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[quote=Anonymous]I have been on the phone 3x today with my mom about ordering groceries. And twice over the weekend. She cannot drive any longer and has Alzheimer's.

She calls me several times during the week when I'm at work (on client calls) and then I have to call her back and she can't recall why.

Would it be unreasonable for me to just block her number during the day? I hate saying that, but it's a constant distraction and I'm already managing multiple appts for my teen kids plus myself, and my husband travels frequently.

I have two siblings. The one who lives 5 minutes away decided she is moving 800 miles away this coming spring and so she has divested herself of any responsibility. The other one seems to be taking on the lion's share of responsibility, but like me, lives approx 90 miles away. She's also dealing with a lot of guilt around my father's death 10 years ago and I think is subconsciously trying to make up for it by managing my mom - so I think she is going to burn out quickly.

I'm feeling a ton of guilt bc mom helped me out a lot when the kids were little - I don't know how I would have survived (literally - I was severely depressed and suicidal twice) if she hadn't been there for me. But this just isn't a tenable situation when I have a job, kids, and my own health issues I have to manage.

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