I'm done!

Today marks the day that I'm officially done putting up with my mother's indifference to anyone but herself!

My grandma called me tonight, kind of frantic, after hearing through the Tidioute grapevine that my brother Howard is homeless. Unfortunately, this was not news to me, but I didn't want my grandma to find out because she's a worrier and she'll worry herself right into being sick! I called Howard's work to see if he was there and he was. The night supervisor was gracious enough to go find him for me so I could talk to him. We have a plan in place to find him an apartment he can afford, and I'm going to buy a pre-paid cell phone so we can keep in contact, as well as a gift card he can use for whatever he may need.

I'm also looking into lawyers to help me decide what to do with the family home. This, in and of itself, has been a real point of contention in the family since dad died and mom pulled her stupid-ass stunt! She never listens to anyone and when things don't turn out like she thinks they should, she gives up.

I won't go into everything she's done (for now), but I will tell you what she did to bring me to this conclusion tonight. Howard asked her if he could move into her 2 bedroom apartment since things didn't work out where he was. She told him NO! I cannot fucking believe she said no, especially since: 1) he is her child, 2) he borrowed money from his 401K to help her out, 3) he's loaned her a bunch of money on other occassions, 4) she's run up all kinds of bills in his name and couldn't give a shit about how it's affected him... The list goes on and on, but I will not.

As soon as I get Howard into an apartment and up on his feet again, "mother dearest" is getting a not-so-nice phone call from me! I will not put up with her shit anymore and she's going to know about it. I'm done!!!

And if any of you have any leads I can use to get Howard into an affordable apartment in Warren, or know of anyone who will fix his car on the cheap, please, please contact me and let me know. I haven't lived there in a very long time, and I have no idea where to start.

Thanks for listening to me vent. I think I'm done now.