yeah, hence my absence after waking up. and the end result was Still that i had to say "please pay someone to do this professionally because it will likely cost you less," but then because my dad also wants me to look at his taxes... i'm taking a week before i deal with it again and then looking at what his will look like, and if he's not getting money back, then i have to look at what will happen if i adjust hers to head of household to claim him-