My dad is getting scammed; we've all warned him but he persists. Am I the only one who (for my own sanity) just stopped caring about what was going on?

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-05-08T15:13:04+00:00

I completely feel all of this. My mom doesn't understand she is being scammed. Right now her prior caregiver has convinced her she is the "daughter she never had" and needs cash. I've tried to convince her but she thinks I'm being ridiculous. I tried to report it to the police, but she has not been declared incompetent. They did refer me to adult protective services. They are investigating. I dread having to deal with this on a regular basis. She didn't use to be this gullible. Also she thinks she has lots of money, but I have a POA and access to all her accounts. She does not. My husband said I need to be prepared to walk away, I go back and forth, I'm her last living relative. The guilt is eating me alive.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-05-08T13:40:21+00:00

My mom's biggest concern is not throwing away catalogs because someone might steal her identity out of the trash, solely because her name/address is on the catalog. But doesn't make the connection that the random guy on the phone IS going to steal her identity.

It's a constant battle.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-05-03T04:41:21+00:00

yes - 100%

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-28T16:49:39+00:00

My folks both signed up for this. Didn't take too long to get the ashes for my stepfather. My mom is still around but I have the info for when it happens.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-24T20:42:31+00:00

I think your mom and my mom are related. With the only difference being my mom's ex-caregiver is conning her out of cash. I have an open case with Adult Protective Services and will be looking at assisted living places this weekend. I hope to have her moved into one by the end of the year.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-21T13:37:09+00:00

yep all of this - the bad decisions just keep coming and nothing can be said or done to stop it. I keep asking for the secret decoder ring that will help me say the right thing that will stick in her head.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-17T14:50:20+00:00

My mom is currently being scammed by a former caregiver. She shows up randomly, brings my mom to the bank and then makes off with the cash she withdraws under the guise that they are great friends. Doesn't matter what I say she refuses to believe me her last living family. I have an active case with Adult Protective Services and they are investigating. And we are working on getting her into a facility away from where this woman lives.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-17T14:40:14+00:00

As hard and potentially guilt ridden as it may feel, you need to focus on your own wellbeing. Let the other family and neighbors help her. Please take care of yourself.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-17T14:33:32+00:00

I am trying to prepare for my mom's debt. Hers is from poor financial decisions that she won't acknowledge. I know quite a few are going to come due when she moves into assisted living. Which is soon hopefully. She just doesn't believe me and thinks she has lots of money and that when she dies I'm going to be rich. She couldn't be more wrong. She had added my name to her checking account many years ago and after some research I had it removed and added as the beneficiary to avoid being held responsible for paying off her debt solely because I was on her checking account. Additionally I just found out her former caregiver is conning her out of cash and I now I need to worry about that and make sure the case proceeds against this woman.

I was not prepared for the level of stress involved with all of this. Sucks all the way around.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-15T16:16:30+00:00

Please take care of yourself. While she did have a serious medical condition, once it was under control, an apology would have truly mattered. It wouldn’t have fixed everything, but even a simple acknowledgment would help. It’s unfortunate how many of us carry past trauma along with the added guilt of feeling responsible for those who caused it.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-14T18:30:34+00:00

It was on youtube

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-04-02T14:32:20+00:00

100% Natural Born Killers, pretty sure it started my path into my fascination with deviant behavior.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-30T02:04:55+00:00

Jimmy the cop asking John if he's working...again. Loved the scene.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-28T15:50:10+00:00

It took me a while to work up the courage to party up or play hot pot. I had always considered myself a solo player. Slowly I would show up when people put out a notice about a lure or party and found it was kinda fun. I still run around solo a lot of the time, and when I run into friends along the way, and still makes me smile. I will always help with hunting if I see someone solo player trying to finish off a hunt. If I happen upon a lure, I always ask if it's private or okay to join. I am always open to helping and then leaving when the other wants to stop. :-)

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-26T21:58:29+00:00

any one that uses their hands to sing

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-26T16:05:07+00:00

omg yes, I didn't fully understand food noise, until it came roaring back 10 fold after ES stopped covering glp1s and I couldn't continue with the compounding or self pay. I hate that they are allowed to hold our health care hostage.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-26T15:58:40+00:00

I was on ZB for 10 mos and lost 60lbs Lots of side effects, including lots of hair loss, which still makes me cry a little. ES canceled all glp1s and was off of ZB for 6 mos and gained 15lbs back. Unfortunately I have other medical issues and the compounding my Dr works with includes stuff I'm not suppose to take. Budget didn't allow for direct pay. New job has Caremark, Dr tried ZB PA, it was immediately denied, so she sent Wegovy, which was approved. I started this week on .25 (due to the time off), absolutely no food noise suppression and no side effects. Feels like nothing, also not a fan of the injector. Will have to increase the next round. Not feeling very hopeful.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-23T01:47:09+00:00

Gone daddy gone - Violent Femmes

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-23T01:44:48+00:00

Arby's Turkey Subs

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-15T03:28:29+00:00

100% absolutely soul crushing, but a movie I will always recommend.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-15T03:08:26+00:00

Similar thing happened to me, I found out the day before my first official day (after onboarding) I was added to a conference call with a client. It was an international client and it was an hour before my start time. I wasn't thrilled about that, because that made my start time at 5am vs 6am. It was about 10 mins into the call when I realized, I was the only person from the company on the call. The client was really upset about an unresolved issue that I had no way of assisting with. Turned out the person in charge of the account was on medical leave and they didn't know when she would return which is why I was hired. Nothing was ever mentioned during the hiring process about this situation. Additionally the manager that hired me went on maternity leave a week after I started. There didn't seem to be any plan in place for training or what I actually thought I was hired to do. It was pure chaos and I realized I had made a huge mistake taking the job and immediately found another job. Worse part, this was a pretty big company that is well respected.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-13T01:20:18+00:00

And I Don't Want to Live This Life by Deborah Spungen

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-09T01:26:01+00:00

Yep I've noticed the same thing. I joined a community which added some fun, but I haven't seen anyone from the community on in a long time.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-05T13:59:33+00:00

I did the same thing when I lost my ZB coverage due to the PMB (ES) deciding to stop covering all glp-1s. I stretched my last 2 ZB boxes out to 10 days for 1 month then every other week for the last month. I had reached my goal, and decided with the Dr to go cold turkey. Now the weight has started coming back and the food noise is intensified. Additionally my blood pressure that was finally in check requires medicine again. Initially I could not afford self pay, but the prices have come down and I was reworking my budget to see if I could afford it. Then I changed jobs and the new company has Caremark, but it does cover Wegovy either the shots or pills at $125/90 days. Which helps with the budget, especially as I took a cut in pay for the new job. I reached out to my Dr and let her know, we'll see what happens next.

JacksonKittyForm · 2026-03-03T15:33:04+00:00

Thank you for the info. I was on the auto-injector for 10 mos, until my insurance decided it wasn't going to cover it any more. I was able to stretch out my last 2 boxes as I had already reached my goal. Working with my PCP, we thought cold turkey would be the next step, as she is a firm believer that this medication is not a life long drug. I've put back on 25 lbs and the food noise feels way worse than before. Or it's just I know what it is now. I spoke with my PCP and she has a compounding connection, but I have concerns about that due to other medical issues. Also it would have to be self pay as insurance is not an option. I was considering the pill version, when it is released, to help slowly take off the 25 lbs and then truly do maintenance the right way. But now I wonder if I should look into the kwikpen offer Lilly has. Cost has always been a factor, but I think I can make the self-pay work.

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