My sister has no job and no money. She's 47 and keeps getting fired. She says she's applied everywhere and can't get hired. She's about to lose her car. I've paid her utilities the last 2 or 3 months and sent her cash. She lives rent free in our parents house we inherited but she let her dog destroy it and it's going to cost 15,000 to get it in shape to sell, due to dog and her neglect. She agreed to sell it and that she couldn't manage it on her own. I've persuaded her to sign up for public housing but who knows how long that will take. It's not fair to my husband and children that I keep supporting her but she doesn't see it that way. She says family and friends are supposed to take care of people in need. I've spent several thousand dollars on her the last few years and only have it because it was supposed to be my share after my mom's death. Basically she is getting my share, not me or my kids. I see no end to her draining me but don't know how to stop it. How do you abandon your sister like that? I'm having panic attacks and other anxiety illnesses over this. What do you say to someone that expects people to help them?
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