Just wanted to update.
I was told that the money was returned this week. I have a feeling that not all of it got back to them, but I think they told me that it did anyway to protect the guilty. Either way, I know the majority was returned. It was so nice to hear the smile in my mom's voice and hear my dad laugh again. Haven't talked to the bro - I have no idea what I'm going to say to him and I don't really have any desire to say ANYTHING.
I'm doing my best and not asking for every single detail. I need to not ask, and my parents need it too. Honestly - I'm 26, they're a bit older (obviously
). Addiction is nothing new in my family, and they can handle the situation better than me with what they've learned through life. Thanks for all of your advice, I don't know how I would have gotten through this if I wasn't able to vent!!