Posted by pinkeye on May 9, 2005, at 13:21:42
In reply to Re: continuing pattern » pinkeye, posted by Tamar on May 9, 2005, at 3:34:09
Thanks a lot Tamar for your post. It brings lot of relief.
My dad can find some work if he wants to.. He is a doctor, and besides he knows a lot of stuff - only he doesn't know how to put it all together and make money out of it. I really feel sorry for him - to know so much, yet be not able to do something productive for himself out of it. It must hurt a guy's ego a lot right, to not have earned anything his whole life? I cannot let myself do it.
Right now, I don't feel the burden too much, because I am here.. But once I go back to India, there will be serious issues about supporting them continuously. I don't think I can afford that much. It is a real concern for me. And I have agreed to live with my in laws - atleast for the time being, and we will have to support them as well (as we are already doing it). Me and my husband are kind of earning for 3 families now.. and now it is allright, we don't feel the burden. But I am really concerned what will happen if we go back to India. That is one reason why I am so hesitant.
I don't want to hurt my dad's feeling.. I have tried telling him in the past to try to cut down on the expenses, and try other ways of making money instead of investing in stocks again and again.. HE doesn't listen. And I am like fine whatever. I will continue to support. We have a house - he can make some efforts to reclaim it - some body else is living in it and they are not vacating.. He doesn't do it, and instead is paying a huge amount in rent, which is not at all needed. And he doesn't put efforts in areas where he needs.. And there is nothing I can do about it. I am more concerned for my mom.. and I don't want to shrug them off.
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