I Was Upset My Mom Traveled Instead of Helping Me Financially — But I Was Missing the Bigger Picture. When I read my mom’s text saying she’d spent decades giving me “everything I needed,” I was furious. If that were true, why was I drowning in bills while she was off traveling? I wanted to lash out, but instead, I called her. “Mom, I’m struggling and you’re living it up,” I said. She replied calmly, “This is my time now. I spent years sacrificing for you. But giving you money won’t fix this—you need to figure out how you got here.”That hit hard. She wasn’t being cruel—she was being honest. I had been avoiding my finances, hoping for a bailout. She offered something better: real help.
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