I just got done with our taxes, and we owe $191 on federal and will be getting back $403 on our state return, so we will get $212 overall net. Not bad, but I would have preferred to owe the state as well since they have delayed refunds again this year.
On a much sadder note, my husband's 29 year old cousin committed suicide today. He was 29 and leaves a wife and two children behind, a 4 year old and a 16 month old. The 4 year old was adopted when he and his wife thought they couldn't conceive. Once they got him home, they got pregnant with their younger child. I just don't understand what happened. I didn't know him very well, but every time I saw him, he was such a happy go lucky guy, always encouraging people and trying to be optimistic. I remember he was so proud to finally get to carry a diaper bag when they brought their older child home. How many guys do you know who actually want to carry a diaper bag around? He was just beaming with pride. I don't know what happened, and I just don't see how none of us saw it. It kills me to think about what kind of suffering or pain he must have had on the inside to make him do this. RIP JR, We Will Miss You
Wow, I'm sorry to hear that. I've read about that a couple times before about how people who commit suicide seemed so happy to outsiders
ReplyDeleteSo so sorry to hear that :( Having been in a place where I wanted to do the same thing before, I can tell you that people at that point are not thinking like themselves at all. It was like someone else was in charge of my actions & thoughts. I was lucky to have strong family intervention (they caught me downstairs trying to open the gun cabinet - I still cant remember how I got down there or why I was doing it).
ReplyDeleteYour family is definitely in my thoughts & prayers.
Thank you both. Sarah, I understand what you are saying and that helps give me some insight into this. The funeral was today, and it still does not seem real. It just broke my heart to see his poor wife sobbing her heart out. :(
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