Should I Stop Helping My Mom?

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🗓️ 30 November 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Angela is tempted to cancel the lease on the apartment she rented for her cancer-stricken mom because Angela's wayward sister has moved in. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:23.5	Angela, welcome to the program.
0:26.8	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:28.0	How are you?
0:29.3	Good.
0:29.8	Thank you.
0:30.5	How can I help?
0:32.9	I am calling today because I'm in a bit of a pickle with my mom.
0:37.2	My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and the I am calling today because I'm in a bit of a pickle with my mom.
0:43.6	My mom was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, and I decided to get her an apartment.
0:47.6	Well, the apartment's in my name and move her closer to the cancer treatment center,
0:49.1	so she doesn't have to drive very far.
0:50.7	Everything's very convenient for her.
0:55.6	One stipulation on getting this apartment was she cannot have my middle sister moving with her because my middle sister often tries to move in with different family members.
1:00.6	Of course, long story short, I called my mom the other day because I just had a feeling that my
1:05.8	sister, she got kicked out of her apartment situation recently. I said, mom, is she staying there? She says, yep.
1:12.4	And I said, mom, you know, you lied to me. She said, I didn't lie to you. I just didn't tell you. And I said, well, mom, this isn't going to work. And I said, I don't want her in the apartment. And she said, well, just let her stay, you know, till Friday. I said, nope, that's not going to work.
1:24.5	So I feel like I'm going to have to act.
1:27.3	I don't live in the apartment.
1:28.9	I don't even live in the state with her.
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