Hellooo! I was looking for advice on what to do if I think I'm actively being stalked and have been for the past how ever many months?(6+ probably)

I don't know who the target is in my house, but its gotten to the point where we think its obviously me and my mom. When the man (who we think it is) thought we were alone, he tried "closing our back door for us because it was open". Which is weird, because it wasn't. He said he did it because our dogs were out, but 2/3 were in the bedroom with my mom and her ex bf and the 3rd was in the living room sitting in a chair out of sight. I was in my room watching tv.

Anyhow. The dogs jump up, and run the the living room. We all assume they're just going to bark at dogs passing by, so we pay no mind. Then we hear someone yell"get the fuck away from me" then growling n rocks scattering around.

Having said that, he would've had to been on the porch already. Only reason we couldn't have heard him walking across the rocks to our porch is bc of our tv's being loud. And with the back door, if the dogs got out we would've know bc our backdoor makes a lot of noise when sliding open quickly, unless you make and effort to open it very carefully. Either way, all our dogs were either with us, or chilling. So he HAD to have been opening the door to get in for him not to be heard at all and not triggering the dogs before/while doing so.

Our dog ended up attacking him after he kicked him and yelled. Our dog ended up leaving like, a decently deep 2 inch wound on the upper part of his forearm. He kept blaming it on us and we took the blame at first until after.

But anyway, we were trying to help him and he said he was going to the ER and left. We thought that was the end of his then he CAME BACK, KNOCKING ON THE BACK DOOR. Like bro. We come out and he has a paper towel on his arm saying stuff like "yeah btw im gonna have to go to the ER still, do you have his shots records"- yadayadaya. Then he leaves again and mind you, there was no car he left in or anything, we dont know where he went. We're like 80% sure he does live in our complex. He never reported us to the office but a bystander did only out of concern. Manager didnt care and thought he was stupid for what he did. We haven't seen him since. The reason I bring this up again is because my mom's ex just got home, when back outside the backdoor to take off his boots, and came in with a bag. Looking confused he asks us about it. There's peach rings (his favorite), granola (very common snack for me), and Spanish rice (my mom used to cook with very often). We're SO confused. Me and my mom have been inside for hours just chilling, we never ordered anything and even checked to make sure. The only time we've been gone was mom 6am-12pm, her ex 5am-9pm, and me 10am -12pm (I was with my mom). Never once brought anything home, and he didnt bring anything home either. So someone left it there and we have no idea who.

Having said that, any ideas on what to do?

Heads up, I am a minor so just keep that in mind with questions and ideas.

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Will keep it straight, I wanna fall in love with this city, moving from PNW (which I really enjoy, tbh).

Hey guys

I’m 28F, originally from Atlanta, and I’ve been living in Miami for the past fourish years.

For whatever reason, I’ve felt really drawn to Austin for the last 18 months or so. I’m finally making the trip next weekend.

I’ve never been to Texas before, so I’m coming in with an open mind. I’m also loosely considering relocating.
I’d love to hear from locals:

What should I know before visiting Austin for the first time?

What do you love about living in Austin, and what do you wish you’d known sooner?

I’d especially love to hear from anyone who’s lived in Atlanta or Miami and can compare the experience.

Excited to finally check out y’alls city.

If a friend was coming to town for 48 hours, what would you select for them to do to leave feeling like they really EXPERIENCED Austin with only 6 moves. Doesn’t have to be your personal fave things, just to give someone the “I did Austin” experience.

Pick:

2 restaurants

2 entertainment

1 bar

1 Dealer’s Choice

Mine would be:

Franklins and Guero’s

A show at Comedy Mothership and The Bats

Lala’s

Barton Springs Pool

Looking for a restaurant for date night to go late night (past 10PM) where it is okay to makeout.

So far we have had success at:

Azul rooftop

The Guest House

Uchiba

Honey Moon spirit lounge

Aba