Oh poor mum. She’s 92 and so confused about banking stuff. She has trouble remembering how to write checks so she added me to her banking account. So now I can write the checks for her. She got a new atm card for her credit union and has spent three days trying to activate it. I recently got new debt and credit cards and all I had to do was sign on to my bank to activate them. I’ve offered to drive her down to the credit union but part of the problem is she was referring to the card as a credit card, it’s a atm card. I keep trying to explain the difference but she gets confused. I’m afraid it’s all a bit much for her. She was raised in an all cash world. Then checks. Credit cards were avoided till they got to be absolutely mandatory for certain things. I’m afraid an atm card is just one too many. She sends me in to use it cause the machine is not friendly to slow moving people. Plus she hasn’t needed cash for a long long time now as I do all the shopping. It’s hard to see her so confused about such things.
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…Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …...
Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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