And in a real life scenario, my dad has half a million in the bank that he earned by working in an auto factory for 30 years and being a scrupulous saver. It’s HIS money. I’m on a fixed income and my brother is coming out of bankruptcy and you know what? We don’t take nor ask for HIS money. It’s to be used at this point to pay to keep him safe and happy until the end of his life, no matter the cost. We don’t expect it and don’t want it. It isn’t ours.
If we had only visited my dad once a week when he lived in his condo, he’d would have died on the bathroom floor. Obviously you’ve never had to care for a senior in decline.
No sign of that anywhere, not with offering him a place to live for free, feeding him, and otherwise looking out for him. If she was hellbent on taking his money, they wouldn’t be struggling.
Because as they age, they become very much like children. They become demanding, rude, very selfish, but don’t understand the simplest directions or remember to take care of themselves. To be clear, I’m talking about seniors with the onset of dementia. But they can be in denial about symptoms that are very clear to other people. That’s why.
Busted! No self-respecting Michigan kid will use the word “sneakers”. It’s tennis shoes or nothing!