Mom corrals daughter into real estate
Dear Amy: My mother remarried and started a new family when I was 16.
She and I have had periods of estrangement, but for the past few years we have grown closer.
When she married my stepfather, Mom began working for her mother-in-law in real estate.
I believe her MIL, who is in her mid-80s, has been extremely manipulative and cruel to her. Despite this, Mom continues to work with her.
Mom is in her mid-60s. She is at a point where I feel she should be slowing down due to physical issues.
Instead, she is pursuing more real estate transactions and needs to update her training.
She has asked for my help with some computer aspects of the transactions, which I don't mind doing.
But she recently asked me to do a final walk-through with clients before closing on a piece of property. I am not a realtor and I do not work in real estate. I told my mother I felt it would be best that she maneuvered her schedule so she could be there with her clients, but if she needs me to do it that, I would not mind.
However, I do have reservations about it. I feel it is not professional, but I would not say that to her because I don't want to hurt her.
She gets very short when we don't agree.
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