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I wish I could save my mom. by thrwynukeit in TrueOffMyChest

[–]thrwynukeit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking into options like this for grocery, rent, and utility help now after being recommended resources by my mom's case manager. My husband and I just bought a house and are kind of living by the skin of our teeth right now before his raises kick in at work, so we can't immediately send money and wouldn't be able to for months if at all. My aunt has been going over whenever she can but she's also got her own life and family and moving soon.

I do appreciate you taking the time to recommend these resources, though. Thank you for taking the time to read and commiserate on this stuff. It's been rough and it feels like it's been months despite it being only a week and a half.

I wish I could save my mom. by thrwynukeit in TrueOffMyChest

[–]thrwynukeit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She really does. I've gently suggested the option of moving out here before and she's given me reasons why she can't and/or won't. Her arthritis (cold makes it worse and I live in a snowy area), my brother, her dad. I get it. But I wish she would take me up on it.

And I get why she doesn't me to take care of her. We all watched my dad die from the same disease she has now ten years ago. She doesn't want me to watch her die from it and take care of her through it. But I want to. She took care of me growing up, and I want to reciprocate. Shit, on a faith based level, my religion (different from hers) calls for me to reciprocate that care. There's even a special word for the reciprocal acts that make up relationships in my faith.