a new note for xmas....

Mom sent up a note yesterday...."I can't pay the rent this month. Sorry."

So simple for her. So now I scramble to make up the $500 that she pays for the 2 bedroom basement in my house. She doesn't even pay any of the bills....I've been generous only asking that she pays $500. I should have seen it coming.

I called a friend of hers yesterday and found out that when the DR called Mom into see her, that mom refused. So there are no new meds....

I also checked my call display and saw that Mom's dope guy has been calling all week. (u thinking what I'm thinking?)

I've asked her to leave....(she initially refused)....but now my brother tells me that she's applied for some housing....

What an icky situation. And u know what? I'm amazed at her note.....and the sorry at the end of it. I wonder if I can call up my landlord and say the same thing?

Something good came out of this.....I sat down the kids and we discussed what sort of things in life we can never pass over. We came up with these.....rent, phone bill, cable bill, internet bill, heat, hydro, water, insurance....car and house payments if you have them too. I told them that if we eat baloney for a week, but pay all our bills......we can never lose anything. It was a good conversation and the 12 yr old was really interested.

So back to Mom.....I sent her back a note...."I don't have the money to cover YOUR rent. You take advantage of my good nature. Come up with it somehow. You only have to pay $500 per month bill free, this should be very simple to cover. Please start paying $650 next month to help cover some of the bills."

and she sends to me..."The house came with the cable and phone. (wow!) I won't pay more money and I can't come up with the rent. You have no good nature."

and I say..."please send up my phone and cable box then."

"no."

....and it stopped there. Enough stupidity for one day.