My difficult mother strikes again
Last night she and I were discussing my job interview that didn't go so well. She started lecturing me about how I "need to be firm" about making things happen in my life. 🙄As though I can just go into the company headquarters and start waving a gun around and force them to hire me.
So, I got a little miffed and replied, "Okay, and let's talk about YOU and how you've been telling me for a year that you're gonna find a lawyer and get your affairs in order before your health gets worse. How firm have YOU been about that?"
She of course got pissy right back at me, and started in about how she "can't afford a lawyer" but I "have nothing to worry about", yada yada yada. She is so full of sh*t. She has the money. She makes a pretty penny from her retirement, disability, and social security. She has very low utility bills (like her water and electric combined are around $100), and her mortgage is only $98 a month. She has friends who bring her food and pet supplies, and she has a boyfriend who spoils her with whatever she wants. She drives a BMW, for god's sake! There is NO EXCUSE she can make for not hiring a lawyer and making a will. This is just more of her typical irresponsibility.
This is why when I am working again, I'm going to take out a life insurance policy on HER, so that when she does pass away, my brother and I aren't gonna end up saddled with debt and have no way to pay for her funeral expenses. I just don't trust her to take care of anything because she NEVER HAS. She made me the parent when I was 12 years old, and that's how it has stayed my whole life. When my brother has a problem, he comes to ME, not her. I raised him. I am the one who gives him money when he's short. He bought me a car a few years ago, because I needed one and he knew Mom wouldn't lift a finger to help. She is a piece of work and brought two kids into the world then washed her hands of us. Unbelievable.
Vent over. I just had to get that out.
So, I got a little miffed and replied, "Okay, and let's talk about YOU and how you've been telling me for a year that you're gonna find a lawyer and get your affairs in order before your health gets worse. How firm have YOU been about that?"
She of course got pissy right back at me, and started in about how she "can't afford a lawyer" but I "have nothing to worry about", yada yada yada. She is so full of sh*t. She has the money. She makes a pretty penny from her retirement, disability, and social security. She has very low utility bills (like her water and electric combined are around $100), and her mortgage is only $98 a month. She has friends who bring her food and pet supplies, and she has a boyfriend who spoils her with whatever she wants. She drives a BMW, for god's sake! There is NO EXCUSE she can make for not hiring a lawyer and making a will. This is just more of her typical irresponsibility.
This is why when I am working again, I'm going to take out a life insurance policy on HER, so that when she does pass away, my brother and I aren't gonna end up saddled with debt and have no way to pay for her funeral expenses. I just don't trust her to take care of anything because she NEVER HAS. She made me the parent when I was 12 years old, and that's how it has stayed my whole life. When my brother has a problem, he comes to ME, not her. I raised him. I am the one who gives him money when he's short. He bought me a car a few years ago, because I needed one and he knew Mom wouldn't lift a finger to help. She is a piece of work and brought two kids into the world then washed her hands of us. Unbelievable.
Vent over. I just had to get that out.
41-45, F
