Katlego Sekhu
Recently on The Best T in the City, a listener shared her frustrations about a fallout with her mother. She claims her mother has a long history of reckless spending and, against the listener’s advice, she recently took out a loan, and now the lender wants the money back. Now, her mother is refusing to communicate until the listener pays off the loan. The listener, on the other hand, also feels it is important that her mom take responsibility for her actions.
“A few months ago, my mother asked me to borrow her ten thousand, and I refused, and now she is angry at me. I know her; she has a history of irresponsible spending. A few weeks ago, she called me, saying that because I didn’t borrow her money, she ended up going to a loan shark. Now that she has to pay the money back, she is blaming me. I am so angry because my mom just spent money, and I have to pick up the pieces. I just feel sorry for my younger brother, but I also feel that I have to teach them a lesson. Am I wrong for wanting to get my point across?”
Anonymous
Our traffic reporter, Tsikwe Molobye, shared his views on this situation, highlighting how age doesn’t always correlate with responsibility. “What needs to happen here is that she needs to sit down with her mother and establish boundaries. Your mother will always be your mother. It sounds like there is resentment between them.”
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