To think my grandmother should pay?

[CheerfulYank]

This will probably be long, sorry in advance!

Some back story: my grandmother has 4 children. My dad is eldest, then Uncle 1, Uncle 2, then my aunt. Uncles 1 & 2 are well to do, my dad and aunt are not.

My grandmother is also quite well off. When my grandfather died she sold his business at a huge profit and also has some investments that she cashes in from time to time. She's also extremely tight, so she doesn't spend much. Also she is quite forthcoming about the fact that she is leaving nothing to any of her DCs or us, so she's not saving for that! :)

Anyway, in recent years she's become ill. She sold her house (again at a profit) and moved to another state to be closer to my aunt. She is no longer allowed to drive, which means that my aunt and uncle drive her everywhere, keep track of her appointments, etc. (My aunt has six children, the youngest of whom has multiple special needs, and three jobs.) When they bring her anywhere my GM has "requested" that they not bring any of the children with them because "I just enjoy your

Just a sec, is this the America where you only get to take two weeks holiday each year? And your aunt is using one of those weeks to ferry a selfish, miserly person around, possibly at her own expense?

I suggest one of those nice retirement complexes in Florida for your GM. She will presumably marry the pool boy and leave all her wealth to the NRA.

Let uncle 2 at her, hopefully he will get her to see sense and get her to pay her way.
He is so right she would be a home with Auntie doing all that running about, poor woman (Auntie, not Grandma). It needs sorting now, she could feasibly live another 20 years, who knows!

She sounds like a spoiled entitled woman who does this because you all let her. No should be in your vocabulary,she can bloody well pay for a taxi and get herself there, sh has the money.what a nasty lady

SSP yes we are American but my aunt's holidays aren't set up like that. She works at a school, which does give her a set number of sick and personal leave days, but her other jobs are cleaning, catering, and overseeing properties with her DH, so those things offer more leeway in terms of time off. She can take off as much as she wants but she doesn't get paid if she isn't working.

There are no taxis in their town (very small) but she can and will have to hire a driver. As far as this trip goes she really probably couldn't travel alone due to her illnesses. All the more reason to be grateful IMO!

Then that's what she must do cheerful, or hire a carer. If you all put your foot down she will have to. She is doing this because you are allowing g her