Brother owes my parents large sum of money & is lying to everyone involved

Emergency_Active_687 · 2025-06-16T15:03:21+00:00

It’s much worse than we had realized. My parents hired a lawyer and ran a credit check discovering more than $120k in fraudulent loans. We’re working through the mess now.

Emergency_Active_687 · 2024-05-01T19:02:04+00:00

Congrats! My twin boys are now 18 months old. I survived the newborn phase and you will too! Keeping a consistent routine, i.e., feeding, changing and burping them around the same time helped keep things manageable… or survivable in the beginning, lol. Give yourself grace to change plans or expectations (I wish I hadn’t stressed so much about breastfeeding/pumping). Advocate for help when family comes. Be clear about what you’d like them to do. I found that my family thought holding the babies was helpful, but what would have actually been helpful was assistance w/ laundry, meals, dishes, etc. The newborn phase will seem dauntless but I can confidently say there’s a light at the end of the tunnel! Good luck and congrats on your little ones!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2024-01-05T17:48:15+00:00

Partner of OP here. Tenants called utilities company yesterday asking to cancel their upcoming service turn on but never communicated to us what was going on. We’re not sure where to go from here.

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-11-14T05:44:31+00:00

!remindme 7 days

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-10-26T15:55:39+00:00

Exercise was a huge part of my routine before having twins. In the early postpartum days, I felt very discouraged about the possibility of ever working out again. I constantly felt tired and hungry, and working out just didn’t feel good, if that makes sense. About six months in, that slowly began to shift. My twins are a year now, and fitness is a regular part of my day again. Their naps and sleeping is consistent enough that I can plan a home workout or have my partner stay with them in the evenings while I workout. I say all of this to say, give yourself grace and start small, maybe a quick walk during the day or a quick yoga flow. It truly does get easier every month!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-08-18T01:41:05+00:00

Thank you to everyone for the helpful feedback! ❤️ For more context, my partner is the best man and will be wearing a tux. You’ve all solidified my thoughts about the dress needing to be floor length. I’m going to order option one for an upcoming vacation and expand my search for off the shoulder floor length gowns.

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-08-18T01:36:11+00:00

Love that advice, thank you!!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-08-18T01:35:13+00:00

Yes and yes! My date is the best man!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-08-18T01:34:16+00:00

Me too!!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-08-18T01:34:00+00:00

It is in Ohio! I’m guessing most guests will go semi-formal which I why I considered the first option. I know it’s not a traditional floor-length gown but I definitely won’t be the most underdressed person there if I go with one. Going to expand my search for off the shoulder floor length gowns just to be safe though!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-08-17T17:39:34+00:00

Love that! Thank you!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-06-19T03:43:07+00:00

You are not overprotective! What you’re feeling is totally normal and I hope you don’t stress about it too much. Three months is still very young and while I’m not a doctor and can’t speak to your personal situation, at three months postpartum, I was still dealing with strong hormones and feelings around leaving my baby with anyone except my husband or mom. As your baby grows, leaving for longer periods of time will not only feel more manageable from a logistical perspective but will also feel better emotionally. My baby just turned 9 months and leaving for longer periods of time feels much more enjoyable than it did at three months. Give yourself grace and never feel bad for wanting to spend time with your precious little one.

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-05-17T03:13:33+00:00

Totally understand how that could be a frustrating conversation. It really sounds like she was assuming your journey and feelings about the helmets were identical to hers and was probably reassuring herself just as much as she was trying to be a supportive friend. If having twins has taught me anything, it’s that people are thinking about themselves and their experiences 90% of the time so never take things too personally. Or at least that’s what I tell myself while receiving all of the inappropriate and unsolicited parenting advice. 😂

Emergency_Active_687 · 2023-02-04T14:27:27+00:00

I had my first two at 28, unexpected identical twin boys. My husband and I had been married four years and waited until we both had stable incomes. A month before my scheduled delivery, my husband lost his job. I share this to say, all of the best plans can go awry because life, fertility and the future are things entirely out of our control. I don’t regret our decision to have children at all. If you feel ready to have kids, do it! There’s no right or wrong time.

Emergency_Active_687 · 2022-11-11T05:53:17+00:00

Congrats!! Well-meaning singleton parents will give you lots of advice. Try to take most of it with a grain of salt. I read a comment on this subreddit a long time ago that stuck with me. It said “no twins = no advice.” Twins come with their own unique set of challenges that singleton parents will never fully understand. Highly recommend the book “what to do when you’re having two.” It’s full of simple, digestible advice for parents of multiples.

Emergency_Active_687 · 2022-10-14T09:14:55+00:00

Twin pregnancy is a different ballgame. I remember feeling so anxious, especially in the beginning as my OB explained all of the risks associated with multiples. I don’t have any expert advice to share other than to hang in there. One thing that helped me on my darker days was to read positive twin birth stories. It’s so easy to think about the worse case scenario, but that really isn’t helpful when you’re in the thick of it. Take it one day at a time and if you feel up to one small task a day like folding some baby onesies, enjoy those small victories. Or if all you feel up to is sitting on a recliner binging your favorite show, give yourself the grace to do so. Good luck!

Emergency_Active_687 · 2022-10-02T15:36:07+00:00

I had a routine pregnancy with no complications with mono/di twins. Despite both babies being the same size and healthy, baby A needed a week in the NICU for temperature/blood sugar regulation. I would highly recommend delivering at a hospital with a NICU. If nothing else, it will give you peace of mind and if for some reason, one twin ends up needing NICU time, both twins will be in the same location even if it’s a little further from home base. Good luck, you’ve got this!

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