By Nauoe • Score: 3 • April 20, 2025 6:59 PM
Hello! I hope the title isn't weird, but I'll try my best to explain.
I am 26f, married May 2024 and the 5th out of 6 children from my mother. My siblings ages are (1) 38f, (2) 35f, (3) 30m, (4) 28m, (5) 26f (me!) and (6) 18m.
I will try not to make this long as this can turn into a book.
In the last month my mother (56f) had an ischemic stroke. Now before the stroke, I have always helped my mom if she asked with her bills, taken her to and from work, let her borrow my car, etc. My little brother is going to be graduating high school next month, so this doesn't pertain to him, just those older than me.
When my mom had the stroke, she was talking with a swollen tongue. We thought maybe she ate something that she's allergic to. I told her to take benadryl and I'll call her in about 1hr. I forgot.. 2 days go by and she still has a swollen tongue. Sibling 1 calls me and tell me to call our mom, but video call her to see if her face is droopy. I call my mom and yes her face is droopy.
I drop everything, pick up sibling 1 and her 2 kids, go to my mom's apartment. Sibling 4 shows up says he'll go with us and meet us at the hospital. We all leave together, but he never shows up. Well, we take her to the ER and the Dr's said she had an ischemic stroke. She stopped being able to walk, couldn't talk, it was a lot. I've been a CNA at previous jobs, so I know what I need to do to help her. She was in the hospital for about 1 week.
During this week, my siblings and I are coming up with what we can do about my mom's bills. We ALL decide that we'll split her bills evenly.
This never happens...
My mom is able to walk now, her slur is still there, she's forgetting more and more each day, but she's trying.
My mom gets out of the hospital and April rolls around. None of my siblings have put forth money to help pay my mom's bills. I pay 2/3 of her rent, her electric, her internet, and my own rent for the month of April. My husband covered our other bills.
I ask my siblings to help in our family group chat.... no response, just silence. Okay.. My mom uses Flex for her rent, so it breaks it up. I covered the beginning of the month, which is $1,000 and told my older 4 siblings, "hey I paid the $1,000 can you guys JUST cover the $500? it's due on the 25th." Silence.
I paid my mother's internet and electric the following week. This Friday is the 25th and I send a reminder this morning that they need to pay the $500 because I'm not.
Their responses? They all sent laughing emojis and said that they're not covering anything.
I have talked to my mother about this and she's thankful, but she's also the type of mother that talks behind my back and says bad stuff about me.
I have talked to my husband about us getting a place with my mom so that my paychecks aren't going to only bills. I've also thought about getting a 2nd job so that I can cover all of her bills that way, but I don't want to tire myself out.
I've always been the one that everyone goes to when they need something (money, food, a ride, etc.). At this point, I'm just slowly getting over it all..
So, WIBTAH to just cut off my entire family?
Edit: I meant to mention this in the original post, which is why I'm asking AITA.
My mother's electric and internet are in my name. My mom, my little brother's, and siblings' 4's phones are on my phone plan. I did it because I was trying to help at the time. So if I go no contact, I plan on disconnecting her electric, turning off her internet, and removing everyone's phone from my bill.
Siblings 4 has not given me money for the phone bill since December.. So I've been paying $300/month on my own.
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