"Only now that the money well has dried up, they don't bother to call or visit, despite living less than an hour away. I had to take my mother in, and it kills me to see her get her hopes up of seeing her grandchildren who can't even bother to spare a single afternoon to see their grandmother. Worse, my sister sees nothing wrong with it."
"Last time, all three promised to come by for Sunday dinner, only for none of them to show up, and only one of them bothered to call and cancel. Our mother had an entire feast made only for it to be eaten by me and our next-door neighbor. Every time a car passed on the street, my mother would perk up and look out the window hoping it was one of the kids."
A mother gave everything to care for her sister and three children, including babysitting during school and cashing out her 401(k) to buy them a house. After the money ran out, the sister and adult grandchildren stopped calling or visiting, though they live less than an hour away. The mother moved in with another family member and anxiously waits for visits that keep getting canceled. A confrontation between siblings escalated into insults and a blocked number. The caregiving left the mother financially depleted, emotionally isolated, and deeply hurt by her relatives' indifference.
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