Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've last posted here. For anyone not familiar with my story, my JNMom, aptly dubbed "Cruella", has been quiet for a while. I thought we were making headway, and boy was I wrong. Buckle up, cause this is going to be looooong.
I got engaged to FDH in August of last year, and Cruella was thrilled. I'm her only child, and for the longest time, we had a very enmeshed relationship. She quickly got me a budget to work with, and I've been planning since then. FDH's family also provided us a budget from their side as well. Cruella also created a separate budget just for my dress.
Cruella came to visit me in February to go dress shopping with me and my FMIL who is absolutely JY most the time. This trip was an absolute nightmare. First, Cruella gets a hotel 45 minutes away from where we live and expects us to see her daily. Turns out, she and JMDad were here a few days early to go house shopping since they are thinking of moving back to our state. As a reminder, they moved to another state a couple of years ago as a knee jerk reaction to us getting a cold snap, and now ironically enough, Cruella works at the House of Mouse. Turns out that they moved because they expected me to follow, and when I didn't, they realized they may not get to see any future grandbabies whenever they wanted, so they started looking to move back. On the last night that JMDad was in town (he was flying out to let us ladies do some dress shopping), we had dinner with them at a very nice restaurant, which is a disaster I may need to post about on a later date. FDH and I were informed of the house hunting, which we promptly shut down. I let Cruella know that we are following FDH's job. He's only sticking with his current job for the PTO for our wedding, but then we are both job searching and house hunting. Cruella was not pleased with this, but eventually agreed it wouldn't be a good idea to move here just for us to move right as she gets here.
Wedding dress shopping will also need to be another post. Cruella was for the most part supportive, but she kept finding ways to try to start drama with FDH's family who I defended tooth and nail. On the second day, FMIL couldn't join us, so it was just Cruella and me, and we had a spat on the way to the first bridal boutique. I only got her to snap out when I told her she was ruining the say yes to the dress moment, and since it's a show Cruella obsesses over she stopped. During lunch though, we had a heart to heart, and I laid out all of my issues with her, especially that she never took any ownership of the shit she put me through as a kid. She seemed receptive and told me about some marital issues she is having with my dad. I told her I've played therapist since I was in middle school, which was never fair to me. I told her she and JMDad needed to go to couples counseling and get their shit sorted out because I would not let them ruin my wedding with their drama. Once again, she seemed to understand, acknowledge, and actually gave me what seemed to be a genuine apology.
That all went out the window when we came back after dress shopping, and my mom proceeded to get druuuuunk at my place on all my wine and started picking fights with me. One of the arguments was she wanted me to share a bed with her since she had checked out of her hotel (FDH and I offered to let her stay with us without expecting her to accept. Not a mistake we will repeat). FDH was sleeping on the couch, and I was staying on an air mattress. She said it would be more comfortable sleeping in the same bed. When I declined, she threatened to sit on me and tickle me until I peed. I used to have a bladder issue when I was a kid, not due to trauma or anything, just an issue I grew out of, and she has threatened me with that ever since. FDH told me after this happened that had she tried it, he would have pulled her off of me and kicked her out. She was one wrong move from getting kicked out, and I think she knew it cause she backed down.
So here I am in the present thinking that everything is going great when I get a text from Cruella telling me that she is feeling confused about something. She starts sounding more agitated with each text, so I just call her and ask her what she is getting so mad about. Turns out, she really doesn't like FFIL because he jokingly said he didn't want to get an appetizer she wanted BACK IN FEBRUARY. She's been holding onto this grudge for MONTHS! I told her that I didn't want to hear her complaints about the 2 times she's met him because he is a wonderful man who has helped me out tremendously and treated me like his daughter. Then she got into the REAL reasons she was annoyed.
FDH and I have a destination wedding planned. We aren't rich by any means, but we are careful with our money. We were setting up a shuttle to get us from the airport to the venue/hotel which is 1.5 hours away. Cruella said she was fine with taking a train. I told her she could do what she wanted, but there are train strikes going on, and I wanted to do something nice by paying for the transportation to make sure everyone got there ok. This past weekend, FFIL stated he was going to get a rental car and take FDH's brother and his SO to the venue so that we only had to worry about setting up a ride for my parents, me, and FDH. I told my mom about it and said that FFIL was taking one for the team to help us save money on that. Cruella didn't like this and said she had offered to do the same thing in the beginning, and now it feels like she's a burden. She thinks that when we told her in February not to move, we were treating her like a senile grandma who can't make her own decisions anymore. I don't talk to her about wedding planning at all and just expect her to pay for everything.
She's taking the train to get to the venue, and I told her that's on her, but if she is late or misses any of the associated events, I would be furious with her. We weren't trying to manage her or treat her like she was senile, just dropping some facts on her to make sure she made an informed decision when moving. And I tell her about wedding planning with every call I make to her. The real reason she wasn't happy about the wedding planning? I wasn't asking for her opinion! And there it is. She wants control over wedding planning. I don't need her opinion. I told her I'm happy to keep her in the loop, and I'm giving her the same info as FMIL. She had the audacity to say "I'm your mother! I should get more than FMIL!" What? She then told me we needed to talk more about the budget. I informed her that I was still well within the budget and that I was needing to get assistance with a few things soon.
FDH's ring? No, that's my responsibility since he paid out of pocket for my ring. Fair enough. My dress alterations? I no longer get a separate dress budget, and it's now part of the main wedding budget because I need to wear something to the WEDDING. Travel costs? That should come out of our honeymoon budget because it's for travel. How are we getting to the wedding again? Because of these changes, we are now having to significantly cut back on our honeymoon. 2 week trip? Nope! It's now 1 week. Fun sight seeing tours? Nope! Those are gone now. I specifically made sure that everything was under budget to take care of unforeseen things. We don't want to touch the money FDH's family gave us because that is for a down payment on a house.
FDH and I are fuming. We are only a couple of months from the wedding, and we are reeling to try to make this work. I was so shocked by Cruella that I didn't have a rebuttal for her for any of her budget changes at the time. This is pure retaliation. FDH said after the wedding, he's done and going NC with Cruella, and honestly, I'm going to join him. I will never forgive her for this. She's put me through so much shit growing up, and I thought the wedding that she always promised me growing up would be what she would be most agreeable on. I KNEW better. I've read similar stories on this subreddit. We wanted to elope, but I said no because I wanted the wedding and knew Cruella would turn into a fucking disaster if there was no wedding. I feel so stupid for walking right into this trap, and I can't even back out because we are locked into everything. Now we are trying to figure out how we are going to do this without dipping into our future house fund.
We are definitely going NC with Cruella, if not for the same amount of time that she lead me on with our "budget", then most likely forever. She will never get to be alone with our kids, and at this rate, she will never meet them. Guess it doesn't matter where she moves to now.

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Hotels, Breakfast, lunch and all that is covered, I need to pay for public transport and want to go shopping (not an spree, just taking the opportunity to grab first world materials lol). I was thinking on 1000usd? more? less?

I've talking for 3 days with a hot masculine top that I met on Grindr, and he wants to go to his house and I'm a little afraid because I'd prefer a hotel or even go cruising you know wherever but he insists on the idea that his house is perfect because he lives alone. I haven't had sex for a year, so you can Imagine what I'm feeling haha, we followed each other on Instagram now and when I see his pictures I just want him to fuck me as hard as possible until it hurts you know. I don't wanna be afraid I just wanna do it but I'm from latin America everything is dangerous here 🙃 it would be my first time going to a stranger's place, should I do it? Or should I insist on going somewhere else?

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I’m planning on starting in Lisbon then going to Sevilla, Córdoba, Malagá, Madrid and Barcelona. Are there any places to eat or see that you guys would recommend for each? Also I know that July and summer overall is insane for tourism so I have to swallow the prices. But are hotels or airbnbs the way to go? (I know Airbnb’s are bad for Spanish residents, but any honest opinion would help). Thank you

I’m staying in the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel downtown this week - what a gem being obviously slowly let down over the years. Beautiful ornate walls and paper, guided staircases, you can just tell this was built in the “golden age” of hotels at the turn of the 1900s and is being slowly bled out by gigantic corporate Marriot, albeit tastefully.
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So I have ADHD/learning disability (co morbidity) and it’s obvious life isn’t for me and getting better is impossible after so many attempts, I was that “smart kid” in life with all that potential but I just realized i was lied to and im just an incompetent slob. I live in a remote town with no car, and I’ve never worked beyond part time minimum wage in my life, no matter how hard I try to work I get fired due to poor performance
How am I supposed to seek help when I have no resources? People forget how much of a privilege it is.
I still love with my parents, I don’t want to, I should be doing more by 23. I wanna be independent.
I thought things would get better on its own but now I just have little joy for anything anymore. I was expected to start life now and graduate and think about the big picture in life… now I have no direction anymore and now I don’t want to get better, I don’t want a job anymore, saying my intentions would get me banned but you get what I want to do
No job = no money
No money = phone plan canceled
No phone = no counselling or therapy
No phone = cuts me from most jobs
Failed college = in debt for nothing
In debt for a while = money in a debt collection agency
Access to help = none cuz I can’t drive
Spend money? = still can’t because my banks frozen from my thousands of dollars in debt
Potential= gone
Motivation at this point to be better after trying? = none
Depressed? = yes
Self hatred = through the roof
Will to live = none
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My Fiancé and I are interested in having a destination wedding at a Hyatt hotel. Our budget is under $15,000 for everything. I have been looking at some all inclusive properties in Mexico and the prices are very reasonable. Anyone have any experience with this? Or been to a destination wedding before? Wanting to get Hyatt points and the ease of an all inclusive wedding are the driving factors. Any specific locations or hotels you would recommend?

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My father has been an alcoholic for a few years which has caused him to lose his job (was able to retire), a DUI, and most recently the start of a divorce. His resides in Pa, but is currently in Md. I'm grown so theres no issues with care of children but I'm concerned that his 4 bouts in rehab are having no affect and he's starting to risk his savings and net worth.
My mom filled for divorce and seems to be protecting her half of the finances, but it's there anytime that can be done to help protect his (hoping someday he recovers)? I believe he won't show up for his court hearing for the DUI and he recently started sharing a hotel room with a much younger alcoholic woman.
He's been wasting large sums of money on a recent binge. Just thinking the worst, what if gives this woman large sums of his savings, marries her or wills his money to her? He would never have done anything like this before drinking.
What should I be thinking about or doing? How can further protect my mom, dad, or myself?