The General Chat Thread (2025)

It’s all been made 10 times harder by the three children from my mums partners previous marriages constantly keeping on wanting to know where the money is, how much does she have, wanting to stop the sale of the house and treating us with suspicion (asking how we will be monitored, how long mums going to live, what their “inheritance’ will look like” etc).
They aren't blood to your mum? If not, they don't deserve anything. Especially acting like that. If they get anything, they should be grateful. JMHO
 
I’m sorry you’re going through that (or have gone through that, though it does creep back up like whack-a-mole), seems like there are one (or three) in every family, and it doesn’t matter if you’re richer than Croesus or if you don’t have a pot to pizz in…someone will be fighting over that pot.

Hang in there. Glad to hear your mum is in a good place.
Yep that’s 100% it.
 
They aren't blood to your mum? If not, they don't deserve anything. Especially acting like that. If they get anything, they should be grateful. JMHO
Not at all related.
Apart from at the time one 15 year old who still lived elsewhere with his mum, they were all adults when my mum and their dad officially got together. I’ve met them 3 or 4 times.
But they think everything my mum has should included in the pot. Interestingly including my dad’s own house (my mum and dad officially split over 30 years ago).

They've not rung or text her once or even asked how she’s doing.
All whilst declaring “She was like a mum to us” and even they quietly trail off whilst saying that fib!

Heyho. It just means we have to be super careful about what we’re doing. Immaculate accounting, not a miss-step that litigation would leave us open to (because they are litigious).
Tis a total PITA!

It’s the reason my brothers couldn’t handle any more of it, and having now been on the receiving end I totally understand!
 
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My wife and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary in Cancun. As you can see, the coffee station in an all inclusive resort is a little bit different than most hotels.
 
This is a "scratching my head" saying, HUH?
I'm sitting here in our hotel room in Phoenix Arizona streaming our favorite radio station from Honolulu Hawaii, LIVE.
Tapping my toes, jumping up and dancing hula with the music as well as singing my little heart out, LOVE IT!!
Then we go to commercial break, and it's IN SPANISH for a business here in Phoenix ... WHAT THE WHAT?!
 
Are you at Riu Carribe, by chance? We have been to Cancun several times. Happy anniversary!!!
Thank you! We are not too far from there, in a resort called Riu Palace Kukulkan. It’s not that much hotter here than it is in Michigan, plus the view is better.
 
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