Mum .. after my dad died.

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My dad died in January. My mum lives opposite me. She is fit and well. I see her every day, but I work full time and have a son who is 17.
my mum waits for me each day after work as she is lonely. I encourage her to do other things( she does do other stuff ) but not a lot. Today she got really upset with me, which is not normal as she said I am always having a go at her. ( I don’t always agree with the things she says) I just say that. Ie racist comments.
she then started crying saying how unhappy and what would fix this is living with me. I explained this is not an option. But ultimately I don’t want this. My brother has offered her this but she doesn’t want to live with him. She said she would just move away if I want her to. I don’t want this.
I feel so sorry for her, but also feel overwhelmed with it all being on me. By brother lived away and doesn’t really get engaged with her.

would appreciate any advice or anyone is in this situation.

My Mum joined The U3A after my Dad died. She has made so many new friends and is always out doing stuff. It took her a while to pluck up the courage to do things on her own, but she has a much richer life now than she did before. She doesn't like going out in the evening unless it's with us. She lived with us for a while, but we none of us wanted it to be permanent. I hope your Mum finds her way.