Snook - Horrifying Reddit Threads

Episode Date: November 3, 2025

From a 'replaced brother' to a disturbing upstairs neighbor, these are some Horrifying Reddit Threads. These stories are truly some of the most disturbing and sad stories I've ever read, I hope every OP in this video is doing better now. Would you like to see me make similar videos in the future? Leave your thoughts down below in the comment section, and make sure to like and subscribe!Make sure to subscribe to the Patreon for early access videos and many more perks! https://www.patreon.com/SnookYTAnd yes, I'm a human voice.If your story or post was included in today's video and you wish for it to be taken down, please reach out to this email. [e-mail] Channel sub goal is 1 million subscribers! So subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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description so feel free to join and no worries if not and I appreciate you stopping by make sure you get comfy grab a snack grab a drink and without further ado let's get into some horrifying red of threads i believe my brother has been replaced originally posted to r slash rbi i originally posted on july 4th The post reads as follows. I, male 30, want to perface by saying I am not mentally ill. And this is not the schizo post you are expecting. I have no better way to articulate what I'm thinking right now. My brother, male 20, just came back from his gap year, traveling Asia in hopes that he'd find

himself. We were never really close, so his lack of contact during this year didn't strike me with too much alarm. But my parents have informed me of three separate incidences in which they needed to contact consult authorities to ask about him. He's a mommy's boy, so this did seem very out of character for him. We hosted a dinner for my brother's return to the country, but upon seeing him at the airport, it was like a stranger tried to draw my brother from memory and passed that as the real thing. He looked completely different. He was severely underweight. He looked. He looked. He was severely underweight. He looked two to three inches shorter, he seemed bedragged and unkempt. Believe me, this was the

opposite of my brother prior to this trip. He was always been a germaphobe, someone who always watches his hands twice to make sure he eliminates all the bacteria, but this guy, he smelled horrendous, he didn't even talk to us, or properly acknowledge our existence, he begrudgingly gave our mama a hug and our dad a handshake. He did not say hello to me. He didn't even talk to us. He didn't It's been around two weeks, and what I've been hearing from my parents is horrifying. Apparently, he's been extremely active at night and sleeping during the day. They can only get faint murmurs out of him, and his speech is becoming increasingly nonsensical. He doesn't shower.

He doesn't seem to eat. He spends all his time locked away in his room, doing something, my parents don't know what, extremely loudly. They've already contacted a doctor, and he's on a waiting list to see a therapist. I suggest getting the police involved, but they are determined not to. My mom is afraid, and I do not know what to do. I volunteered to stay over and be the peacekeeper, as our parents are getting old, and I'm personally worried about the psycho doing something to them. However, my parents have too rejected this.

I was never too close with my brother, but this isn't him at all. Does anyone know what could have caused this? Or what can we do? It's like someone kidnapped my brother and replaced him with the dude from Castaway. Edit. I've seen a lot of people suggest theories, including drug use or underlying mental health issues. I had my mother over today primarily to talk about my brother's condition. My wife was against mentioning the DNA test I ordered, so they are still unaware of my suspicions.

My mom told me about the three incidents involving the... authorities in Vietnam. The first one was a wellness check. After my parents heard nothing from him for about a week, this might have been overzealous on my mom's part. The second and third instances were actually a part of the same correspondence, but turned out to be much more disturbing than I thought. Local authorities were worried my brother and two other female friends have been trafficked to Laos, as they failed to return to Vietnam on time. However, this was resolved after. about half a month. I have no idea the status of his friends, but I suspect they all return to Vietnam together. With regards to my brother at present, my parents have since agreed to my suggestions

of adding cameras to communal areas, as well as installing a door to stop in their own room. They have also given me news that they will go private to seek psychiatric treatment for him, starting next week. We'll keep you all updated. And then some relevant comments under this post. One commenter says, A hard drug addiction is the most likely answer. DNA testing would clear this up real quick. If the result is a match, I suggest you seek counseling for both of you.

In that case, either he's done a lot of hard drugs and needs help, or you have some tendencies toward delusion. If the DNA is not a match, you've got your hard proof and you can probably get the help you need. The kind of resources needed to pull off the scheme you're describing would make it a very odd way to spend one's time. Finding someone similar looking enough to fool not only airport authorities, but also family, has got to be difficult and expensive. If your family is not high profile, I'm talking head of state, Fortune 500 C-suite, or otherwise

ultra-wealthy, it would not make any sense to pull something like this off. Even then, it's such a crazy scheme I can't imagine anyone actually trying it into what end? An inheritance scheme or something? And then the OPR replies saying, my family are quite controversial, particularly for Vietnam, which is mainly why my parents were against my brother's gap year to begin with. I cannot elaborate further on that regard, unfortunately, but there is definitely reason for something like this to happen. Another commenter said, I'm definitely on board with this. Please make sure you get help ASAP. Like of sleep, hygiene,

social withdrawal, etc. It has a tendency to spiral quite fast. and you should really push psychological-clinical help ASAP, not only for safety, but your parents. It is not something that will pass by itself or can be cured with love. Please keep in mind that voices slash visions usually start out quite friendly. What country did you go to? Regarding the height difference, you could easily shrink two inches just from terrible posture. Otherwise, it could indicate osteoporosis.

Please stay safe. The OP then said, I'm not quite sure of all the countries, but I think Vietnam and Laos were a part of it. Another commenter said, Do you mean that you literally think someone else is pretending to be your brother? Or are you speaking more figuratively and think your brother is just acting different? The OP then replies to this saying,

It was meant to be figuratively. But I would be lying if I said I was not genuinely concerned. And then the final comment on this thread that is worth note, reads as follows, Sorry, but he's in your house. Doing things in his room loudly, and you can't go and check on him? What the fuck?

Break down the door, what the fuck are you doing? Do your parents own the house, or does your brother? Remember that instance of that stupid mother who basically left her son to his own devices as he constructed a guillotine in his room to commit S-word, and the mom never saw the inside of the room because of privacy? Time to get a backbone and step up. He almost certainly is not making decisions behind that door that are good.

Do what you need to. Not what's comfortable. The OP then replied to this saying, My parents are in their 80s. And while they're very firmly against my interventions, they seem to give him a free pass. It's a sticky situation all around. Plus, I'm personally afraid for my parents in the event they stand up for themselves.

And then the commenter replies to this opi's comment saying, wait, they had your brother in their 60s, and the OP then said he was a surrogate baby. And then the OP, two days later on July 6th, 2025, made a chilling and horrifying post. The post was titled, Family Member Missing. Location France. Hey all, I'll keep this query as brief as possible. My brother has disappeared. My parents only noticed this morning.

But it is likely he fled sometime last night as we booked psychiatric treatment for him on Tuesday. He is seriously unwell. And on another thread, people have claimed his condition might have been exacerbated through drug use. We don't want the police involved. We don't want this to be a public affair, as our family can't afford it right now. We live in a semi-rural town near the Swiss border, so we are hoping to find him before he hurts himself. How can we go about finding him? him. Any help would be appreciated. And then the top comments on this post read as follows. One

commenter says, you do want the police involved. Trust me. Another commenter says, I understand not wanting to get the police involved, but there's no other choice. I've read your other post about him and he might not only be a danger to himself, but also to other people. You shouldn't delay contacting the police any longer. Nothing good will come out of that. Best of luck, man. Another commenter said, based on your other post, you absolutely need police involved. You are worried that this can become public, but it will be worse if he hurts himself or others. Once he has found, you need to commit him immediately. And then there's an update post.

An update two, my brother has been replaced. Posted on July 10th, 2025, four days later. The post reads as follows. Hey all, I thought I'd share an update. This will also be my last post on this site, and I want to say a quick thank you to everyone who commented. To those who provided genuine help and support, I could not be more thankful. My brother is dead. We found him in the early hours of this morning, and I've spent the rest of the day finding the courage to make this post.

Maybe it's shock, but I'd like to think he died over in Vietnam. And upon his return, his body was simply catching up, rather than prolong his torment. You all do a wonderful service here. So please keep doing what you're doing. All the best. And some relevant comments on this post read as follows. Commenter, I'm so sorry for your loss. Take some time away from the internet.

Take care of yourself and your parents. The OP then responds to this comment saying, They are a lot more devastated than I am. And I think it's because they view the past 20 years to be a waste. I don't view it this way. My brother lit up every room, and every moment I had with him was cherished. However, I do also believe this moment was inevitable since he returned. In a weird way, I'm glad he went out on his own terms rather than endure what could have been years of pain.

Then some other comments read as follows, I remember your other post. I am so sorry for your loss. It sounds like, at the very least, you may have started to grieve him some after seeing the state he was in a pond of return. I hope you find peace with what happened in whatever form that may be my heart goes out to you and your family

another commenter said in addition to being sincerely sorry for what grief you and your family are enduring I also want to say that it's because of you, your brother in the experience you shared about his return that I just called a couple of buddies to set up visits with them this weekend

I've really been feeling like each of them have been receding and struggling quite a bit and are in need of a visit from a friend. And having just made those calls, I'm now terrified what might have happened if I hadn't come across your posts and been moved to action.

No matter what may or may not have happened if I didn't reach out to my buddies, just know that your candor and your brother's struggles have probably had some potentially life-saving effects for a couple strangers. In the final comment, I will read, reads as follows.

We wish you a lot of strength in these hard times. No idea what he went through over in Vietnam, but it must have been soul wrecking. Take time for yourself and your family because this will leave a big scar. And the OP has since deleted his account. And wow, this was one of the most disturbing and depressing Reddit posts I've read in a long, long time. I mean, there's just so many questions. And it seems like the OP has so many questions. I mean, number one, I just hope the opi is doing better now

and can deal with this and just his entire family. I mean, I can imagine. But I just have so many questions regarding what happened in Vietnam and when he was abroad? What happened? Was it drug use? Was he kidnapped and just traumatized to the nth degree? Or did something else happen that no one else is considering?

I really don't know, and I really hope that, you know, I don't know, his family finds some, you know, solace. in these horrific times that they just went through. But yeah, that truly shook me. I mean, I couldn't believe that final post when he said his brother passed away. I mean, just, wow, that hit me so hard. And I just wonder what happened to him.

I mean, that's so terrifying that his brother left and never came back the same. Do you guys have any ideas? If you do, comment down below. I'm really, really curious as to, if you guys have any decent ideas of what the fuck happened when he was abroad.

Because this was truly a disturbing post. On to the next one. O.P. is certain her upstairs neighbor is stalking her through unknown means. Originally posted on R-slash RBI. And originally posted on July 8th, 2021, and her original title reads as follows. Video proof. Upstairs neighbor stalks me. Yes.

I know what you're thinking. I've had a psychological evaluation, can supply proof to mods, 10-minute compilation video, 90-plus pages of time-stamped incidents, and my carbon monoxide detector works fine. Before watching the video, please, be in a silent room, use headphones, turn volume to maximum, person in the unit above, background, me, single, black, female from the U.S., her, single, white female from Ireland. I can't even begin to describe how unbelievable and frightening this situation is. It started shortly after I moved into my apartment on September 1st, 2020. My therapist picked up on the fact I seemed uneasy and asked if I felt safe. At the time, I had not tuned into my surroundings much, but realized she was right and I hadn't been relaxing. I'd soon learned why. Inexplicably, my neighbor above would follow me from room to room and hover over me.

For example, if I'm in my bedroom, she will already be in the room above it. If I get up to go to my kitchen, she will tail behind seconds after. If I go back to my room, she will do the same, sometimes stomping. She's literally my shadow. For the first few months, she did this nearly every single time I got up to do something. even during more intimate moments, like taking a shower or using the bathroom. Dumbfounded, I asked friends if they'd ever been able to hear their downstairs neighbors. I've never heard them in past places and can't hear those below me now.

I took detailed notes for a week before, realizing things weren't a coincidence. The first person I told was my therapist. She encouraged me to seek out an evaluation, and I did. Not having any history of such illnesses. I never doubted my observations, but still wanted to rule out the onset of something like schizophrenia, I'm fine in that regard. It sounds crazy, but for the longest time, I've suspected there might be hidden cameras in my apartment. There have been too many things I've done that she's reacted to.

That wouldn't be possible without seeing me. And honestly, hidden camera crimes will become more frequent once people realize how easy they are to get on sites like Amazon. There are already an issue in places like South Korea. Why, I think there's more to this. She never, ever leaves her apartment, and until May, never appear to have any visitors. Those visitors were some of the tenants on my floor. They moved out last weekish. When I complained to the landlord in October, Captain Vague to not seem insane,

he told me maintenance was never able to get into her unit. He also said two people lived there and that one was always on. unemployed, said he would talk to her in person, which I didn't get as we were still in lockdown. Landlord then went MIA and hired property management. Her roommate secretly moved out last year. All the tenants on her floor moved out by June. All units in the building are on September leases with the exception of one. One of the tenants on her floor had a roommate who appeared to move out during the middle of the year. Someone left a bottle of bleach, square on my doormat. And then there's an image. This has racist connotations and bleach slash

acid attacks are not uncommon in Europe. I suspect she might have done it. I cannot hear the tenants below me and I could barely hear those next to me before they moved out. The only sounds I rarely hear from my upstairs neighbors are her stomping, smoke alarm and when she first turns on her shower. This isn't an insulation problem. Never got a signed copy of the lease. This has caused me a significant amount of fear and exaggerated my medical issues. I've lost months of work and I've spent nearly a quarter of my lease living with friends. I live very much in fear this person could harm me as they are fixated on me 24-7 and never, ever leave their apartment.

This is an extremely strange situation and given how folks in my periphery have behaved, I believe someone knows something. I can't keep quiet about this any longer in fear she might do this to someone else. I'm hoping that by sharing this story, the community might be able to help me with the following. Identify places where cameras can hide slash detecting different types of cameras, Wi-Fi enabled, SD card-based, etc. Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time.

And now I'm going to play the video, and I'm just going to play bits and pieces of it because it's like 10 minutes long. So here it is. What are your thoughts on this? You can faintly hear the footsteps in the background, but here, take a listen. And then the OPE here applies to some questions in the comments. The first question being,

does she still follow you from room to room if the lights are completely off and it's dark in your apartment? I find it odd that she follows from room to room if she's watching you with cameras. Maybe she has a tablet with a live feed that she walks around with. Try seeing if she follows you when she shouldn't be able to see you. And then the OPE replies saying,

Yes, she still follows me even when it's dark in my apartment. I only ever really have one light on because of this. I even shower in the dark. I've wondered why she follows me if she can remain stationary. But I suspect it's because she might be trying to prank me with this. Also, I assume there's a desk right above my bed. I hear her as she gets out of a rolling chair. and I'm in my room much of the time.

So that could potentially be a viewing location. That tip about the car is clever. Unfortunately, I don't have one. But thank you for your helpful comment. And apparently the OP took the upstairs neighbor to court, and someone in the thread said, what did you take her to court for and what was the outcome? It sounds like there's some history between the two of you.

Is she bitter or trying to get revenge? The OP then replies saying, took her to court to try to get her to stop stalking me. I didn't have video evidence at the time, just my logs. The judge denied the order for two reasons. Number one, he said I could not prove a motive. Number two, she tried to claim her roommate might be the one harassing me, as she, the stalker, works at a physical location. The truth was that her roommate secretly moved out months prior, and my stalker is always home. And then someone else comments asking, can you explain your interactions with the neighbor at all? And the OP replies to this comment saying,

I only had one interaction face to face. And that was when I confronted her before taking her to court to see her face. If it's something I've done to her, I would be none the wiser. I've had two people witnessed some of it, but she toned it down quite a bit when they were here. Even if I whip out my phone to record, she'll stop following me. The police in my area are aware, but just not about the possibility of hidden cameras. I didn't want them to think I was insane and have me committed against my will. I'd be happy if they could come take a look, but not sure if that's within their domain. And then she continues talking about some other stuff, and then back to some more relevant stuff, she says, back in November, I went up to her floor asking why she'd been

stopping deliberately all the time. I was going through a lot and just wanted this to stop, so I was bluntly asked. I only confronted her so that I could match her face with the one I saw on her social media profiles to make sure I had the right person. At first, she denied it. but when I told her she'd be getting a letter in the mail, she immediately went quiet. When I went downstairs my unit, she stomped above me once very loudly and didn't bug me for the rest of the day. The next day or so, she left her apartment and didn't seem to return until a few days after the hearing. And then the OP starts giving updates as to what she does after this original post. The first update reads as follows. Thank you so much to everyone who responded,

Feeling supported and validated has been overwhelming in a good way these last few hours. It's been a long road dealing with this and I'm not sure what happens from here. At the very least, it might expose a new way people are able to stock others. On the surface, her actions seem comical, but her methods are worrisome. I also appreciate the skepticism from some posters because even through all of this, I have to maintain some as well, if only to preserve my sanity. I wasn't able to test for cameras last night, as she stayed up as late as I did,

so I ended up falling asleep. I will try again tonight, though. My friend has also just arrived this morning, and I'll keep this thread updated. Second update. Thank you all once again for commenting. I'll try to get through as many comments as possible to help provide more info.

My friend has been working at my place since this morning. I have largely stayed in my bedroom while she has been in another room at her computer. We've noticed the following. When my friend was setting up her computer in the morning, my neighbor came above us briefly before walking away. When I left my apartment for a little over an hour, my friend said she came above her, stomped for a bit, then stayed mostly silent. She did not follow my friend around, but my friend said she was mostly at her desk and didn't really walk around. When I returned to my

apartment, I took a shower. My friend and I heard my neighbor above, near my bathroom, as she stomped periodically throughout my shower. She is above me in my bedroom as I type this. Largely uneventful stuff, but we're keeping an eye on things. I've seen a few comments asking why I'm waiting until nighttime. Given some of the advice about detecting I are light, I figure waiting until it's dark as possible would be ideal. It's also quieter, so I can listen for any sounds. I'll update later once my friend and I do a search. Thank you all once again for your help. In the third update, reads as follows, my friend and I spent the last two hours removing light fixtures, checking outlets, small crevices, little holes in the walls, etc. We did not find

anything conclusive, but we will search again after dinner. We'll be in the apartment. Fourth update, we searched again and did not find anything. Thank you all for your helpful comments regarding finding hidden cameras. I'll do one last check tomorrow, but still not sure what to make of the situation. Fifth update. A kind Redditor helped me get my cameras back online and checked to make sure no unknown devices were connected to my Wi-Fi. To give more information on these searches we did this weekend, we one removed light fixtures and checked for anything out of place, inspected the many holes in the walls, crevices, etc. Check the vents, outlets, fire alarm, etc. turned off all lights and used our phones to check for any infrared lights.

We did not find anything, which, I'll admit, gave me some piece of mind. I know that it's an unbelievable scenario, so maintaining some skepticism is definitely key. I have a few next steps in mind I'll be pursuing. Once again, thank you all so much for your help, comments, and skepticism. If anything of note happens,

I'll create a new thread to update RBI. Have a great week. And then some relevant comments that the OP was replying, to. One commenter said, Looking at this logically, if there are cameras in your apartment, it means that either someone has come into your apartment and hardwired cameras into every room or your house, or that someone is regularly coming into your apartment to swap out batteries. Do either of those options sound likely to you? And the OP then replies, saying, your reasoning is very sound,

and I too have thought about how unlikely such a scenario might be. If there are cameras, I doubt they'd be battery powered as the harassment is so persistent. If they're hardwired, how could that happen? I don't see anything obvious, so this too becomes difficult to prove. Believe it or not, her following me around occurred nearly every time I got up to do something the first few months. I'd leave for a few hours daily, always around the same time, and come home around five or six. I assumed she did whatever in those time periods, but when I was home, she'd be fixated on me. The part about her staying up is also true. I know it sounds crazy. I've tested this countless times,

changing my sleeping schedule. Yesterday, I was up later than usual, replying to comments and looking for an opportunity to search, but she would stop every so often, which is how I knew she was still awake. I'm not sure what this person does, and I being someone who is very introverted, even this perplexes me. I have no idea why someone might dedicate so much time to harassing. a perfect stranger. As your last question, there have been too many incidents to think this is all in my head. I understand your concerns because it's easy to make a mountain out of molehill. In some sick way, I hope they exist. Just to prove that this isn't all in my head. Thank you for your comments and I'll make sure to keep some skepticism in mind. And then another comment reads,

I don't know what to think except you should trust your gut when something is off. And then someone else replies saying, nope, believing you're being stalked is one of the most common delusions there is. It's so common. It contributes to the mishandling of cases by police when someone is actually being stalked. Stocking, especially by people you don't know, and strangers is even less common event. Entertaining this stuff is why actual targets end up being killed. O.P. has offered nothing to support their claim, but has posted many comments that show mental instability, like at the top of this post, implying that things got weird after posting and that there's a new way to stalk them. This person isn't a crisis. And then the OPI replies to this comments saying,

The weirdness I mentioned was a series of strange texts I got from an unknown number shortly after I made the post. I was also up until 3 a.m. and woke up around 6 a.m. to see that my thread was gone. I spoke to a mod who thankfully added it back, turned out to be an auto mod. I was pretty nervous after posting the original thread since I'm doing this so publicly for the first time. So I was worried there was a connection. And the OP has never been heard from again. So what do you think happened or what do you think was happening? Do you think the OP was mentally unstable? Do you think the upstairs neighbor was mentally unstable or just playing a weird prank? Or just like what do you think was happening? Because I have no clue what was going on with

O.P. And what she was going through. In the video, you can hear it. You know, know it's very weird you can definitely hear the footsteps but why would the upstairs neighbor just follow directly above her downstairs neighbor or the op so so weird and please leave your thoughts down below and let me know what you think because i'm just kind of stumped i have no idea what the upstairs neighbor was doing very very creepy my husband killed someone and can't cope originally posted to r slash true off my chest post on July 28, 2023. The post reads as follows.

Five months ago, a woman purposely walked in front of my husband's truck. He struck her and was killed. Much like the people who killed their family before committing an S word. She was so selfish, basically taking him with her. He quit on the spot. His employer should have recognized that he was in distress and given him some time off instead of accepting his resignation, but they didn't. I'm eight months pregnant and before someone says,

you shouldn't have kids if you can't afford them. I know. We are in a world of hurt right now and it's only going to get worse. The accident brought up bad juju from an accident 10 years ago where he lost his wife and son. He has anxiety that he didn't have before. He goes to therapy but hasn't driven since the accident. He would rather walk in a hundred degree heat than get behind the wheel.

He has driven trucks for nearly 13 years. It's all he knows. I know mental health is so important, but we are at a dead end. I won't insults him by acting like I know what he is going through or what he is feeling, but we can't afford for him to grieve any longer. I have been telling him for the last month that we are running out of money. We have less than $100 to our names, and our pantry is bare. Life can't wait for him to get ready.

I don't know what ultimatum I can give to him. that will snap them back to reality, but next week, we are going to be living on the street. We are on a month-to-month lease because we don't have the best credits, so if we don't pay, we are out. I've already pushed our car payment back as much as I could. We've used our get-out-of-free jail cards, used all generosity from our family and friends, and I've exhausted local resources. I work full-time in a salon and simply don't make enough to support us. I try finding odd-side jobs, but I'm limited in terms.

after I give birth. I don't want to come off as insensitive, but he needs to go back to work. We had a small savings that we have been using, but that money is gone. My husband insisted he helped out the woman's family with final expenses, which I was against, but he did it anyway. He feels guilty. And I feel like the worst bitch wife in the world saying all this, but I can't do this alone. And then she gives an update. Update number one. posted on August 12, 2023. My husband committed S word in front of me. This happened a few days ago,

and it's a cruel, twisted irony that I made this Reddit asking how hard I should push him to go back to work. My last post was about how we were going to lose our place because my husband couldn't recover after a woman stepped in front of his semi-seven-ish months ago. I said it was like she took him with her. Now he has actually gone. and it's not even the same.

Before I get some assholes asking, why are you posting right now? I don't know what to do. I notified his family. After my last post, I pushed him to try to get his job back, and they took him back with open arms, which was a huge blessing and surprise.

When I called his boss yesterday to tell him my husband wouldn't be coming back, he told me that the company would pay for his funeral. He had been with them for nearly 10 years before he abruptly quit the day of the accident. He needed therapy and time off, but not the best thing, the easiest thing would be to quit and try and handle it alone. If you have people in your corner, and if you have resources available to you, please use them. Did you know if someone unalives themselves in your house, you are responsible for cleaning up?

If you are renting and don't have renter's insurance, it's on you. I'm eight months pregnant and I'm being induced next week and I can't even go inside my house. I contacted the church we had been to on and off where we got married and Sward is a sin so no help there. I think I was too hard on him in the last few weeks.

I had the stress buildup and didn't tell him how bad things were until it was too late. He thought, oh, she can handle it like she always does. We have to stop thinking like that. And be we, I mean, anyone who is reading this because I'm sure you do it too. I brought up adoption because who would choose to bring a child into this world being poor. This is what a lot of comments

told me and they were right. I'm being induced next week and I don't even have a clean environment to bring a baby into. It's the last piece of my husband and I don't know if I deserve to raise him. I know I might have seemed like an asshole by my husband. I was slash am just dressed. But he was a good man who deserved to be a father, and he deserved to be here. He just didn't see that, and I think I'll have a broken heart for the rest of my life. If anyone is in my area who wants to sit on the curb and drink lukewarm bottle water with a stranger, my DMs are open. If you're struggling, please get help. You are not weak or less than.

Mental health is so important and serious. Please. Update. Wow. I can't keep up with the comments. For privacy sake, I'll just say Illinois. I have a lot of places to call, so then you to every single kind, comment, and message.

I won't say I'm okay, or that I will be anytime soon, but I'm safe. And then update number two. Posted on August 23, 2023, titled 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and 19.5 inches. This is an update to those of you who asked on my last post. So I hope it's okay that I do so. so. I had my baby boy this past weekend. Eight pounds, five ounces, and 19 and a half inches. I wanted to share the news because when I texted this family, the day he arrived, I was told

they wanted to know nothing about him and didn't want to see any pictures. Heart crushing is an understatement. Trying to sign up for survivor benefits and WIC while also filing out life insurance paperwork is surreal. I just hope it's approved day sap. I'm keeping my baby, no matter matter how hard it'll be. I never thought I'd be sending my husband to heaven and welcoming his boy within a week of each other. I want to believe they somehow cross paths up there because the thought of him not meeting or never knowing his precious son is unfathitable. And I just hope that the OPE is doing better now. I really hope they, yeah, the O.P. is doing better now and her and her son are doing better now and I just, God, this one also hit me like a truck. God, this video has just been full of, yeah, depressing, depressing threads.

Hopefully not too depressing for you guys, but yeah, this is some hard stuff. And just like the OPE said, if you or anyone else you know is going through anything, just it's better to talk to anybody than keep it within. Please just talk to somebody if you're going through something. It can get better and it will get better. Um, yeah, that's all I have to say and on to the next one. Found an abandoned car in the woods and it looked like something bad may be happened. I originally posted to R slash RBI. First posted on December 1st, 2023. I found an abandoned 1999 Honda Civic in a forest on the Nevada slash California border, California side.

Normally, I wouldn't think much of an abandoned car, but this just looked like something bad happened. The trunk was popped and items still inside. These items were a box of diapers, a sunshade for a pram, an infant-sized winter jacket, a plush toy for an infant, and an open envelope for a paycheck from a business in Reno. The envelope has a name, address, and employee ID number on it. There was a baby carrier in the back seat, which luckily only had. had some trash in it and not a baby. The other things in the car was just some food and drink trash and a sock that was baby-sized. All the baby stuff was pink slash girly, so I assume the baby was a

little girl as well. The name on the envelope was female as well. The car had the license plate removed, the lights and radio removed, as well as the back tires removed. Outside the car was in the box of diapers, a high heel hanging from a tree with the soul torn up, and the matching. And the match, and the matching. across the clearing on the ground, and a mound of fresh dirt between the shoe tree and car. I took photos of everything, and I wrote down the VIN in the name and address on the envelope. I wandered around the surrounding area of forest a bit more, and I found a pile of women's clothes strewn about on the ground maybe 100 feet away into the tree line. These clothes were not winter appropriate, looked like it was underwear, a bra, and some shorts.

Seeing the clothes started to give me some worry, for what may be the situation with this car if it's connected. I ran the VIN number through an online search, and the number doesn't come back as reported stolen. The other things that unnerved me were that everything was dry and mostly clean compared to the surroundings. We've had consistent rainfall, and the ground was muddy, yet the diaper box on the ground was dry.

The cardboard didn't seem to have been rained on or anything or even absorbed much water from the mud. The contents of the trunk were also dry and fairly clean, which seemed wrong given the fresh mud and consistent rain. The exposed metal from where the tires were removed also has not rusted yet. The car also was neatly parked in the clearing and not on the road like it got stuck in the mud or snow. I called all this into the police, gave them photos and GPS location and Forest Service Road number, but I've heard nothing back.

The county this fort sits in is pretty small, so I don't know if the police have the resources to even check the car out. Given that the car seemed to be freshly left there and a child is involved, I want to get some closure that whoever this belonged to is okay, and this is just a stolen car left in the woods. Does anyone have advice on what I can do to get more information on what happened? I will admit this forest has always given me unnerving vibes, so maybe I'm reading too deep into this, but I do want to make sure nothing worse happened to whoever owned that car and the baby.

And then the OP gave us an update on December 2nd, 2023. The post reads as follows. I hope I'm doing this update correct. I have good news, y'all. This was luckily best case scenario, and my update is mundane. With the help of other users with far better detective skills than me, were able to track down the individual's Facebook page. This has been confirmed to be the individual who owned the car.

She is safe and her child is safe and well. She's active on Facebook, and I contacted her with information on where her car is. She had posted about it getting stolen in early September, and no one else had stumbled upon it and told her until I did. Thank you to everyone who helped guide me to find her and help her find her car. I'm very happy. This was just a creepy find and nothing more than theft. I have two weeks to get away from my husband. Originally posted to R slash off my chest, originally posted on.

on April 27, 2024. Throwaway account as my husband and in-laws are following my main account. I, 29 female, have been married to my husband, 30 male, who I'll call Alex. Alex and I met in college during our freshman year. We started off as just friends and got married seven months ago. I've gone along with his family, but we aren't super close, but we're friendly enough. The problem is that Alex has begun to make me. me incredibly uncomfortable.

Firstly, he's begun to ask me who I'm meeting with. Where? What we plan on doing? How long every single time I leave the house without him? At first, I just thought he was being protective and a good partner just in case something happened. But then he started checking my phone after the visits. Vetting and researching each of my friends as well.

He also has been pursuing me to link my bank account to his, as he's in charge of the finances when he was perfectly fine with keeping them separate before. We fight about it almost every day. Finally, yesterday, when he was preparing to go on a work trip for two weeks in California, he demanded I wear a tracker so he could keep an eye on me while he's gone. I can't do this anymore. I feel like I'm suffocating and his family who I've spoken to about his worrying behavior just said he's being careful and protective as a good husband should. I need to gather my things together and find a way to be gone before he gets home without tipping him over. He's always threatened that if he ever found me cheating on him, he'd turn in divorce papers the same day.

He keeps a filled out copy in his desk. I'm going to submit those the day I leave, but there's so much to do. Begin finding a new place to live, seeing if my job has any transfers available, packing and moving in two weeks. His return flight, May 11th, so I need to move quickly. I'm posting in here because I don't have any close family, and I can't risk dragging my friends into this as we share the same friends. I just needed a place event and ask if anyone has any advice on the easiest and safest way to do this. Edit, oh my God, you guys are amazing. I never even thought to not use his divorce papers. I'll check for cameras before I start any packaging or prepping. I may also shred his divorce papers just in case and looking to getting a lawyer for myself. I'm in no-fault divorce date. That much I so remember

which will help. I'll update again when I know more. The tracker he wants me to use is a small clip to put on my belt or waistband. I'll wear it unless I'm going or doing something related to me leaving. No pets yet, thankfully. And then the OP gives us an update on April 28, 24. The update reads as follows. So I've gotten a lot of support and helpful advice, along with questions I thought I should clarify before I proceed with the update. Some ask why I'd be hiding things from Alex regarding going out and who I'm meeting with. I don't and I have nothing to hide. However, when he begins to then double-check everything I tell him with the other people there, right down to each person I talked to and what I said. Did I send any text messages? Did I order food?

How much did I eat? That's when it started to feel like I was slowly being pushed into a corner. It didn't start that bad, but gradually grew worse over time. All of the Reddit subs, my in-laws' families, part of related gardening and DIY, so I highly doubt they'll see this. If so, by the time they do, I'll hopefully be gone. I talked to my job and explain things to my manager, and they promised to look into openings in other states to see if they could get me into one. They'll have an update on that in three days. I trust that my bank account is secured, considering he's tried to get into it before and failed. I found one camera in the kitchen, another in the living room and one in our bedroom. As such, I've left them in place for now and done all other planning,

either in the bathroom pretending I'm taking a bath. I'm honestly staying away from the domestic violence services, as my sister-in-law is unfortunately higher up in those considering she volunteers there, and I have a feeling if I did show up there, they wouldn't know in a heartbeat. I can't look for apartments until I get the update for my work, but either or I'm still going to be leaving the state. the day before I do I will be changing my number carrier and wiping my laptop and all of his electronics before I do. I've met with two lawyers so far and had them look over the paperwork. My husband had repaired and both said that it did have some clauses in it. That could have caused me some trouble down the line.

What alarmed all of us closed the fact that several of the clauses dealt with future children and not as a hypothetical. Like several hair suggested, I have a feeling he's, fully intended on getting me pregnant to keep me trapped and tied to him. There are three other locations. My job can send me to and I have. As a precaution, begun looking into all three cities and housing in the areas. Just in case one of those, this is the one they send me to.

Even if they don't have an opening, then they can push me into, then I will just have to quit, move, and figure things out on my own. I have enough money to live and survive for a few months until I can pick up another job. Unfortunately, all of my friends are mutuals and would likely be unaware of the consequences of saying or sharing anything I do or say with my husband. I don't have any surviving close family, and obviously my in-laws are not a good resource to rely on. I am on my own, unfortunately. Other than the wonderful bonds I've begun to make here, I will update again if I get more information or something else happens. Otherwise, I'll update when I work gets back to me.

I do plan on leaving before he returns, though. just to make sure that I'm not anywhere near here at that time. Update 2. April 30th, 2024. Good news. My work has an opening I qualify for that will not only shift me across the country, but also comes with a salary increase as well. I've started telling my in-laws and friends that I'm planning a surprise outing for when my husband gets back for just the two of us.

This way, people don't give me odd looks if they see me out and about. I've even gone as far as asking mother-in-law to show me his favorite recipes. Meanwhile, I found a moving company that, while small, is willing to work in a storm. The reason is in five days, we're supposed to get hit with a large stormfront. I plan to shut off the breaker and say we lost power. If he asks, just as several people here suggested, and even send him a short clip of the storm. I will have all of my stuff moved that afternoon, and I will be flying out once the weather has clear enough to do so. I have a lawyer who will push my divorce through, and I filed out the necessary paperwork

so that I don't have to be here for it. I'm not suing for assets or alimony, and I've shredded his divorce papers as well. I've set up a cheap pay phone plan through Cricket until this is all said and done, at which point I will find a new carrier, number, and phone. This one is being wiped and left behind. My laptop is provided by my work,

and the IT department inspected it thoroughly, and it was clean, thankfully. No other electronic, aside from my laptop, and new phone will be coming with me. If Alex needs to talk to me, he can do it through my lawyer. Not sure if anything else will happen, my fingers are crossed that he doesn't think anything's amiss until after I leave. And I'm not turning the breaker back on when I do. He can when he gets home.

My work is covering the plane ticket, so that at least is one expense I don't have to finangle in. Update 3, posted on May 7, 2024. I have two weeks to get away from my husband. It's been a busy week, but I've gotten so much done. Firstly, I am now out of the house and am currently in a hotel while I look for an apartment. It's a big city. Bustling with people no matter where you look. We had a pretty bad storm system hit back home that actually lasted two days.

High winds, thunder, lightning, and even hail everywhere. I didn't take much from the house. My documents, clothes, and important sentimental items. I left all the furniture and electronics behind. I cleaned the house top to bottom and took pictures on my phone so we couldn't claim my damage anything when I left. My lawyer has already started divorced proceedings, and my husband will be served on the 8th. His plane is due to land early morning, and the sheriff will be there at the house waiting for him. He is very much about public appearances and reputation. My lawyer will be calling

him out as well to inform him that I am more than willing to air out everything to the public about his actions if it means securing my freedom from him. I will go to court as long as I must to get this pushed through. I haven't told our friends or his in-laws yet. I will do that while he was on the flight to prevent him for getting wind of it before he's handed the divorce papers. I'll be calling around and explaining why we're getting divorced to try and prevent him from twisting this into somehow being my fault. I don't want him trying to claim I had an affair or something, so I want to get the truth out before he can twist this. I'm doing okay. I'm tired, but yet I feel almost jittery and off kilter. I keep looking over my shoulder and monitoring what I say even when I don't really

need to anymore. Hopefully, that will fade soon. My work is covering the cost of the hotel, and I'm working on getting my other things in order. I also need to find a new GP as I want to get a full test just to make sure everything is okay. I don't know when my next update will be, probably when the divorce papers are filed, or if we have to go to court to push them through. I'll try to keep my head up, but it feels like I'm in a whirlwind of something with so many things to do and think about. I kind of thought it would be easier once I got out of the house, but while the fear is smaller, somehow the number of tasks only seems to have grown. And then the OP makes a fourth update, and this is the final update.

Posted on May 14th, 2024. Sorry, I haven't updated for a while. Things got hectic and a bit chaotic, honestly. Firstly, I'm working on getting an apartment still and have applications. in at three different places and we'll hopefully hear back from them soon. I'm still going into work here at the new locations so I don't have to worry about burning through my emergency savings completely. I've gotten a lot of emails from Alex, his family, and our old group of friends asking question after question. I have only sent one return

email to Alex explaining that I don't believe we are truly compatible and it is best we separate now. That is treatment of me when I'd done nothing to deserve as such was just as much of a deal breaker as cheating was for him. I ended the email with the statement that I would not be contacting him further and anything else he needed to pass on to me or vice versa would be done through my lawyer. For his friends and family, I just typed up one email outlining everything that had happened and why I left. I told him that I wished them no ill will, but that such treatment of his wife and partner was not acceptable. That should Alex get remarried in the future, I wish they would help support both partners and not just Alex.

Alex, from what my lawyer told me, was livid when he was served. The sheriff actually ended up booking him for assault on an officer and menacing due to the threats he was shouting. His father bailed him out in a few hours, but with the testimony of the sheriff, my lawyer believes I have a very good chance at getting a restraining order.

Alex, upon returning to the house, apparently lost his temper again, breaking the dining table into peace, as well as the TV and putting several holes in the walls. At least, that's what one of the emails from one of our friends reported as Alex called him to help him clean up the mess. My lawyer already has pictures of the house I took with timestamps as evidence. Nothing had been damaged by me.

My friend reported that Alex tried to claim I'd been in the one to trash the house, but the holes in the wall were at head height. Alex is 6'3 and I'm 5'4, so he knew that was false. Either way, taking the pictures definitely will help me, so again, thank you for everyone here for the advice because I never would have thought of that on my own. My work won't share details of where I am, as I do work with some higher-end clientele who value security, and that information won't be gossiped about and no, I'm not some stripper or escort.

I deal with contracts, notary, and business management. As such, even if Alex tried to use my work to find me, he wouldn't. succeed. And that was the final update from OP. And this is just a good lesson. If you are in a relationship where things are not going great or, you know, your partner is abusive in some sort of way, you can get out of it. You don't, you're not stuck in it and you can get out of it and improve your life. And yeah, it's scary. Luckily, the OP, you know, got out all right. And hopefully the divorce went quick and they are now separated. But yeah, scary stuff. On to the next one. O.P.'s Dad went missing, and the police are being hostile to her attempts to get answers.

Dad missing since June 1st. And the post reads as follows. Yesterday, I found messages in my spam folder on Facebook Messenger from one of my dad's friends concerned about him. She sent the first message on June 8th, then June 10th, she and her brother went with the police to do welfare check. Once I found these messages, I immediately tried to called the number she left but saw on her Facebook that she died on June 13th. Through my investigation, I found that she was found unresponsive by the same brother that visited my dad's with her. When she went with police on June 10th, they found that his car door was wide open,

key in the ignition, battery dead. His front door was unlocked and he and his dog were nowhere to be found inside. Police went again yesterday after I called. They had to cut the lock to his gate, and they found the same scene. It's a remote property, and he let it get really grown over. A search is happening today. This just seems weird to me, but maybe I'm trying to make sense of nothing. My dad has been missing since June 1st.

I don't really know the kind of company he kept either, just hoping to get some more brainpower to help me churn on this. Edit. Yesterday, I went up and spent the day at my dad's property with search and rescue teams. They brought dogs out and searched for hours but came up with nothing. The lead investigator took his laptop and cell phone and is working on getting into his bank accounts. Last recorded activity for my dad is officially May 30th. They reported him as missing and if no leads come from what they've got,

then it'll be transferred to missing persons in a couple days. I'm not as concerned about the brother anymore. I found out the woman and my dad met on a dating app. He was apparently very popular with the late. ladies on there, and they had a bit of a tumultuous relationship. As it goes, when dating several people at once, I imagine. She was in poor health, and I confirmed that from a voicemail I heard from her where she sounded terrible. She apparently died from pneumonia. My dad had some angry voicemails from his girlfriends, one in particular was super angry, and followed up with

another voicemail about how her new boyfriend didn't want her hanging around my dad. That's my new top interest. My dad is 58. Edit 2. The police are still scanning his laptop and cell phone, so no updates here. His latest bank account activity was May 27th. Apparently, the police didn't even listen to his voicemails on his house phone, his main phone. So I went back to record those and to drop off a key to the investigator. I'm reaching out to a lawyer soon because I don't really know how I'm supposed to maintain his property. I did talk to the brother that went on the first. first welfare check with the now dead woman. He was very willing to talk with me. Someone wrote back to me from the deceased woman's account and warned me to be careful with him about the brother. I said I was

sorry for her loss and she told me that the woman had a lot of people fooled. I got her number and need to follow up on that. Seems like a mess. And I know my dad recently purchased vehicles from that family too. Currently, I'm trying to figure out who I can trust in this shit town. Everybody keeps warning me that nobody can be trusted, and it's left me feeling paranoid and alone. So I'm trying to balance getting the word out and also protecting his property. I really appreciate everyone's advice and support. I'm surprised at how wonderful you all are. At a three. No real updates. I've been frustrated at the county's lack of follow-up on the two viable leads. His latest love interest and the guy who went on the welfare check number one. They also haven't gotten all of his bank accounts subpoenaed

returned yet, so we still don't have access to his large bank account. I blew them up about this Monday, and they hung up on me and I called the supervisor back, who invited me down to come sit with them. They basically sat me down to say that based on his medical history, they think he probably just walked off and fainted. It's not illegal to just walk off. I continue to mention the mysteriousness around his car and home were left. They mentioned all the hogs and bears up near his land. They also mentioned how busy they are with the cases that actually have bodies. Very tasteful fellas. They're also hypothesizing that when his dog died, that was his last straw. Still doesn't explain where the fuck his body is. Seems like they're trying to construct the depressed man walks off story,

not the man using dating naps disappear story. Still have yet to get an attorney or PI. It's on the list. Everyone is really good at telling me what I ought to do. Meanwhile, I'm just wishing I I could call dad and talk with him about how crazy his fucking town and his friends are. First update. Well, I just wanted to thank all of you for your support on my last post. Unfortunately, dad and the dog are still missing. Technically, his last activity was May 28th, where he was active on Facebook Messenger. The police still have his phone, laptop, and wallet.

In fact, they've been logging onto his Facebook account in really confusing his friends who then believed he was back online. The most interesting update has been with the owners of the neighboring land. Dad would have them brush hog his land, and he actually didn't have running water for a couple of weeks. Still doesn't. And his thinking was that they hit a water line when they were doing some work. Last myself and my uncle talked to him, he was trying to get them to repair it, but it didn't seem to be going too well.

So he has several drugs of water in a shop and was showering at a friend's place. Would be a miserable way to live. I reached out to them for more information on that. Also regarding the neighbors, the husband came by to meet me on July 2nd when they did the second welfare check and searched his land. He told me that he was friends with all the police if I needed any help getting information from them

as he owns a lot of acreage in the county, red flag number one. He also told me that he had recently killed a bear that supposedly charged him. Yeah, right. And had apparently dug a grave with a backhoe to burrower. it. Red flag number two. The police know about this and have used it to try and convince me about the possibility that an animal harmed him. Most recently, however, the wife of his neighbor had reached out to me about renting one of the properties on his land. Dad wasn't living there

and it's a really beautiful home. They had wanted to buy from him for several months, but he always said he would move up there after his dog died. She was old and smelly. He also had another family interested in buying the home, but he was very protective of it and wanted to keep it for himself and for me. How fortuitous of them that now dad is out of the picture. Red flag number three. The wife has been corresponding with me on Facebook Messenger and has offered to get me in contact with her attorney. No thanks. And she also wants first tips on buying the land once that's an option. This was a huge shock when I originally received the message. On one hand, it's fortunate that I could maybe have tenants to keep an eye on his land and living in that

beautiful home. The rent income could be used to pay his property tax among other things, and it does make sense that they would want to buy the neighboring land. On the other hand, that is a motive if I've ever seen one. Dad was stubborn and wouldn't give up the land to anyone, and now he's out of the picture. His family has been really helpful and kind, but it just feels sketchy. I've acquired an attorney from a different county because my relationship with the police has turned very tumultuous. I've been frustrated at the pace of everything and I've been very vocal about my disappointment. I've begged for access to his phone and laptops so I can follow up on the leads but that's an absolute no. They've apparently met with the state police and FBI,

but I haven't heard any updates. In fact, the county police asked my uncle, dad's half-brother, if he would be their contact person because I'm so difficult, to which he refused and insisted, I remain the contact person. Thanks, Unk. They're extremely dismissive and constantly talk over me, and every call I have with them is a conference call with at least four people on their side, very frustrating to say the least.

They printed me a flyer of his missing person's case, but I haven't been able to find it on any databases myself. They said this is because I'm a civilian, and it's a long process. whatever. My attorney is thinking through the possibility of renting and also contacting the police about the bear grave. His angle is to see the bear's stomach contents. Smart, I thought, without being too accusatory.

I've been getting a lot of questions about an update and thought it was time to post one. Let me know what you guys think. I so appreciate this community and found so much support here. Thanks for letting me air this stuff out and get some educated options. Most of my friends have been avoiding the subject like it's the plague, and it's left me feeling a bit isolated. And now on to the final update. About a week ago, I got a Facebook message from the neighbor's wife that a work crew had just found some human remains doing some work about a mile from my dad's. The sheriff and investigators went to retrieve it and called me later that day to let me know they were sending it back to the lab to compare with my DNA.

Honestly, I wasn't exactly. expecting quick results. But I just got the call that these remains match my DNA and are thus 99.99% my father. A complete testing report will be sent to me when it's done. I don't really know what to say. I just had a lot of support from the sub at the times I was feeling so overwhelmed, confused and untrusting. So I owed you all an update. Part of me is grateful that I won't have to maintained is 31 acres for another three years, but part of me is just sad that my dad spent his final moments without me. I guess this is closure in some ways. Not sure if my questions about what happened to him will ever be answered. Thanks for reading and caring about me and dad. You folks really

offered me some light during this time. Shoe print outside my daughter's window, originally posted to RBI. And here are the images the OP linked with the post, some shoe prints, I guess, outside of her daughter's window. Scary stuff. The post reads as follows. So I believe someone is trying to look into or break into my kids' windows at night. This morning we got up in this little tight's cozy coop car was under my kid's window with this shoe print on it. And the picture, I'll just attach here. Yeah, crazy stuff. I am at a loss and pretty scared.

I have called the police and put up a camera both outside and inside. The window was opened and since the window leads to a closet and between bedrooms, there was a toy shelf in front of the window, which was pushed out and away from the window and wall. I have suspicions that it was our neighbor who has always given us a bad vibe. We have a fenced-in yard, and he watches my kids over the fence. told the four and five year old girl that he loves them right in front of me and then asked if he could babysit in that same sentence. Jesus Christ, just that wasn't even part of this. That is crazy. Oh my God. I just have to interject through the story. Told the four and five year old girls that he

loves them right in front of me and then asked if he could babysit. Oh my God, that is stuff of nightmares. Holy shit. Anyway, sorry for that. Let's keep going through the story. He always talks about how beautiful or adorable they are. Oh, yikes. I know the print is hard to see and tried to put multiple picks in hopes one was okay. I really appreciate any info or advice here. I'm truly scared. The kids will not be sleeping in their rooms until this is resolved. This is one of those it'll never happen to me situations and I'm lost. Edit, if you have any questions, please ask. I'm at work, but we'll answer ASAP. Again, thank you so much. And the O.P. leaves an update. Small update.

I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who commented with advice and ideas about what kind of shoe slash boot may have caused this print. I feel a bit calmer knowing I am doing the right things by adding more cameras, window alarms, and motion lights to that area. I feel awful that I inadvertently left that window unlocked and jeopardized my kid's safety. My excuse is that it's a closet and never used, but that means nothing and it should have been locked. I've taken a ton of advice here and will also see. set up some noise making traps, so if someone does get in, at least my dogs will hear it and bark to wake me. The kids will continue to have a slumber party with me until this is resolved. Last night was fun with snacks and movies, but I would expect it. Won't be fun for long,

L.O.L. Several people advised getting a fire alarm. Given my negative history with guns, I unfortunately will not be doing that yet. I'm not ready for that, but do have pepper spray and have always done some kickboxing as a hobby. I'm not disillusioned to the fact that whoever is doing this may be stronger and faster than me. I have spoken with my kids about our plan on what to do in the event someone gets in the house and feel pretty confident that they will act and not freeze. We have role-played it over and over. I hope it's the right thing to do and will help them. They all feel safe with me, although my confidence in keeping them safe, has taken a huge hit. There were a few very compassionate and kind commenters who helped very much with that and made me feel like I will be

able to fight this and keep my kids safe. Last night, the camera only caught a spider and a squirrel, so nothing yet. I will absolutely update if anything big happens. I tried to reply to every comment, but definitely missed a few. I can't thank you all enough for your ideas and advice, and especially the time you took out of your day to comment and help a total stranger. And then some notable comments under this post were, O.P., this might go without saying, but I feel like it would be worth having a very clear conversation with your kids about this man and never going with him. If he's at the point of breaking into a window while y'all are home, he's probably on the look for opportunistic situations in which the kids aren't by your side. He might try to bait them

onto his property or vehicle, and I worry they would trust him, as he is a neighbor and familiar face and someone you've been semi-cordial with. I just want to second and add on to the excellent point above. Kids are so freaking smart. They already know something is going on anyways and telling them the full and awful truth can really help them. Not only now, but in future scary or dodgy situations. They will know their parents are,

not only on top of dangerous situations, but are honest with them when it really matters. And it's really important in that their parents trust them to be mature enough to be filled in on important adult things. And then the OP makes an update post about six months later. The OP's post reads as follows. I am back with an update. I apologize.

It took so long and wanted to thank everyone again for being so helpful and kind in my last post. So I put up a camera on the side of my house my daughter's windows are on. It did not take long for me to catch my neighbor opening my gate on that side of the fence and coming into my yard. I got him several times on video. Oh my God. That is so terrifying. I got chills all over reading that. That is so scary. But anyways, the post continues as follows. I got him several times on video. It's so weird, you guys.

In a few of them, it looks like he is looking for something in my yard. And in one, he seriously waved at my kids through their window. It was like 1 a.m. 2. Oh, my, that is so scary. Holy shit. That is insane. This is actually the stuff of nightmares. I mean, I I'm not a parent, but like, if my kids, if I knew that some dude was staring at my kids through a window, oh my God. This is actually like terrifying shit. Anyways, let's keep reading. I obviously called the police and the officer that came was so helpful and nice.

When he saw the video of my neighbor waving at the kids, you could see him get very upset and he was absolutely appalled. I really felt like he wouldn't blow off my concerns and was never. about calling. The officer went over to the neighbors and spoke with him. Apparently the neighbor was super apologetic and said he was looking for golf balls in my yard. He had no excuse for waving at my kids. Unfortunately, or fortunately I guess, he did not get arrested because he never tried to get into the window. He just came in the yard through the gate and walked around and looked and waved through the windows. The officer did not at that point tell the neighbor that he was caught on camera. He just trespassed him and told him to stay away and never open my gates or go into

our yard again. About a week later, I get a notification at about 2 a.m. saying motion was detected. He was in my backyard. I called the police again, and the same officer came out and arrested the neighbor for trespassing. I still don't know what the neighbor's intent was. The police don't really know either. The neighbor does have a record of domestic violence and such from about 16 years ago, but nothing more recent. Since the arrest, the neighbor now knows I have a camera over there and hasn't been back. It was so scary, but everyone is safe. Until I can move, my guard will be up and so will my camera. The kids do feel safer and we put up some cute window film stuff that allows us to see out of the windows, but nobody can see in, even at night. I also installed some window alarms

so if any of the windows are opened, an ear-piercing alarm goes off. They tested it and are confident it will wake us up, L.O.L. So for now, we are okay and safe, but we'll always be watching and being a bit more cautious with the neighbor. It's winter, so we have not crossed paths with them, but when spring comes, I'm a bit nervous about having the kids in the yard

and him talking over the fence. I'm putting up another camera that phase towards his house so I can watch the fence, and if he's watching or trying to interact with the kids, while they play in the yard, I have proof and can call the police again. Thank you all again for all the advice and well wishes in my last post.

You all definitely help me feel validated in my concerns and not crazy. Without you, I may have thought I was an overprotective crazy person and pushed my gut feelings aside, so for that, I owe you. I hope you're all doing well and staying safe. And wow, that is such a scary post. I mean, luckily everybody's okay and hopefully the OP can move out of the house soon. I wouldn't want to stay there with that crazy neighbor. And it's crazy he only got trespassed.

I mean, why can't you get arrested for being a creep? But yeah, that is so creepy, so disgusting, and hopefully nothing else happens or happened. I wish the OPE the best, but wow, that is just creepy. My elderly mom is on hospice, and her new friend gives me a bad vibe. Originally posted to R-slash RBI, originally posted on January 12, 2024.

The post read as follows. I cannot for the life of me figure out why I feel like this, but all of my spidey senses are tingling on this woman. Here's a bit of background. My 40 female, elderly mom who's 70F, has been quite ill for quite some time now and is on hospice. She was living in an independent living space where it was all elderly people in apartment-type unit,

She has been living there for about six or seven months and made a few casual old people friends, but mostly kept her herself. So I thought, a couple weeks ago, my boys and now were visiting my mom. We live right down the street and visit often. When a woman walks up to us with my mom, I extended my hand to introduce myself to this woman when she dismissed the handshake and instead went in for a hug and said, oh, I only do hugs for family. And we're pretty much family. Okay. a little weird coming from someone I've never met before and also never even heard a single mention of her,

but I pretty much brushed it off thinking to myself that she's probably just really lonely or something. I asked my mom about this new friend, and she just says that they met there at the old people place, and she's been a really good friend to her. Great. I love when my mom has friends. It's important to have friends, but this woman just keeps giving me weird vibes, and I can't pinpoint why. A few things that seem odd to me. Number one. My mom is moving to a more traditional apartment complex this weekend, and this new friend

liked the new apartment complex so much that she decided to move to the same place as well. Her apartment is not ready yet, but she'll be moving to the same complex as my mom next month. Number two, she apparently bought my mom's dog a, I have the world's best auntie sweatshirt for Christmas. They had known each other for maybe two months at that point. Number three, she called the other day too. I don't really know why. I guess to give me her phone number and more formally introduce herself to me. She talked about doing a lot of caretaking stuff from my mom.

Oh, I can manage her medications for her if you want. So I replied that while I appreciate the offer, there's a lot of controlled medications and hospice prefers to keep minimal people involved in the medicine stuff and that taking on caretaking responsibilities for a friend can get exhausting, so it might be best for them to just focus on being friends rather than wearing herself out trying to take care of her. She immediately went to my mom and made it sound like I was shit-talking my own mom,

saying how she's just an exhausting person, blah, blah, blah. When I confronted the new friend about going to my mom and relaying our private conversation in a totally twisted way, the friend lied and said that my mom had grabbed her phone and read it all in the text messages. It was over the phone and not at all via text messages. When I pointed out, there were no texts, she just kind of stumbled, and I dropped it because I knew it wouldn't get anywhere. And finally, every time I talk to my mom on the phone, I can hear this woman telling her

what to say or adding comments in. And none of it is outwardly worrisome things, but it feels like I can't have any conversation with just my mom. I'm a very trusting person who generally tries to see the best in people. And this woman has not given me any concrete reasons to doubt her intentions and has, in fact, to have been very friendly and polite to me in all of our interactions. Nonetheless, I can't shake this feeling that there's something wrong here. I sat my mom down yesterday and had a conversation with her about my feelings towards this new friend,

and she didn't get defensive at all, but disagreed with me, and said that her new friend is just being kind and offering to help with the stuff because she knows my mom is not the most organized of people and could use the help. I begged my mom to please be cautious and to take the friendship slow. and to keep it simply as a friendship and let me, her actual family, handle caretaking stuff. Despite no changes in medications, my mom has been more confused lately. And comes across to me like she's overtaken medication, but I only can give her one dose at a time and the rest is locked up at all times, so it isn't that.

But just to be safe, since she's more confused lately, I took my mom's credit and debit cards so no one can take advantage of her financially. Reddit, please help me figure out what this woman would have to gain in coming between my mom and I if it isn't medication or money. I don't know how to do a background search or if that's legal for any random person to do. But I did look this new friend up on a couple websites, and all I learned from that is that she has a lot of also known as names, but I can't find anything else. I'll pay for a background search if anyone has a recommendation for good ones. We're in California. Does any of this raise any red flags?

to anyone else or am I just being too overprotective of my mom on this? Oh, I almost forgot. I called one of my mom's oldest and closest friends the other day and asked her if she's met his new friend and if so, what was her impression? She said, honestly, I don't know why I feel like this, but I just get a bad feeling about her. I just feel like she's up to no good. Hearing this made me feel better in that I'm not the only one to pick up on something,

but I don't know what, if anything, to do about it all. And then the O.P. posted an update on February 26th, 2024. The post reads as follows. Thank you so much for all the responses and heartfelt advice. I'm so sorry to have been MII for so long after I originally posted. But it's just been a lot. I needed to take a beat to take it all in and deal with the punches from real life that kept coming my way. Immediately after I posted that, I went to talk with my mom.

I explained my concerns, and she agreed to the two cameras I put up in her apartment. On moving day, I was out of the apartment for a few minutes taking my kids back to my house when I logged onto the camera app to test out the settings. I overheard my mom and the friend talking about me. It was not very nice and very much seemed like the friend was just teeing things up to come between my mom and I. My mom was playing right into it. The friend, I'll just call her Fran to make it easier, was gone when I got back to the apartments, but I got into it with my mom. I was crying, telling her how hurtful it is to hear my

own mother participating in a negative conversation about me after everything I do and have done for her. She cried, I cried, it was awful, but at the end I had at least convinced her that Fran was up to no good. Mom agreed to create some distance between her and Fran, and she immediately told Fran that her behavior towards me was not going to fly any longer, and all talk of anything to do with me was off limits. Fran seemed to understand and blamed her behavior towards me on some flimsy excuse that I didn't buy for a second. All was calm for a week or so, when one morning I called my mom to check in on her,

only to find out she was with Fran outrunning errands. When I pushed for more information, I uncovered that Fran had taken my mom to the bank so that my mom could obtain a new debit card. Oh boy. Fran very much knew I had taken my mom's debit card with my mom's blessing because my mom was having episodes of increased confusion and was not aware of who or what she was spending money on

because my mom had forgotten she had given me her previous debit card. That was the final straw for me. That night I sent Fran the following text message. Hi, Fran. mom told me about you guys going to the bank today to get a card and I just wanted to let you know that I know I know my mom appreciates her friendship but that I do not appreciate you're getting involved yourself and things you have no business being involved in. Mom and I have her finances under control between the two of us and we do not need any assistance getting her squared away

no matter how well-meaning. She's asked me to take her card again, the new one, and has put me as the main account holder so I can be sure she has access to what she needs but no one else does. I want to believe you're coming from a sincere place or just wanting to help my mom, but it complicates friendships greatly when you get into financial territory. I handle all of my mom's finances and medical stuff and it's working for us that way. My mom very much appreciates having you as her friend, but she doesn't need a caretaker. I've got that covered. If you sincerely want to be her friend, you need to take a 10 giant steps back and check yourself,

regarding how you are coming across to me. Because from my perspective, it very much looks like you were dancing precariously close to the elder abuse line, and I'm sure you wouldn't want me to get the authorities involved here, but that's exactly what will happen if things continue down this path. Fran then responded with some BS reply akin to,

oh my word, I would never take advantage of anyone, and I just wanted to help your mom, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Oh, and I think you and I have gone off on the wrong foot, daughter, which is my fault, but I'd like to start over again, more blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I never replied to Fran further, and she has, shockingly, not really reached out to my mom since. I believe she is due to move into the apartment complex this weekend, though, so we shall see if she pops back up out of the woodwork.

I think she understands that I see through her attempts to come between my mom and I, and that she'll need to focus her efforts to scam people somewhere else. I notified my mom's hospice nurses and her social worker as well. I also bought a really super cool medication dispenser. I won't name it because I'm not plugging anything, but feel free to reach out to me if anyone has family members that they need some help managing medications for. It's expensive and probably cost prohibitive for a lot of folks, but it has been a game changer for me to keep my mom's medicine safe and organized.

That it is locked up and sinks up to a nap, so I get notified every time it dispenses a medication. That made me feel much better about Fran, not having any access whatsoever to my mom's prescription, but the trip to the bank showed me exactly what Fran was after. I notified the bank that if Fran is with my mom, there to contact me immediately. All in all, I think most of you were correct. Fran was using my mom for money, or she was trying to,

but luckily I caught it before much damage was done. I think I've made my position on Fran clear to her, which is why she's staying away. I think I still need to contact the independent living facility about my concerns with Fran because I swear I'm not making this is, my mom says that Fran is going to be working at the independent living facility after she moves out and I don't want her being in a position to take advantage of anyone else. Thank you again to everyone who replied and reached out to me with resources and or advice.

I read every reply and I actually read a number of them to my mom as well. It really helped her to see Fran for who she really is. And then the OP left us with another update posted on September. 30th, 2024. Thank you to those who keep checking in with me asking how my mom is doing, and if there's any updates. My mom is still in hospice and doing okay, all things considered. She has her good and bad days, but she's been mostly loosed it lately, and I'm grateful for that. Fran has been mostly MIA. Thank goodness ever since I told her, in no uncertain terms, to beat it. The only time I have heard from her since was when my mom's

phone wasn't working and Fran called me and left a message wanting to know if my mom was okay. I left her on red. So that told me that my mom hasn't cut her out completely, although she tells me she has, but I have, with my mom's blessing, taking control of any avenue Fran could possibly use to take advantage of my mother. I alerted the hospice nurses and social worker and I let Fran know that I had done that as well. My mom also finally made sense. some better friends who live nearby, and they also help keep an eye on her for me. I did not go to the police, as I didn't feel I had a case to do so, but I did let Fran know I wouldn't hesitate to do so if given reason. If Fran comes back around, my mom or gives me

any reason to think something is up, I'll update you all to let you know. But as of now, my mom is safe. I handle all her medication as well as her finances so no one can weasel their way in to try to take anything at all away from my mom. Thank you to everyone for your care and concern. And then some relevant comments. Someone says they want our pills. And the O.P. then says, I thought the same thing, which is why I locked them up tight. My mom agreed to a camera right over her dispenser so we can keep eyes on her medications at all times. The machine I got her is pretty cool too and alerts me via text if the machine doors ever opened. Not that it could be because it has a pass code on it that even my mom doesn't know. So there's a lot of safeguards in place to ensure

no one gets into any of the other stuff. And I think this story is a great reminder. Just be careful who your family is surrounded with, who you're surrounded with. I mean, you never know who might take advantage of you for this, that, or the other reason. So just be careful. And if you have a gut feeling, it's usually for a good reason. And yeah, there's a lot of bad people out there. So just keep your head on a swivel. If you have a bad feeling, It's probably for a reason, like I just said. But anyways, on to the next one. Who could possibly have spare keys to my house?

Originally posted on R-slash RBI. Hello, would just like to mention that I'm posting this from my side account. I'll try to keep it as short as possible. I moved into my first house in February. I'm mortgaging it. Living in the UK. A couple months after moving in, I'd pick up on odd things. For example, the doormat being halfway across the entry hallway after I came home, or misplaced items such as the TV remote, the garage remote, my vape going missing after I left it on charge before heading to work, and I still haven't found it to this day.

That's not all. At first, I was worried that I may be having memory issues until I noticed more obvious signs, like food being Ian that was left on the countertops, or my bed pillows being indented as if I was. someone lay on it in the rug under my bed being a third folded over. Most recently, and what made me order security cameras was when I was sick and off work, and I could swear to you, when I was in the kitchen, I heard the doorknob jiggle and the rattle of keys. This was a couple days ago. I've bought some inconspicuous-looking cameras online, but I don't know what to do from here. I'm scared of catching someone wandering around my house. What do I do if I catch you? someone. I'm seriously dreading it. Any advice is welcome. Even some reassurance, honestly. I don't have any friends or family, so I feel a bit alone in all this. It's all a bit shit at the

moment. Also forgot to add, I did call a non-emergency line after I heard what sounded like someone trying to come into the house when I was off sick. They didn't help much and asked if I have camera footage of someone trying to get in, but I didn't, especially since nothing was stolen or damage. There wasn't much of a case. I did request to put in a statement, and that was it. Just an edit. Hello again. Thank you for everyone for all the advice.

My cameras have arrived, and I will be putting them up with the help of a friend later. I've called the local locksmith and have an appointment with him to change my locks this afternoon. I will update you all if anything else comes from this. And then the OP gives us an update. Hi. Thank you for everyone's help on my previous post. after installing new cameras on Sunday, along with getting my front and backlocks change, I feel nervous but secure. Monday afternoon, I checked the footage and found nothing amiss.

However, on Tuesday afternoon, I did catch a man trying to get in through my front door. When he realized he couldn't get in, he tried the back door, which I stupidly left unlocked. I didn't think anyone would climb the fence and the hedging to get through, but it's clear it wasn't his first time. He went inside, sat on the sofa, my bed, ate some food I left out. He definitely did not look homeless, and I've never seen him before. The footage was then sent to the police, and they're trying to locate the man. They even put out a Facebook post on the police station's profile with screenshots, saying they want to speak with the man. I was told they're going to try to hang out around my home for the next few days,

and if they see him try to enter again, he will be arrested. So I'm staying with my mom now, as I can't shake this dread, that this man has been letting himself in into my home for however long. I don't think I want to live there anymore, in all honesty. And then the OP gave us a final update. Not too long after my previous update post, my ex reached out to me. I tried to contact him a few days prior, messaged him a couple times on WhatsApp, and he ignored the messages, though he was online multiple

times. I wanted to ask him if he ever made spare keys to my home before we separated, and I explained my current situation as a reason to why I'd be asking this. He sent me back a message, nearly a week later, asking to meet up. He wanted me to come to his home, but due to some previous events that led to separating, I said I'd feel more comfortable in a public place. When we met, I asked him, I asked him again about the keys. He quite plainly replied that yes, he did make a spare before he gave me my key back, but has claimed that it was a while before he separated and said that he had lost them some time ago anyway. My ex is not a very good liar, and in all honesty, I don't understand why he even asked me in person, because once his eyes started darting around, I knew he was lying

to me. I pressed him some more and showed him the Facebook post from the police. police's page. He looked at the CCTV screenshots of the man for a few minutes. I also showed him the actual footage I had of the man coming in and out. After a few minutes of silence, and what I assume was him weighing his options, he told me that he believed the man in the footage in screenshots was his uncle. I had to press a lot to get anything else out of him. He eventually showed me a picture of his dad and uncle, and I can safely say that is most definitely the uncle that was coming into my home. I asked my ex how the uncle got my keys, along with other questions, which he would not answer a lot of them, and just kept repeating, I don't know, I don't know. Shortly after that, he got up and left. He would not answer any messages or calls I made in the following days.

I asked him if he'd be willing to speak to the police and tell them about his uncle, but he has not been cooperative at all. He wants nothing to do with this. I have spoken to the police since and told them what my ex told me however they would need him to willingly give a statement himself which he refuses to do the little I did find out

was that his uncle is homeless so I don't even know how they'd go about finding him my ex has not spoken to me since the last time we met he clearly doesn't want anything to do with this whole situation his uncle has not been located anywhere either he's not been back since and the cameras have not spotted him for nearly a month now.

I'm back at my home now and have a security alarm system installed. My mom has been staying with me and using this time as an excuse to redo my back garden. I genuinely don't know what to think at this point. I'm just happy he's not been back since. But I am increasingly frustrated with my ex that he won't speak to the police because they can't do much without his statement identifying that he knows the man in the footage. It also doesn't help. that the uncle is homeless and doesn't have an address or job to his name.

And that is so scary. I hate the idea of someone living in my house in me not knowing. That is like literally the scariest thing I can imagine. And I hate stories like this because they're so scary to me. Literally my worst nightmare. And if you thought that was scary as well, please comment down below. What's your thoughts on it were? And I appreciate you guys watching to the end of the video.

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