Tired of being the financial support
I need advice, or a space to vent.
I've been financially helping my mother for the past 9 years. Sometimes its been a lot of money, other times it's been manageable. She has paid me back a big chunk before, but now is experiencing hard times again with the economy turning. I am struggling mentally to keep going and it stresses me out so much. I'm expecting a baby in 4 months, and while my partner andI have the funds to cover both the baby and her, it will stretch us. I just feel like we have learnt nothing in the last almost decade.
I know she's not at fault because her job is impacted by the economy. But I am scared we will do this for the rest of her life. She has no pension, no savings. And it's not as simple as saying no or cutting her off. We have no other family.