She Has The Money To Prevent Her Mom And Brother From Being Homeless, But She’s Refusing To Help Them Keep A Roof Over Their Heads
A 37-year-old woman’s older brother and mom live on a separate coast than she does, and they share an apartment.
About a decade ago, she stepped in and gave her mom her entire life savings, which was $12,000, so that she could get help for a substance abuse problem.
Coughing up all that cash also helped keep her mom from being forced to live “on the streets,” and her mom was able to get herself to a better place for some time.
Her mom found a job, and she also began renting the apartment she currently has.
“My brother moved in with her because he broke up with his girlfriend and moved to live with my mom who he knew would pay for everything so he didn’t have to keep a job,” she explained.
“Well, this worked for them until the pandemic hit to which point they both lost their income. They lived for a while on some unemployment but that ran out about 8 months ago.”
“I didn’t want to see them living on the streets so I told them I would help them for 6 months to get back on their feet while looking for a job.”
Instead of her mom and brother trying to find jobs, they just lived off the money she gave them and didn’t try at all.
After 6 months, her mom and brother still had no job prospects, so she agreed to give them a 2-month extension and she kept financially supporting them.
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She has so far forked over $10,000 to keep her mom and brother afloat, and although she has brought up that she can’t keep paying for them, they have had nothing but terrible things to say to her.
She recently learned that last month, her mom and brother didn’t even use the money that she gave them to pay for their rent; instead, they only gave their landlord half of the money.
She doesn’t know where the rest went, and her mom and brother are looking at being evicted since they also owe late fees and have no money to pay for this month’s rent.
In light of the fact that her mom and brother are about to be homeless, she found them information for a local shelter, but they said there is no way they will live there.
Instead, her mom and brother are planning on living in her brother’s tiny car that doesn’t even have air conditioning.
“I have the money to help,” she said. “It wouldn’t bankrupt me by any means but this is money I’m trying to put toward my future and retirement with my husband so I don’t end up in this situation.”
“My mom keeps telling me without my help they will be homeless within the month and I feel awful not helping her because she’s an old woman but the thought of helping my brother too in the process keeps me from giving her anything.”
Her brother is able to get a job, whereas her mom has medical issues that limit what she can do for work, so she thinks it’s crazy that her brother isn’t making more of an effort.
She’s left wondering if she’s a bad person for not wanting to pay her mom and brother’s rent, which is going to result in them being homeless.
Do you think she’s obligated to keep paying for her mom and her brother so they can have a roof over their heads?
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