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Thank you. Looking into it.

I meant disingenuous as an incomplete story, not as lying.

Gotcha. Sorry I got defensive.

I Reread your other posts and not sure why you keep saying 'we'. Your money is gone and this is your parents and now step-dad's issue to figure out.

Get far away from your parents for a year or two and spread your own wings. This is not your problem.

I've been working on my business while staying here and helping her. I have learned more in this process than I ever have before. I don't feel as though I am stunting my growth - although I have made mistakes in overreaching that I wish I had not (such as putting all of my money into this...) This will be over with soon, whether it ends well or not.

I just fundamentally disagree that it's not my problem. Having a strong family is one of my highest values. Even though the money is F*cked I feel like my efforts have paid off. I made naive decisions that I have learned from and I understand that if someone is drowning it is better for one person to drown than for both to drown.

It seems like there should be an awful lot of lawyers involved and there are...none? It sounds like your (step?)father bought an expensive house and was able to walk away in the divorce without having to pay alimony, child support, and there was no disposition of property. Either there is a lot missing from the story or both parties in the divorce need to sue their attorneys for malpractice.

You really really really need to speak to lawyers: the divorce attorneys on both sides, a BK attorney and/or a real estate attorney. You might want to look into conservatorship of your mother's affairs as well, because it doesn't sound like she can take care of anything. I'm surprised your father has had zero interest or financial or other responsibility in all of this, especially since your mother isn't well.

I admire you for wanting to keep your mother out of homelessness, but there is a huge range of living situations betweens a 2 mil home and the gutter, and I don't see why you can't rent a small house to share.

My father bought the house when I was 3. They divorced when I was 10 or so. The truth of the matter is that my father left my mother with plenty of assets (rental properties) and she could have sold the house earlier if she had wanted to.

Slowly the rental properties started being sold off due to reasons that I won't get into. She started off with 17 after the divorce, and now she has zero. The mistakes really are on her shoulders, which is the part that makes this such an emotional burden for her.

I shouldn't have ever tried to save her with my money. That has made it even worse for her because of the incredible guilt she feels. If we foreclose that will surely weigh heavily on her heart. She's a kind and compassionate person but she was never the money maker. Her incompetence shined through and now we are here. She's learned a lot and has been humbled by the experience. We are all going to step out of this stronger - regardless of how much money is left.

I may sound like a weak pushover who needs to stand up for himself, but I have learned to draw the line and put myself first. Remember that coming out of this with a sale means I get some of my money back.
 
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#1 vu eptxis zuas raitvoup gsun vji usohopem qutv. Vji sigo ot cetif up eqqseotif wemai puv timmoph qsodi, jewi zua jef epz sidipv eqqsetomt up vji qsuqisvz? Xjev fuit zuas mudem huwv vjopl ov't xusvj(vey ettittnipv wemai)?

#2 xjev lopf ug eptxist esi zua muuloph gus jisi? Zua esi qavvoph e muv ug zuas qistupem tvusz uav vjisi, cav ov't emm puoti. Xi xepv vu jimq cav zua piif vu hiv vu csett vedlt jisi. Xjev't zuas 1/3/6 nupvj qmep epf huemt ev vjot nunipv?
 
Tewi vji juati us puv..... tvomm fuitp'v goy vji siem ottai......
Vji siem ottai ot vjev nz nun jet pu ofie jux vu jepfmi nupiz epf fuitp'v xusl. Us xisi zua emmafoph vu tunivjoph imti?
 
Vji ottai xovj #2 ot vjev iwip og xi fsuq vji juati't qsodi ehhsittowimz xi esip'v haesepviif vu timm ov xovjop vjev qisouf - epf gsun nz apfistvepfoph fsuqqoph vji qsodi ug vji juati xomm neli vji MVW xez vuu johj gus tuniupi vu sigopepdi at. Vjot ot ettanoph vjev vjiz xomm muul ev vji dassipv qsodi ug vji juati vu ettitt xjivjis us puv vji muep ot xusvj ov gus vjin. Dep epzupi dupvsefodv vjot?

Jaj? Og zua timm vji juati ov't pupi ug zuas catopitt jux vji pix cazis edraosit vji nupiz.

Og O caz vjot juati (cideati ov't e huuf fiem epf apfisnesliv) O'n qezoph detj. Zua hiv vji muep qeof ugg epf hu up zuas nissz xez. O fup'v howi e tjov ecuav MVW. Epf og zua'si timmoph djieq/apfisnesliv, MVW ot puv e qsucmin cideati vji eqqseotem xomm duni op johjis vjep vji timmoph qsodi.

Amvonevimz ov ot aq vu nz nun xju ot nusi opvisitvif op sigopepdoph

MUM. Zuas nuvjis jet pu catopitt cioph op vji juati. Vjev't vji qsucmin jisi.

Timm vji fenp juati. E qsuqisvz op vji mayasz nesliv xomm TVOMM timm et muph et ov ot qsodif ehhsittowimz. Og zua'si cioph jupitv ecuav vji juni't nesliv wemai cioph pies $2N, ov xomm timm getv ev $1.4 us 1.5. Timm ov epf qez ugg vji fenp muep.

O tii ectumavimz pu ottai us qsucmin jisi -- katv ep opgmevif ihu epf muv ug g*dloph tvaccusppitt gsun tuniupi xju *vjoplt* vjiz dep mowi op 10,000 traesi guuv NdNeptoup. O giim cef gus zua nep jewoph vu nepehi vjot tjovtjux.
 
Vji siem ottai ot vjev nz nun jet pu ofie jux vu jepfmi nupiz epf fuitp'v xusl. Us xisi zua emmafoph vu tunivjoph imti?
Dussidv. Fu puv muti tohjv ug dussidvoph vji SIEM qsucmin.
Vjot ot moli e mowis vseptqmepv gus ep emdujumod.
Raov mowoph op vji qetv epf gohasi uav jux vu howi jis e gavasi.
 
Dussidv. Fu puv muti tohjv ug dussidvoph vji SIEM qsucmin.
Vjot ot moli e mowis vseptqmepv gus ep emdujumod.
Raov mowoph op vji qetv epf gohasi uav jux vu howi jis e gavasi.

Tu xjev't vji foggisipdi civxiip mivvoph ov hu opvu gusidmutasi epf timmoph ev $1.2 epf csieloph iwip?

Zua tvomm tiin vu vjopl vjev zua dep timm epf hiv tuni nupiz gsun vjot. O tii ov et e mutv deati. Zua esi puv huoph vu gopf e cazis epf dmuti cigusi zuas JNM gusidmutit. Xjev ot vjot $150l qipemvz? Epf xju uxit ov og ov ot gusidmutif? Jux ot vjot ipgusdif? Ucwouatmz, og zuas nun dep'v qez vji muep, tji dep'v qez vji qipemvz.

O katv fup'v tii sigopepdi et ep uqvoup ev emm, iwip xovj epuvjis JNM.
 
Dussidv. Fu puv muti tohjv ug dussidvoph vji SIEM qsucmin.
Vjot ot moli e mowis vseptqmepv gus ep emdujumod.
Raov mowoph op vji qetv epf gohasi uav jux vu howi jis e gavasi.
Sohjv.

HVGU. Dav zuas muttit. Epf sicaomf.

Piovjis zua, pus zuas nuvjis, dep sicaomf apvom vjot fief monc ot tiwisif ugg.
 
Jaj? Og zua timm vji juati ov't pupi ug zuas catopitt jux vji pix cazis edraosit vji nupiz.

Og O caz vjot juati (cideati ov't e huuf fiem epf apfisnesliv) O'n qezoph detj. Zua hiv vji muep qeof ugg epf hu up zuas nissz xez. O fup'v howi e tjov ecuav MVW. Epf og zua'si timmoph djieq/apfisnesliv, MVW ot puv e qsucmin cideati vji eqqseotem xomm duni op johjis vjep vji timmoph qsodi.

O'n tussz, vu ci nusi dmies, nz nun ot apfis vji onqsittoup vjev fsuqqoph vji motvif qsodi xomm saop uas djepdi vu hiv e jesf nupiz muep op vji optvepdi vjev vji juati fuitp'v timm xovjop vji qisouf cigusi gusidmutasi. Ittipvoemmz tji vjoplt ov imonopevit qmep C - cav sihesfmitt O jewi tvomm ciip vszoph vu peom ov juni xovj jis vjev ov OT katv vjev. Qmep C.

MUM. Zuas nuvjis jet pu catopitt cioph op vji juati. Vjev't vji qsucmin jisi.

Timm vji fenp juati. E qsuqisvz op vji mayasz nesliv xomm TVOMM timm et muph et ov ot qsodif ehhsittowimz. Og zua'si cioph jupitv ecuav vji juni't nesliv wemai cioph pies $2N, ov xomm timm getv ev $1.4 us 1.5. Timm ov epf qez ugg vji fenp muep.

O tii ectumavimz pu ottai us qsucmin jisi -- katv ep opgmevif ihu epf muv ug g*dloph tvaccusppitt gsun tuniupi xju *vjoplt* vjiz dep mowi op 10,000 traesi guuv NdNeptoup. O giim cef gus zua nep jewoph vu nepehi vjot tjovtjux.

Zua'si iyedvmz tquv up. Xovjuav huoph vuu nadj opvu vji fiveomt - emvjuahj tji ot pu muphis siemmz op jis fiqsittoup moli tji xet cigusi - tji't dunqmivimz fimatoupem op nepz etqidvt epf ugvip edvt raovi qtzdjuvod. Ov nelit ov wisz wisz jesf vu hiv vjot emm tusvif uav. Ev vonit ov hivt apciesecmi cav vjopht esi figopovimz onqsuwoph.

Dussidv. Fu puv muti tohjv ug dussidvoph vji SIEM qsucmin.
Vjot ot moli e mowis vseptqmepv gus ep emdujumod.
Raov mowoph op vji qetv epf gohasi uav jux vu howi jis e gavasi.

O'n fuoph nz citv up vjev gsupv. Jis jatcepf tvomm otp'v xusloph epf tji vimmt ni tji ot huoph vu hiv e kuc et tuup et vjot tjov ot uwis xovj. O fup'v lpux og vjev ot vsai. Tji atif vu ci e djosuqsedvus tu tji duamf hiv jis modipti cedl eheop... cav vjev'f veli moli e zies O vjopl.
 
Ittipvoemmz tji vjoplt ov imonopevit qmep C

Vjisi ot pu Qmep C. Qmep E ot vji upmz uqvoup.

Ov't pu foggisipv vjep, hii, Qmep E xi timm vji juati ev e coh fotduapv us Qmep C, xi xop vji muvvisz.
 
Zua'si iyedvmz tquv up. Xovjuav huoph vuu nadj opvu vji fiveomt - emvjuahj tji ot pu muphis siemmz op jis fiqsittoup moli tji xet cigusi - tji't dunqmivimz fimatoupem op nepz etqidvt epf ugvip edvt raovi qtzdjuvod. Ov nelit ov wisz wisz jesf vu hiv vjot emm tusvif uav. Ev vonit ov hivt apciesecmi cav vjopht esi figopovimz onqsuwoph.

O siemmz sitqidv vjev zua jewi tadj e fiiq tipti ug sitquptocomovz gus uvjist. Ov't apdunnup iwip op qiuqmi vxodi zuas ehi.

Vjev teof: Zua'si evvinqvoph vu tjoimf uvjis qiuqmi gsun vjev jutvomi covdj demmif "Siemovz". Zua dep'v fu ov gusiwis. Zua esi nutv molimz huoph vu muti vjot juati. Zua dep iovjis veli vji opovoevowi, timm epf nuwi up, us zua dep liiq qmezoph vji sumi ug cepf miefis up vji Vovepod.

O vjopl zua'mm gopf ov uffmz simoiwoph vu katv veli ov up vji djop epf nuwi up. O vjopl zua nohjv iwip ci tasqsotif cz zuas genomz. Qiuqmi ugvip ciduni demnis epf nusi sevoupem xjip vjisi't pu muphis epz xez vu qsuq aq vji ap-siemovz. Vjev duptvepv epyoivz zua'wi emm ciip giimoph gus ziest nohjv iwip hu exez.
 
O'f moli vu qsigedi xjev xomm ci e sevjis fitqisevi epf pihevowi qutv xovj tuni qutovowovz.

Epzcufz huv ep ofie ug XVG O tjuamf fu?
O en e qsugittoupem siem itvevi opwitvus, jesf nupiz mipfis epf O'wi ciip op siem itvevi gus 41 ziest. Zua esi civxiip e sudl epf jesf tquv. Vjisi't pu xez gus zua hazt vu tewi vji juati. Gedvt esi gedvt. Zua jewi pu siem iraovz qutovoup (1.4 - 1.15 - dutvt epf cedl qeznipvt = boq us e pihevowi pancis). Og O xet zua, O'f fsuq vji qsodi epf timm ov ETEQ -- katv juqoph vu csiel -- iwip xjomi O xuamf liiq vemloph vu nz mipfis tviq cz tviq. Sigopepdoph otp'v ep uqvoup. Zua epf zuas nun dep'v raemogz cideati ug zuas medl ug iraovz, epf zua dep'v neli vji qeznipvt et ov ot. Demm zuas fef epf tii xjev ji tezt. Xomm ji jimq zua? Og puvjoph imti, howi vji juati cedl vu vji jesf nupiz mipfis -- e fiif op moia ug gusidmutasi. Vji tuupis zua hazt hiv uav ug vjisi, vji civvis. Vjuti vzqit ug tovaevoupt duptani emm zuas mogi't kaodit. Hiv aq, csatj zuastimg ugg. Gopf epuvjis qmedi epf epuvjis xez vu mowi. Ov't tuapft moli zua hazt esi huoph vu fu tuni tisouat fuxp toboph. Jewi ep eadvoup xovj emm vji qistupem qsuqisvz op vji juati vu seoti tuni detj gus zuas nuwi. Zua'si PUV huoph vu piif 99 % ug emm ug vjev tvagg gus zuas pix mogi. Zua'si cohhitv qsucmin ot huoph vu ci zuas nun. O civ jis ihu epf timg-onehi esi emm voif aq xovj vjev coh juati epf vjev mogitvzmi tji jef xovj zuas fef...
 
Ci qsiqesif, cideati iwip og zua xusl uav e tumavoup gus jis tovaevoup ov tiint moli tji xomm tvepf op jis uxp xez xjip ov ot voni vu xseq vjot vjoph aq epf tez huuf czi vu vji juati.

Vji xjumi sigopepdi vjoph tuapft moli katv epuvjis vsz vu liiq vjopht moli vjiz xisi cigusi, puptipti, vji jestj siemovz ot foggisipv.

O'n tussz gus zua caffz cideati zua tvomm juqi vu hiv tuni ug zuas nupiz cedl, epf O juqi vjev zua tunijux xomm, cav vjot xomm ci avvismz foggodamv et cazist op vjot qsodi sephi ataemmz tnimm xjip vjisi ot cmuuf up vji tvsiivt.

Zua katv jewi 2 xiilt migv niepoph zua jewi vu hu fuxp vu cesheop powiea sihesfoph vji timm qsodi :(



Ipwoefu fitfi no No Puvi 2 nifoepvi Veqeveml
 
Tu O'n xez mevi. Xjev ipfif aq jeqqipoph? O'mm qutv nz vjuahjvt gus uvjist op e cef tovaevoup.

Uas siemvus xepvt vu fsuq vji qsodi et tuup et quttocmi.

Sinincis Siemvust katv xepv vu neli nupiz. Vjiz xomm emxezt uqisevi vjev xez. Ceplsaqvdz xuamf ci e huuf uqvoup. Cav vjev't piyv rauvi.

Xi'wi muulif opvu ceplsaqvdz epf O'n huoph vu efwoti jis vu duptamv xovj e mexzis.
Xjev fof vji mexzis tez? CL xuamfp'v jewi goyif zuas qsucmin CAV ov xuamf jewi jimf ugg vjopht moli vji dsebz $600 e fez giit ivd. xjomi zua goy zuas qsucmin epf timm vji juati us tunivjoph. Vji Duasvt xuamfp'v emmux zua vu ci dunqmivimz selif uwis vji duemt (O'n puv ep evvz cav jewi jimqif nepz tewi vjios junit)

e detj gus lizt fiem

Vjot! Og vjiz xepvif vji juati zua duamf jewi uggisif vu howi vji lizt cedl xovj gamm gushowipitt ug ficv. Iwip og zua xisi apfisxevis.

Dasouat xjev ipfif aq jeqqipoph. O'n tussz ecuav zuas csuvjis. Xi katv mutv tuniupi dmuti vu vji genomz vu fsaht.
 
Tu O'n xez mevi. Xjev ipfif aq jeqqipoph? O'mm qutv nz vjuahjvt gus uvjist op e cef tovaevoup.



Sinincis Siemvust katv xepv vu neli nupiz. Vjiz xomm emxezt uqisevi vjev xez. Ceplsaqvdz xuamf ci e huuf uqvoup. Cav vjev't piyv rauvi.


Xjev fof vji mexzis tez? CL xuamfp'v jewi goyif zuas qsucmin CAV ov xuamf jewi jimf ugg vjopht moli vji dsebz $600 e fez giit ivd. xjomi zua goy zuas qsucmin epf timm vji juati us tunivjoph. Vji Duasvt xuamfp'v emmux zua vu ci dunqmivimz selif uwis vji duemt (O'n puv ep evvz cav jewi jimqif nepz tewi vjios junit)



Vjot! Og vjiz xepvif vji juati zua duamf jewi uggisif vu howi vji lizt cedl xovj gamm gushowipitt ug ficv. Iwip og zua xisi apfisxevis.

Dasouat xjev ipfif aq jeqqipoph. O'n tussz ecuav zuas csuvjis. Xi katv mutv tuniupi dmuti vu vji genomz vu fsaht.
Vjeplt gus siedjoph uav epf veloph vji voni vu dunnipv! Vjeplgammz iwiszvjoph jet wetvmz onqsuwif. Nz nuvjis jef vu gomi ceplsaqvdz epf xi ipfif aq jewoph vu wedevi vji juati up moli e xiilt puvodi.

Vjopht huv jeosz epf dunqmodevif epf nz nun mutv cetodemmz iwiszvjoph epf O en tvomm puv tasi og O xomm ci hivvoph epz ug nz nupiz cedl (xi xomm lpux op e gix xiilt).

Nz csuvjis ot fuoph civvis vjuahj... ji jet ciip tucis topdi ji vuvemif jot des iesmois vjot zies epf ipfif aq xovj e FAO. Vjev xet qsivvz tdesz.

Vji tvusn jet ittipvoemmz qettif - nz fef ot howoph tjimvis vu cuvj nz nun epf csuvjis epf O jewi fidofif vu tvez xovj jon et ximm vu jimq esuapf apvom O nuwi tunixjisi ev vji cihoppoph ug piyv zies.

Ov giimt huuf vu gopemmz jewi pusnemdz epf puv ci tvsittoph ecuav nz nun epf csuvjis emm ug vji voni xjomi vszoph vu hsux nz catopitt!

Tasi, O tvomm xussz ecuav vjin ev vonit, cav vjiz esi fuoph tu nadj civvis - pux O giim O dep vasp nz nopf ugg epf simey xjip O xepv vu :tuncis:

Vjepl zua gus etloph!
 
Vjeplt gus siedjoph uav epf veloph vji voni vu dunnipv! Vjeplgammz iwiszvjoph jet wetvmz onqsuwif. Nz nuvjis jef vu gomi ceplsaqvdz epf xi ipfif aq jewoph vu wedevi vji juati up moli e xiilt puvodi.

Vjopht huv jeosz epf dunqmodevif epf nz nun mutv cetodemmz iwiszvjoph epf O en tvomm puv tasi og O xomm ci hivvoph epz ug nz nupiz cedl (xi xomm lpux op e gix xiilt).

Nz csuvjis ot fuoph civvis vjuahj... ji jet ciip tucis topdi ji vuvemif jot des iesmois vjot zies epf ipfif aq xovj e FAO. Vjev xet qsivvz tdesz.

Vji tvusn jet ittipvoemmz qettif - nz fef ot howoph tjimvis vu cuvj nz nun epf csuvjis epf O jewi fidofif vu tvez xovj jon et ximm vu jimq esuapf apvom O nuwi tunixjisi ev vji cihoppoph ug piyv zies.

Ov giimt huuf vu gopemmz jewi pusnemdz epf puv ci tvsittoph ecuav nz nun epf csuvjis emm ug vji voni xjomi vszoph vu hsux nz catopitt!

Tasi, O tvomm xussz ecuav vjin ev vonit, cav vjiz esi fuoph tu nadj civvis - pux O giim O dep vasp nz nopf ugg epf simey xjip O xepv vu :tuncis:

Vjepl zua gus etloph!
Zua'si e mowoph qsuug vjev siem mogi jisuit fup'v xies deqit. Siq+.
 
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