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Quote From: reneewright

This is a bit backwards from most, but hopefully, someone will be able to give me some advise.  I don't know how to help my mother anymore.  I am 30 years old (youngest child out of 3) and my mother will be 60 years old next month.  She has never been able to take care of herself financially or emotionally.  About 5 or 6 years ago, she went to jail.  When she got out, my husband and I let her live with us until she got back on her feet.  We helped her get a job, a car, and tried to help her save her money.  I even made her go to a therapist who prescribed her antidepressents, but she never went back or took the medication.  Finally, after 3 years of living with us, I transferred jobs to another city 60 miles away and made her get her own apartment.  She had held the same job for almost the whole 3 years and I provided her with many other resources to help her.  I thought she would do ok.  About 4 months ago, she went to jail again, and I had to go bail her out in middle of the night.  Her job recently found out about it and fired her.  She called me yesterday saying she was going to be evicted from her apartment if she did not pay the 2 months of rent she was behind.  I had no idea she was behind on her rent.  I don't have the money to give her and even if I did, would that help?  I can't let her live with me again.  My house is too small and she has 2 dogs (I have 2 dogs as well).  I can't let her be homeless either!  Any advise????