Went hard over a curb and bent 2 rims. I’m going to ask her to pay for it but I’m nervous about her reaction. I don’t want to offend or upset her
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Bollox mate. Family or not. She Broke it, She Pay for it.
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I agree 100%
@LilyoftheValley @Naarai
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No she should volunteer to pay for it
Something doesn’t seem right
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If its an accident then she should really offer to pay for the damage.
I would ask my dad to fix it if he did something like that but then he wouldn’t even wait for me to ask, he’d get it sorted straight away,
Idk your Mums situation though, is she insured for it?
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@Naarai @daydreamer @TheCanuk @Wave
my mom hit the curb with all 4 tires very hardly. She told me she couldn’t see well enough but that she thought it was ok even though the tire light came right after. It’s been a week and my car felt funny so we took it in today.
I’m so chicken, I texted her that she bent 2 tire rims. I’m waiting to hear back.
She is well off and has insurance although I doubt she’s use her insurance for this but what do I know.
She can be funny about money. For instance she’ll offer to pay for something like my annual grocery delivery starting a couple days ago.
But, when I was visiting her, after she told me not to bring toiletries since she would provide them, she didn’t put a fresh bar of soap in the guest bathroom for my family to use. I asked her for a fresh bar of soap and she told me I need to go buy my own soap at the store. That’s fine but I could have brought my own in that case and have avoided the whole thing.
So yeah, it’s awkward.
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Sorry, but ask her to claim on it then. She cant honestly expect you to pay for it?
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I sure hope not @Naarai . I’ll hear from her soon I’m sure
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I think the bar of soup thing was an oversight, people make mistakes, she seems to genuinely want to help you though like with your shopping, I’m sure you’ll figure it out.
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Well, she read my text but hasn’t responded yet. Maybe I’ll hear from her tomorrow
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She had soap in the house but felt I should be grateful for the half used bar, and not want anything. That’s how she’s been with me my whole life.
Due to severe neglect, I was in a foster home as a small child. She got me back but when I was 14, she left me and went to live in her second house in Florida and from 14 on I paid rent to live in her home (alone) in Michigan.
She is now trying very hard to be a good mom and for that I am very grateful. But her old self still sometimes comes through.
This is why I’m nervous about asking for money. I finally have a relationship with my mom and I don’t want to lose it.
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When you can’t see well enough you pull the car over. Should she even be driving?
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Good point. My husband and I discussed that today. Next time she visits, I plan to offer to drive her. The problem is that she’s shrinking and can’t sit high enough anymore and I drive a low, small car.
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