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In reply to the discussion: My parents just moved to Asheboro and bought a new car. [View all]armed_and_liberal
(246 posts)I feel for you,these are always tough situations when mutiple family members are involved. We had a very rough time with my Mom and youngest sister.
Myself and two other siblings thought it was great that Mom wanted to be with my youngest sister. Youngest sister had a rough life of alcohol abuse and abusive relationships, she was turning her life around when Mom moved in. It went great for a few years and then as Mom's health began to deteriorate about 5 years ago my sister began to fall apart and got into a relationship with a guy who got my sister to steal money from Mom. Mom wasn't aware of what was going on. I found out about the missing money($28K) when I did her taxes. I had to cut my sister from having access to Mom"s bank accounts, except for a small checking account to maintain the home and buy food for herself.
Few months later little sister was drunk and totaled mom's car, 3rd DUI in 5 years. Lost her licence and mandatory jail time. I offered to move Mom in with me in NY and care for her, but I'm the farthest away so Mom didn't want to be that far away from the other 3 children( My siblings live with 25 miles of each other). We finally worked it out to my middle sister moving near my Mom and alternately helping Mom and keeping the younger sister in check once she was released from jail. I would come down every 6 to 8 weeks for a few days to give everyone a break. This went on until my Mom died in 2012.
Best of luck to you
Rick