Woman Sends Money to Brother to Take Care of Old Mom and Learns He Never Spent a Penny on Her — Story of the Day
Shirley trusted her younger brother to look after their mother when she moved abroad. She believed he cared enough to ensure that she was always taken care of. But her life plans changed when she returned to visit her mother a year later.
Shirley was a 40-year-old who worked in the US as a nurse. She had moved from her hometown abroad for better opportunities. Before she moved, she lived with her aging mother who had no intentions of moving into an elderly home.
Shirley would fly back every year to visit her mother and younger brother. As the years passed, she noticed that her mother found it increasingly difficult to take care of herself, so she decided to have a private meeting with her younger brother, Alex, who had just graduated from university earlier that year.
Shirley’s mother was aging and could no longer take care of herself. | Source: Shutterstock
“Mom needs someone to live with her full time. I can’t take her with me because I live with my son and husband in a small apartment,” she said.
“How about I visit her every weekend to make sure her house is clean and she has food? I don’t want to live in the village with mom,” he replied. Shirley agreed to this arrangement, but she was still worried about her mom.
Three years passed, and her brother kept his promise to visit their mother every weekend. But when Shirley returned for the holidays that year, her 65-year-old mother seemed too frail to live independently.
“We need to develop another plan,” Shirley said to her brother. “Mom can’t live on her own anymore.” Alex agreed but was not willing to move to the village. “How about you move back with her and I send you money every month to take care of yourself and mom,” Shirley suggested.
Shirley’s mother was an old woman who needed to be taken care of. | Source: Shutterstock
Her brother was more amenable to the suggestion, hoping the money would be enough to take care of necessities and have some fun.”I hope that it will be enough for the both of you,” Shirley said. Alex promised to move back home and take care of their mom.
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