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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How far are you from your mom, OP? I think deciding not to enable her is one thing. Shifting your responsibilities onto her neighbors is another thing entirely! How dare you complain about what they are/are not doing for her? I'm sure in an actual emergency they would do whatever they could, but they have their own responsibilities to attend to. If you don't understand that, maybe you are more like your mother than you'd care to admit.[/quote]

Re-read the OP. She isn’t complaining about the neighbors not helping. She’s encouraging them to set boundaries![/quote]

It's a PSA folks. My parents were just like this, and thought the nice neighbors would take care of them like live in paid help. Why? I have no idea.

So nice neighbors, be willing to set boundaries and tell the nice older lady next door you will bring her dinner once a month, or rake her yard in the fall. Be very specific, because that nice old lady is using you as an excuse to live unsafely, even though that is not your intention. [/quote]

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