Update
The summer is well on its way to drawing to a close. July flew by. No problems were resolved, except for my water heater. I guess that's not entirely true, I discovered why my car wobbled at high speeds in spite of alignments and ball joints and tire balancings. They had worn uneven, and were to the point that the steel was coming through on them. Work paid for new ones, but they're not nearly as good in weather. That's why I need to get a 4WD vehicle for the winter. I have a cheap one lined up that should be serviceable, and should allow me to get the work done that I need on our car situation.
I called my brother about an hour ago after not saying a word to one another in about two weeks. I know I'm frustrating him with things. I don't have the finances accounted to the penny. I haven't gotten mom into a car that she likes. I haven't done a lot of things, and he loves to dwell on them. I tried to call him to talk about what our goals were in terms of getting a car for mom. I'd like to see her in something higher profile with AWD. I think it would be easier on her in a lot of ways. She's dead set on buying a sedan that barely meets the requirements, I know she's less comfortable in, and is a whole lot more car than she's used to because it's a sedan and it's pretty.
I didn't get long into that conversation before Matt turned into an accountant, and when I couldn't run her finances off the top of my head, he shot to the computer to do a budget. This isn't the first time, either. I get his concerns, but it wasn't constructive, and immediately following hanging up on me, he called mom to interrogate/lecture her about it.
So that's my day so far. Motivation and attitude are wrecked, and I had to get it out without adding to someone else's stress level for the day. FML.
I called my brother about an hour ago after not saying a word to one another in about two weeks. I know I'm frustrating him with things. I don't have the finances accounted to the penny. I haven't gotten mom into a car that she likes. I haven't done a lot of things, and he loves to dwell on them. I tried to call him to talk about what our goals were in terms of getting a car for mom. I'd like to see her in something higher profile with AWD. I think it would be easier on her in a lot of ways. She's dead set on buying a sedan that barely meets the requirements, I know she's less comfortable in, and is a whole lot more car than she's used to because it's a sedan and it's pretty.
I didn't get long into that conversation before Matt turned into an accountant, and when I couldn't run her finances off the top of my head, he shot to the computer to do a budget. This isn't the first time, either. I get his concerns, but it wasn't constructive, and immediately following hanging up on me, he called mom to interrogate/lecture her about it.
So that's my day so far. Motivation and attitude are wrecked, and I had to get it out without adding to someone else's stress level for the day. FML.