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[quote=Anonymous]My mother, admittedly, grew up poor, the only child of an alcoholic father.  But she married my father, who became a wealthy doctor, and from the age of 25 was a SAHM and has never had a job since.  Since my father passed away 10 years ago, she is in perfect health in her mid-60s, has around $10 million in her own name….and does nothing but complain about how hard her life is!

Meanwhile I became a teacher, married a social worker, had two kids.  We are happy, but I do struggle with trying to get everything done, care for my kids, work full time, and all on not much money.

I understand I made my own choices, and I know she is probably lonely, but I just have less and less patience with hearing how rough my mom has it.  Does anyone have any advice for helping me feel more generous towards her?  I have upended my whole life several times to help her out – stayed with her for 6 weeks during my first maternity leave to sell her house and get her moved into a condo, for example – and she literally hasn’t come to visit me once during a tough past two years since my youngest was born, husband lost job, and we had to downsize houses.  She is just always “so overwhelmed” to do anything to help, and I am getting resentful (and don't like feeling this way).
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