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Anonymous wrote:Since when do social workers have the ability to make legal decisions?

This story is bananas.

The social worker told everyone right at the start she had no legal authority. Of course I knew that but John was thinking her suggestions would change our mothers mind. John and Dave are irrational and nonsensical. My family is similar to the Munsters with me being Marilyn.

Anonymous wrote:Here's what I think might happen next in OP's made-up, yet wildly entralling tale:

Mom will have yet another stroke and end up in a wheelchair, even though she has the best legs for a woman her age. No one can believe she's 80! She looks 39. The evil brothers will send Mom to live in a homeless shelter to save money and so they can have control over the 7/11 and strip mall "family business". OP will convince Mom, even with all her challenges, to enter "Dancing With the Stars" and Mom will win! OP is super heroic for making this happen.

At the competency hearing, the judge will decree the evil brothers are in fact, evil. They will be forced to move out of Mom's abandoned split-level. They can no longer have access to her accounts.The judge will recognize OP's smartness along with her prettiness - just like Mom.

Mom will get to move to an upgraded AL with not only a river view, but an OCEAN view. And it will be a place where all the elderly disabled people have the DECENCY to dress nice, show some pride in themselves and serves as backup singers to Mom's showstopping rendition of "Gypsy".