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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why would your brother possibly get money yet bear no financial responsibility to help?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Because my mom is an enabler, and she bears a lot of guilt over who she chose as our father and how he treated my brother. My brother and I both had a lot of emotional issues, and where I chose to get help and fix my issues, he hasn't.

Even if my brother agreed to help financially, he couldn't. He hasn't had a job in over a decade. Granted, he's going to have to get a job once mom moves, but he'll probably never earn more than barely keeping himself afloat. My mom says she just wants to make sure he has a place to live the rest of his life.

As for my mom, well, she's an adult, and other than her ekbom diagnosis, she's of sound mind. She makes her own choices, and I can only give my input. Can't make her do anything she doesn't want to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks for the explanation. I’m sorry you have to deal with all this.