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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 270275" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>Loth- My mother has always had a hard time carrying the burden of any sort of wealth. Being financially comfortable goes against her grain for some reason.</p><p> </p><p>A quick story: my mother's apartment is on the 8th floor of a rather tall building and it gets very hot in the summer. I had offered (as had my brother) to get her a window ac unit so at least her bedroom could be kept cooler. Finally, two years ago, she had a seizure as a result of heat stroke. I basically strong-armed her into accepting the an ac unit. My brother and I arrived the next day and installed it.</p><p> </p><p>At the start of the next summer my brother called about installing it once again and was told by mother that she had given it away to a friend that needed it more. </p><p> </p><p>I will not be buying her a another.</p><p> </p><p>As for this charitable gift, she said she was setting up a direct withdrawal from her checking account.</p><p> </p><p>Fran- She has lacked common sense as long as I can remember. It's central to her skewed thinking.</p><p> </p><p>I'm upset about Duckie. She's a great kid and deserves to be loved (or at least acknowledged occasionally) by her grandmother.</p><p> </p><p>Star- My mother has done everything just short of outright rejecting her family... she's gone so far as to say that she sees no reason to cross the border back to the US again. As a matter of fact she only calls when she wants something. I've stopped calling her because she usually to busy to talk when I do. </p><p> </p><p>I can't help think that she's making sure that my brother & I know that she's not accepting my father's pension. So I'm not so sure it's entirely altruistic on her part.</p><p> </p><p>Like I said, at least she's not drinking it away. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/1010hammer.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hammer:" title="hammer :hammer:" data-shortname=":hammer:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 270275, member: 1722"] Loth- My mother has always had a hard time carrying the burden of any sort of wealth. Being financially comfortable goes against her grain for some reason. A quick story: my mother's apartment is on the 8th floor of a rather tall building and it gets very hot in the summer. I had offered (as had my brother) to get her a window ac unit so at least her bedroom could be kept cooler. Finally, two years ago, she had a seizure as a result of heat stroke. I basically strong-armed her into accepting the an ac unit. My brother and I arrived the next day and installed it. At the start of the next summer my brother called about installing it once again and was told by mother that she had given it away to a friend that needed it more. I will not be buying her a another. As for this charitable gift, she said she was setting up a direct withdrawal from her checking account. Fran- She has lacked common sense as long as I can remember. It's central to her skewed thinking. I'm upset about Duckie. She's a great kid and deserves to be loved (or at least acknowledged occasionally) by her grandmother. Star- My mother has done everything just short of outright rejecting her family... she's gone so far as to say that she sees no reason to cross the border back to the US again. As a matter of fact she only calls when she wants something. I've stopped calling her because she usually to busy to talk when I do. I can't help think that she's making sure that my brother & I know that she's not accepting my father's pension. So I'm not so sure it's entirely altruistic on her part. Like I said, at least she's not drinking it away. :hammer: [/QUOTE]
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