurate and detailed."  As with much in life, most people see things very differently.  

 

Item 12.  Eric wasn't communicating well with me before he learned of this website, and the emails between us, and the situations I have addressed in this story prove that he has failed to communicate with me.

 

Item 13.  I disagree with Dr. Elaine Schroeder's opinion of me, and her opinion  of my website.  I don't believe that many other licensed mental health professionals would be referring to my website as something generated by a person who "is seriously mentally ill."   Probably would depend on who's requesting the review, and who's paying the bill.  

 

If Claire reads this website, she might not fully understand why people said such things; especially about her Mom.   As her Father has allowed her to view PG and PG 13 movies for the last several years; I don't think she'll find any of the words, photos, or humor to be over her head, or shocking.  She may find it surprising to see that it includes boatloads of information, about many people that she knows, including her parents.  I will always be willing to answer any questions she may have.  I am responsible for my words and actions, and everyone else in this story is equally responsible for their own.

 

Item 14.  I am a loving Mother, and my parental rights have been violated by the unjustified actions of Eric William Swanson.   I disagree with most or all of what Eric has written here. His actions, and those of some others, have kept me from being with our daughter Claire.  He shall have his opportunity to explain himself to the Court, as shall I.

 

 

 Paula Marie Rose

 November 8, 2008 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

I'll add more comments later.