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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You really aren't going to get wording to help you. Many of us have [b]had to help parents who weren't good parents. [/b]

Also, if your siblings are similarly situated economically to you and say yes to helping and you say no to helping, you likely will lose those relationships.

At the very least, I would find out as much as you can about government help for elderly who have no money. Offer that up at the meeting with your siblings and say unfortunately you do not have the time or money to help your mother. Do not play the I have low esteem because of Mom card. They all probably feel similarly.

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By what do you mean “had to”?

Why do I owe her in particular when there are many less privileged older people out there who find themselves in a similar situation but due to circumstances outside of their control, rather than bad decisions? I mean my mom is white and grew up UMC, but never developed a sense of responsibility to plan or take care of herself. Her divorce plan was to find a rich guy to take care of her but that didn’t pan out.
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