I was appalled by his parents' reaction. I just want to hug him and tell him: "Take a breath and tell me how you are feeling. I'm not going to judge you. I'm here so you don't drown".

You did it! Congratulations!

Anytime 😘 Hope it'll help you and if you finally cover your dark circles, I'll be curious to know your solution!

This is what I'll have to experiment! I ordered a corrector palette with pink and brown colors included for this purpose. Sometimes a concealer is enough for the eyelids (brown) but when it comes to the undereyes, they still have that gray/shadow-y cast.

Yes of course! Here's the link: https://youtube.com/shorts/B9Pm9kyhULg?si=SZhIMaD7RIz8NCZK

I have dark circles and hyperpigmentation. It took me years to understand that I have a combination of both. The dark brown color is also on my eyelids while the purple color is only under my eyes.

I have seen a video from Haley Kim about using pink in the right depth for my (now) tan skin. I am going to see if it works!

Yellow corrector also worked slighter better because it brightened the hyperpigmentation but did nothing for the dark circles. Peach corrector was always too pale for my skintone so it made me ashy and it was a disaster for my hyperpigmentation. Orange corrector...was orange-y.

I am also olive on the top of that.

So try to see if a pink corrector according to your skintone depth will work.

And add that OP's dad added two half-sibblings...as if the little people already there weren't enough... Maybe he has good reasons to cut off his side of family but when he did that to his late wife's side aswell, it's suspiscious.

I second this!
OP, I know it is hard but it's really necessary that you don't pay attention to complete strangers' looks and opinions on you. It's already good that you aren't friend anymore with this person.

To answer to your question, abusers are thriving on deception and manipulation. It is easy to make yourself sound nice and sweet for 2hrs of your life when you're hanging out with friends/family occasionally. Because it'll help to make your lies more believable. That's what your former friend does. Abusers fakes a lot of things. Unfortunately, people can be naive (or foolish) and will believe anything as long as you're convincing and charming.

As Senior-Menu-4003 said, let your actions talk! But not in a way to convince people that she's the abuser, more for yourself and your sanity. You know who you are. In the long-term, people will notice (if they're not too blind) and will be confused as to why your ex-friend pained you in a bad look.

My husband's mother did the same circus to further damage my FIL's social reputation even years after their seperation. Some things didn't add up and FIL's behavior definitvely proved me that she was lying.

You worded it better than I did!

Hada Labo Prenium line for me! Before this, I used Rovectin barrier cream and its toner.

You're awesome, congratulations Love!

Strawberry Drip for a glowy face, Petal for a natural makeup look!

So true! I wanted to try the water-based powder, another dupe for REFY water-based blurred powder. But from reviews, it would move cream based makeup under.

I bought it when ELF cosmetics discountinued their mint primer, dupe of the Hydro Grip from MILK 😭.

If OOP decides to update, we're ready with our pop corns!

Totally! I was so confused by the time I reach the end of the story.

OOP's in his 40s, has a 2nd younger wife of 28 and is expecting his 3rd child. But he cannot handle his future DIL who's close to 2nd wife's age?

Why Sally reinforces Abby's obsession? Why her partner's phone was used for sending this fake message??

2nd wife is said to be a sweetheart because Abby is playing with her heart strings but Ma'am, you had no issue to be seen as the step-mom to a 22 yrs and 20 yrs old! So why can't she sets up her own boundaries?

And John, dude ??? WHY????? It is sweet that he's empathic to Abby. He feels the need to help her and to make her happy. But...professionals are qualified for this!

I had trouble to follow the story and I wasn't sure if anyone, including OOP has done anything to stop Abby's obsession. Your comment helps me and...yeah, the end will be explosive...

That explains very well how cleverly abusers play with their social image to pass as a sane and healthy individual whereas their victims are seen as crazy.

Does the 50% alcohol spray is going to make your face dry or something in the long term?

Yeah, from OOP's posts, it was clear she is going to be fine. She handled everything so well! As you say, the baby will get a chosen family and the past will no longer matter.

We should make a whole post about cheaters and their affair partners' wonderful comments and thoughts. It's crazy how they all do the same things!

Ow...I am happy that you're thriving! Maybe she will, she probably needs time to mature...or something.

The curse to be a woman and to be a betrayed spouse...who happened to be still married to a cheater. Even if she divorced right after she found out her husband's affair, people would still come after her about the baby! Crazy.

It makes sense!

I also believe that the baby is seen as a huge burden by both the mistress' parents and OOP's children. It's clear they wanted nothing to do with the child. They don't really consider as a person either. What a great way to start a life in this world.

Me too! She has remained calm and logic with her answers. I also love how she stands up for herself when people pressured her to take care for a complete stranger baby whereas they never put the same energy to find the shameless deadbeat of the mother the mistress is.

At 22 yrs old. I wanted to impress my now husband but most importantly, because I finally overcame my eating struggles!

I started with a very easy lemon cake and I didn't expect such a hit among my family and friends. Then I made my first homemade bolognese spaghetti and tartare, according to my family's taste. It was really intimidating to cook your first dinner!