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I just wanna say -- the random comments thread
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Oh dear. Again, I gotta watch not being clear with my words...
I'm sterilizing soil from my garden as I grow houseplants, and make up my own soil mix. No poop involved. At any time. Ever. Not even cow/steer/or chicken poop. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I do use that (from animals that is), just not on my houseplants. Well occasionally I use manure tea...but I digress.
A repotathon is when I (annually) re-pot all of my houseplants.
I make it a fun time for all involved. Tea, snacks, wine, beer, whatever people want.
They hate to repot their plants. I love to repot plants. (OOooo new thread idea: what do you love to do that others don't enjoy? I've got a friend that will enjoy cleaning your oven. Didn't I just watch Sheldon organize closets? ADD kicking in again...)
A repotathon.
Good times.
I'm sterilizing soil from my garden as I grow houseplants, and make up my own soil mix. No poop involved. At any time. Ever. Not even cow/steer/or chicken poop. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I do use that (from animals that is), just not on my houseplants. Well occasionally I use manure tea...but I digress.
A repotathon is when I (annually) re-pot all of my houseplants.
I make it a fun time for all involved. Tea, snacks, wine, beer, whatever people want.
They hate to repot their plants. I love to repot plants. (OOooo new thread idea: what do you love to do that others don't enjoy? I've got a friend that will enjoy cleaning your oven. Didn't I just watch Sheldon organize closets? ADD kicking in again...)
A repotathon.
Good times.
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Well if we are shouting out our hate for close family members ... I am loathing my brother right now. He is a lying stealing psycho path who makes me want to throw things!
He is the executor of my mothers estate and my sister and I just found out he has spent all her money and now wants to sell her stuff that we were going to divvy up, to pay more "estate debts"
He also sent me a 42 page email enumerating every way I have wronged him since the beginning of time! He is 55 years old for Gods sake!
Good thing I got the jewelry out of the house before he got his hands on it. We were supposed to divide it up with me being in charge so that was done 2.2 years ago!!! Grrrrr any estate lawyers out there????
He is the executor of my mothers estate and my sister and I just found out he has spent all her money and now wants to sell her stuff that we were going to divvy up, to pay more "estate debts"
He also sent me a 42 page email enumerating every way I have wronged him since the beginning of time! He is 55 years old for Gods sake!
Good thing I got the jewelry out of the house before he got his hands on it. We were supposed to divide it up with me being in charge so that was done 2.2 years ago!!! Grrrrr any estate lawyers out there????
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Elisateach|1363529961|3407083 said:
How sad!
I'm glad you got the jewelry out years ago. I'm sure that would have gone fast if he'd gotten it
.If you're able and willing, you really should get to an attorney ASAP. Once he starts selling stuff off you'll have a hard time and probably never get the stuff back that was sold. I'm not an attorney so I really don't know what they can do. It just seems like there should be something that can be done in a situation like that.
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TooPatient|1363534652|3407130 said:Elisateach|1363529961|3407083 said:
How sad!
I'm glad you got the jewelry out years ago. I'm sure that would have gone fast if he'd gotten it
If you're able and willing, you really should get to an attorney ASAP. Once he starts selling stuff off you'll have a hard time and probably never get the stuff back that was sold. I'm not an attorney so I really don't know what they can do. It just seems like there should be something that can be done in a situation like that.
elisateach, also not a lawyer, but somewhat familiar with your situation. When my grandmother passed, her middle child, my mother's younger brother, was in charge of the estate. He basically did nothing but sit on it for several years while tax bills and other ridiculous nonsense piled up. Eventually my mother was able to file to have him removed as executor which was processed by the courts...it took awhile, but in the end they were finally able to move the estate forward and rectify the situation. Sending lots of hugs to you. I hope you're able to get things figured out.
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Believe it or not, the executor can sell items to pay debts without consulting the beneficiaries HOWEVER most are considerate enough to check first and see if they want anything from the estate. If need be they then purchase the items from the estate. He has not done that. Plus he used the money my mom left to pay off his credit cards. He has been living off the grid for years and was using my moms accts as his own. So when she died he just used her money to pay his debts under the guise of settling the estate. We will only get an accounting of the havoc after he is done! It's crazy . If I was a real nasty person the IRS would be breathing down his back right now!
The one thing that has helped me deal with his verbal abuse is understanding the karma law of mirrors
Someone sent me this after a particularly nasty interaction with him, that they witnessed.
The one thing that has helped me deal with his verbal abuse is understanding the karma law of mirrors
Someone sent me this after a particularly nasty interaction with him, that they witnessed.
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Elisateach|1363536907|3407150 said:
Yep!
I worked for stock brokers and it was my job to do all the paperwork stuff. The things I've seen people try to do to their own families...
That might be something to check -- if the will specifically mentions items, he shouldn't be able to sell those. It may not solve the big problem but if it means you get to save the stuff that means most to you it might be worth looking.
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Elisateach|1363536907|3407150 said:
Ive got a horror story for you.
My uncle made my 80 year old grandmother with dementia sign over her entire estate to him. You heard right, he tricked her. He videotaped her signing the papers. She doesn't even know the day of the week most days.
It took my mother, her 7 sisters and a bunch of lawyers to overturn his deception. But they did it. Don't stand for injustice.
And, apparently, don't mess with my mother.
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I just want to say...
That I am really regretting my decision to give someone the opportunity to fix something for me that wasn't right because its back and it's still not right I even defended his ability to do so here. I'm so... Angry.
I gave my daughter 3 stones to look at and she picked the one with the visible inclusion within half a second and she said 'that's not eye clean!' And she's 12 !!
I have not yet contacted him, hence the ambiguity.
That I am really regretting my decision to give someone the opportunity to fix something for me that wasn't right because its back and it's still not right
I even defended his ability to do so here. I'm so... Angry. I gave my daughter 3 stones to look at and she picked the one with the visible inclusion within half a second and she said 'that's not eye clean!' And she's 12 !!
I have not yet contacted him, hence the ambiguity.
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hawaiianorangetree|1363651213|3408186 said:I just want to say...
That I am really regretting my decision to give someone the opportunity to fix something for me that wasn't right because its back and it's still not right
I gave my daughter 3 stones to look at and she picked the one with the visible inclusion within half a second and she said 'that's not eye clean!' And she's 12 !!
I have not yet contacted him, hence the ambiguity.
Ugh! I was thinking of you and hoping the situation had been satisfactorily resolved and I am so disappointed for you that it has not. An unbelievable disappointment and I am so sorry HOT.
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HOT, I am sorry this has happened again. I am floored. I would have thought, with all the attention, you would have been given VS just to make sure you were happy. Are you sure you are not being too critical? 
Maybe you need to just return it, if possible, and then go to WF or BGD. Remember, you will pay a premium but maybe it would be worth it to you. I hope, when everyone knows you posted the result, They won't be out for blood. Things turn nasty , real quick, here.
I am floored. I would have thought, with all the attention, you would have been given VS just to make sure you were happy. Are you sure you are not being too critical? Maybe you need to just return it, if possible, and then go to WF or BGD. Remember, you will pay a premium but maybe it would be worth it to you. I hope, when everyone knows you posted the result, They won't be out for blood. Things turn nasty , real quick, here.
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