u/Good_Cantaloupe_5172

Wondering if anyone else experiences this. I didn't necessarily choose estrangement but that's how it ended up being with my family who treated me poorly and they didn't make any effort to have a relationship/be supportive after i moved away from them in early adulthood. In the last few years, some siblings reach out occasionally for example, one sibling started reaching out for holidays and will send me "thinking of you, happy holiday". At first I responded with "you too". But then I started to ignore the messages because I realized that they were doing this more for themselves likely so they can speak amongst the family and say they reached out to me. In between holidays, I wouldn't hear a word from them. I've been estranged for close to 15 years and haven't seen them in as long either. Even though I don't respond anymore, they still will message me at holidays the same message as the one before. This sibling happends to be very manipulative, not trustworthy etc.

I don't really know what they want from me. Not like I have anything they'd want, and it's not like they're willing to have any real conversations, or hear what I have to say about how i feel i was treated. they've even began sending their adult child to message me with the same type of pretending like nothing happened messaged. But I don't understand why this bothers them. I know that not responding gives them something to gossip about how "they tried but I wasn't willing" narrative so blames the estrangement on me. But ultimately that's not my problem.

So what exactly is this behavior when someone doesn't genuinely want a relationship (the feeling is mutual here), pretends like nothing happened and expects you to respond to their low efforts?

My cats eat wet food and dry food and I'm wondering if a multivitamin is necessary? 2 out of my 3 cats have IBD so I hesitate to introduce any new food products to them but wondering if they need it?

Eta: won't be buying any due to responses here. Thanks everyone!

My 1.5yo cat has been eating the Honest Kitchen turkey or chicken cate varieties. But they've become difficult to find in stock and he's also getting bored of them and not excited to eat it. My 2 other cats have issues with chicken (IBD) and are on prescription rabbit diets. They beg if they smell food that has fish in it so I stay away from fish for this cat. And I'm not a fan of giving cats beef. So what brands make a good quality pate/smoothie like cat food that is chicken, turkey, duck or novel proteins (basically anything besides fish or beef)?

So I have 2 cats with similar IBD GI issues and on RX novel protein diets and, one is also on meds for IBD after a severe flare up recently. They are both doing well now but my 3rd cat needed treatment for roundworm so we are treating all 3. 3rd cat took the Panacur in a churu no problem. My other 2 tried their wet food and I guess noticed the Panacur mixed in and won't eat their portions. I don't want to risk an IBD relapse by giving churu to my other 2 cats. Any advice on how to give them this medication?

I'm 37F, eat healthy and exercise regularly. Lately, after I eat a meal, my BP drops to around 80/60. Normally, my BP doesn't ever go above 110-15/75ish so my "normal" is a little low even without eating. I already eat smaller meals and stick to a Mediterranean diet so don't eat processed foods, junk food, high carb foods/meals. I make all my meals/snacks at home with simple ingredients. I am considering trying medication to raise my blood pressure and curious to hear if anyone with PH has tried Midodrine and what were your results?

New to fitness and my home is all porcelain tile floor. What type of padding/mat etc should I used on top of the tiles that will be very stable but protect my ankles/knees? I do 1-2 mile Leslie Sansone workouts directly on the tile, several times a week plus beginner weight lifting and my ankles and knees are starting to hurt.

I have recently began getting lower blood pressure than usual after eating breakfast. Normally, I have low normal blood pressure, around 105-100/70-75. After I eat, it drops down to 85-95/60-65. I am 37yo, I recently started exercising regularly but I am chronically ill with unrelated health issues so I am not super active overall.

[FL] I am inputting the 2026 changes for property taxes and homeowners insurance and wondering if I should upload copies of the bills? Or only upload if asked for it?

[FL, on SSDI disabled and homebound] I had a renewal and got a letter saying my benefits went from $298 to $24 due to utitlies cost decrease, but none of my utilities have decreased. I thought this could've been an error due to getting LIHEAP recently. It was impossible to reach the SNAP office and I only got to speak to someone after I reached out to my local house representative who reached out to SNAP. The worker said that my utilities was counted despite the reason stated on the letter that it was due to my utilities. My electric bill has gone up by a lot. Worker said my medicare part D wasn't on the renewal for some reason so they added it and that brought my benefits from $24 to $161. How is it that my benefits would decrease so much when my counted costs have gone up? I couldn't get a really clear answer from the worker, I'm guessing that they may have not known either. The worker referenced some medical bills being counted but I had only $170 in dental bills submitted and hadn't had other out of pocket medical costs.

Any ideas on what to do? I have never done an appeal and TBH i don't have the energy for it. I am chronically ill and an appeal would be a big burden on me.

Buyer purchased item on Saturday night and then messaged me asking if it will arrive by May 9. I told them that I will ship out monday morning and then it's out of my control. I did as I promised and so far the tracking shows may 11 delivery date. So buyer messaged me saying that.

Poshmark did not give me a priority label, Idk if buyers even have the option of choosing expedited delivery? Either way, I don't feel like responding because obviously I did my part here and shipped next business day. But not sure if not responding is the right choice? Any ideas on how to proceed?

I have a pair of sandals listed that someone asked if they run TTS or not. Fit of shoes is very subjective imo depending on how someone prefers their shoes to fit. How would you answer this question to protect yourself from any issues in the future if this person decides to purchase it?

[FL] [disabled under 65 on SSDI] I had a renewal and I marked yes to LIHEAP assistance. Not sure if this is an automated system but 2 days later, I got a letter saying that my utilities cost has decreased so my SNAP will go from $298 to $24. Odd because renewals aren't even processed that quickly in my experience. In reality, my electric bill has gone up by a crazy amount, just like everyone else, so none of my utilities have decreased.

I am normally not able to reach anyone by phone so I use the contact us submission on their website but I still haven't heard back from that despite emailing them a week ago. They usually get back to me within a few days.

Any ideas on how to get this resolved? I've tried in the past to contact my congress person but they never returned messages etc.