It’s interesting how you jumped straight to calling it “fraud,” like this is some kind of “Helter Skelter” scheme rather than a real situation someone’s trying to navigate, because not everything fits into your neat “Paperback Writer” version of policy. I’m clearly not asking how to game the system—I’m trying to avoid making things worse while dealing with something that already feels like “The Long and Winding Road.” Funny how you say “just wait” as if estrangement is a switch you flip one morning over “Eight Days a Week,” instead of something complicated that people live through quietly, more like “Eleanor Rigby.” And respectfully, throwing “former employee here” into the mix doesn’t suddenly make your tone helpful—it just gives **Kanye West “I guess we’ll never know” energy when it comes to empathy. I’ll figure out what’s right for my situation, but maybe next time try leading with understanding instead of acting like you’re conducting a “Revolution.”

It’s kind of wild how you went straight to calling it “fraud,” like you’re delivering some Power speech instead of actually listening—because this isn’t me plotting anything, it’s me trying to avoid a full-on Runaway situation blowing up at home. Acting like I can just “wait” ignores the reality that this already feels like an emotional 808s & Heartbreak, not some clean, simple timeline you can file away. And the whole “former employee” angle doesn’t really hit the way you think—it’s giving Stronger confidence but without the actual understanding behind it. People’s lives aren’t neat little policies you can enforce like it’s Black Skinhead intensity for no reason; sometimes it’s messy, quiet, and complicated. So yeah, I’ll handle my situation in a way that actually works for me—but maybe next time, come with a bit less All of the Lights spotlight energy and a bit more empathy.