[CSoward]

Thank you Velvet for your kind words. The last few days I’ve been consumed by guilt because I’m determined not to dig into our retirement funds to loan to my mom but worried about how she’s doing. But I am taking a break and will leave contact up to her. I’ve also arranged to see a counselor, and that is scheduled for the end of November. I realized today that my real mistake is not that I’m not willing to loan her any more now, but that I should have make this decision years ago and then maybe things wouldn’t have gotten to this point, but water under the bridge at this point. Thank you for this safe space.