My mother-in-law came to live with us 2 years ago. She basically sits all day long in the same chair watching television. She rarely gets up, and when she does, it’s to go smoke out in the backyard. She doesn’t help at all around the house with cooking or any cleaning. I basically wait on her hand and foot. She is 76 years old, not very old, and…[Read more]

I have been helping my mom financially (she’s 74 years old), and it’s becoming a real problem for me. I don’t make that much money, but I do give her money for food and incidentals every week. She lives in a senior housing development and has someone take her shopping every week, but she spends too much. I tell her that I can’t afford to give her…[Read more]

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