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I am astonished that your family - your Dad, your aunt - haven't at least *questioned* whether it's a good idea for a person (be that a man or a woman) to spend the whole of their young adulthood unwaged, untrained, and isolated out of town with no independent means of transport. And have just let it be for seven years!

Whose idea was it originally for you to become your (much-loved) seniors' caregiver?

What would you like to do as a job?
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DennisC94 Mar 2022
Well I never thought that I was going to be doing this as long as I have for one thing, when I agreed to take care of my grandmother I just thought it would be temporary till they figured out something better... And my dad isn't related to my grandmother as it is my mom's (mom) but my mother is also struggling financially since she has lupus and some varying other medical problems and lives a hour and a half away from me. My dad does what he can but he is retired as well so doesn't have alot of income and he isn't exactly young either seeing as he is 63.

But yeah its definitely not an ideal situation giving up my younger years and practically crippling myself later on down the road as far as being able to get my own life started after eventually leaving here.

But as I said when i agreed to stay here my aunt agreed to help and take her to the doctors and so on since she is the only one who can afford to do so but after a year or so she stopped coming around or even helping so I have alot of weight on my shoulders constantly and considering I started doing this at 20 I really had no idea what I was doing or signing up for, I just wanted to keep my gma out of the nursing home till my aunt found a different solution but yeah I dont know what to do at this point in time..
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Sending many good wishes to you and your grandmother!!

It is very tricky/complicated when one isn’t financially independent.

No money = the decisions you make will be totally different, if you had money.

It affects your present/future.

Poor = people can try to manipulate you, “force” you into unwanted situations (like becoming a caregiver slave).

Poor = people can pull strings on you like a marionette; or psychologically try to make you feel bad.

Please do all you can to become financially independent.
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DennisC94 Mar 2022
I do not know how I could possibly become financially independent when I don't have a vehicle and live 5-6 miles from any business in general, not to mention im the only one who watches over my grandmother so leaving her home alone isn't really a viable option, that is why im in the position im in to begin with.
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