🖋 ⟡ SWANK Black Paper ⟡
An Archive of Elegance, Intrusion, and Institutional Fantasy
Date Filed: 22 October 2020
Published by: SWANK London Ltd.
Official Website: www.swanklondon.com
Author: Polly Chromatic, Director
Registered Correspondence Address: Flat 22, 2 Periwinkle Gardens, London W2
Contact: ✉ director@swanklondon.com
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LIES, FENCES, AND VIDEOTAPE
A Counter-Narrative in Six Scenes
I. Scene One: Fabrication at the Gate
They claimed: an interning social work student attended.
— He did not exist.
They claimed: they entered through an unchained gate.
— Every gate was chained. They broke the fence. The footage exists.
They claimed: rude signage on the fence.
— Correct. The original kind signs were defaced by a neighbour. The replacements were, shall we say, less forgiving.
II. Scene Two: Domestic Theatre of the Absurd
They claimed: “We saw her through a wide open door.”
— I was breastfeeding. Inside. They loitered wordlessly. I shut the door in confusion.
They claimed: I refused to comply.
— I dressed my children, opened the door, and recorded everything. The entire event is documented.
They claimed: noises of glass shattering.
— Fiction.
They claimed: police received permission to enter.
— They broke in. No permission was granted.
They claimed: “four hours of refusal.”
— Another fiction. I have the footage.
They claimed: permission was asked and received to photograph.
— It was not. They photographed without consent.
III. Invented Hygiene and Imagined Squalor
They claimed: “strong smell of urine,” “urine everywhere,” “no functioning bathroom.”
— We were remodelling. Compost system. Shower. They didn’t inspect the bathroom.
They claimed: mouldy fridge, spoiled vegetables.
— There was salmon. Apparently, salmon is now a safeguarding concern.
They claimed: “no food in the cabinet.”
— We don’t eat preservatives. The freezer was full.
They claimed: messy playroom.
— Children were playing.
They claimed: everyone slept on two mattresses.
— We had four—side by side—for safety. No headboard injuries. Revolutionary, apparently.
They claimed: “exposed plumbing and wires.”
— Mythical.
They claimed: structure “unsafe.”
— We were renovating. The property is owned. Shall we outlaw interior design?
IV. Misdiagnosis of Mental Health & Domestic Sovereignty
They claimed: concern for my mental state.
— My mental health is fine. I’d be concerned about theirs.
They claimed: children are “withdrawn.”
— They don’t talk to rude people.
They claimed: “poor grooming.”
— I was breastfeeding four children. Forgive me for not curating a lookbook.
They claimed: “no functioning kitchen.”
— They never entered the kitchen.
They claimed: “lack of compliance.”
— I cannot comply with an unseen plan.
V. Financial and Educational Myths
They claimed: doubts about my financial provision.
— I owned the home. Spent $3000/month on food. Paid every bill.
They claimed: doubts about homeschool.
— I had approval. Followed the curriculum. They ghosted.
They claimed: “no evaluation.”
— They never assessed. My children exceeded their standards, and that was the problem.
VI. Omitted Truths and Ongoing Questions
They omitted: the May 2017 doctor visit, where my children were harmed in front of nine adults.
They ignored: our active passport renewal process.
They claimed: we are “hiding.”
— We’ve lived at the same address since 2018.
They hinted: dysfunction.
— There is none. Our home is calm, our children are thriving, and our marriage is intact.
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