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It's gross. And you not seeing your father didn't make this woman disappear into a puff of smoke. You refusing to see your father, even if all you do when you see your father is scream and yell at him and try to talk sense to him. Again, if this woman is a scammer, as you fear she might be, that plays into her scammy hands.
It's gross. And you not seeing your father didn't make this woman disappear into a puff of smoke. You refusing to see your father, even if all you do when you see your father is scream and yell at him and try to talk sense to him. Again, if this woman is a scammer, as you fear she might be, that plays into her scammy hands.
One of the things a scammer who wants to take financial advantage of an elderly person might do, might seek to do, is to isolate that person. From their support system, which is you and your brothers. I think your brothers are wrong to shrug this off as not a problem or just dad being dad and 19 year old tits being 19 year old tits.
One of the things a scammer who wants to take financial advantage of an elderly person might do, might seek to do, is to isolate that person. From their support system, which is you and your brothers. I think your brothers are wrong to shrug this off as not a problem or just dad being dad and 19 year old tits being 19 year old tits.
But I think you're wrong to refuse to see your father to not get in there because as squeaky as it might be to have to interact with him and his new girlfriend now, it's
But I think you're wrong to refuse to see your father to not get in there because as squeaky as it might be to have to interact with him and his new girlfriend now, it's
The shit show, as you described this as a shit show, the shit show that it's going to be on your hands if this woman is indeed a scammer is going to be so much worse, so much greater, so much bigger a shit show six months from now or a year from now. If this woman manages to get away with whatever it is this woman might be and who knows, might not be trying to get away with.
The shit show, as you described this as a shit show, the shit show that it's going to be on your hands if this woman is indeed a scammer is going to be so much worse, so much greater, so much bigger a shit show six months from now or a year from now. If this woman manages to get away with whatever it is this woman might be and who knows, might not be trying to get away with.
If I were you, I would be grossed out, uncomfortable, worried, concerned, and there. One of the things I would be there to do is to look that person in the eye so that they understood that their new boyfriend, my elderly father... had people who were looking out for him and scrutinizing her.
If I were you, I would be grossed out, uncomfortable, worried, concerned, and there. One of the things I would be there to do is to look that person in the eye so that they understood that their new boyfriend, my elderly father... had people who were looking out for him and scrutinizing her.
Zooming out for a second, talk generally about how relationships with significant age gaps should come in for a higher degree of scrutiny. And it's usually the older person we're talking about coming in for that scrutiny.
Zooming out for a second, talk generally about how relationships with significant age gaps should come in for a higher degree of scrutiny. And it's usually the older person we're talking about coming in for that scrutiny.
And an older person who's with a much younger person in a committed romantic relationship that might be annoying or upsetting to some people in that younger person's life should welcome the scrutiny. You should invite the scrutiny. and answer the questions that the people concerned for your much younger partner might have for you, their family members, their parents, whatever.
And an older person who's with a much younger person in a committed romantic relationship that might be annoying or upsetting to some people in that younger person's life should welcome the scrutiny. You should invite the scrutiny. and answer the questions that the people concerned for your much younger partner might have for you, their family members, their parents, whatever.
This is a case where, because I think the age difference, because we're talking about a 74 year old with a 19 year old with a kid that if her motives are pure, if this is somehow a love at true sight, star crossed lovers, wouldn't it be better if they'd met 50 years ago when they're roughly the same age and some alt universe would have been better, but there's actually real affection there.
This is a case where, because I think the age difference, because we're talking about a 74 year old with a 19 year old with a kid that if her motives are pure, if this is somehow a love at true sight, star crossed lovers, wouldn't it be better if they'd met 50 years ago when they're roughly the same age and some alt universe would have been better, but there's actually real affection there.
Probably not, but who knows? Anything is possible. If she is there with good and pure motives, when you show up and you look her in the eye and say, I have concerns and what the fuck she will want to have that conversation with you. She will want to address your concerns and she will tell you what the fuck. And if she won't, that's a bad sign. And you can carry that bad sign.
Probably not, but who knows? Anything is possible. If she is there with good and pure motives, when you show up and you look her in the eye and say, I have concerns and what the fuck she will want to have that conversation with you. She will want to address your concerns and she will tell you what the fuck. And if she won't, that's a bad sign. And you can carry that bad sign.
to your father and attempt to shake it in front of him or shake him in front of it and bring him to his senses at the very least convince him not to sign anything over, not to leave anything laying around, not to change his will and not to marry the child. This episode is brought to you by Dame Products.
to your father and attempt to shake it in front of him or shake him in front of it and bring him to his senses at the very least convince him not to sign anything over, not to leave anything laying around, not to change his will and not to marry the child. This episode is brought to you by Dame Products.