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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like another cultural problem. This is why multi family households is not part of the American dream.[/quote]

What did Brendan and her adult siblings discuss about Joan’s last 10-20 years of life care? Maybe they can pitch in or all outsource care or driving or whatever if it’s too much for Brenda to be sandwiched with (her life, kids, work plus Ma). 
Meanwhile Brenda can’t just be the fair weathered adult kid, who’s happy when getting discounted housing for 5, 10, 15+ years and now doesn’t want to help Ma who gave her the discounted housing.[/quote]

After Brenda put her entire family on notice that she was done, her one sibling has agreed to do minimal help.  But mostly, none are willing to step up.  Brenda has always been the do-everything dependable person that kept all the balls in the air. Joan's siblings are upset with Brenda and have been pressuring her to make things go back to the way they used to be.  Joan's one sibling is retired, healthy, active, and basically living it up, and is very close with Joan and talk frequently, but doesn't actually want to see her. In general, the rest of the family is very selfish and/or have their own problems and frequently make demands on Brenda to accommodate their needs. This has been Brenda's role in the family all her life, to be a dependable and reliable people pleaser, and she's basically done with it. [/quote]

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