I am not obligated to take care of Dave. What I do, I choose to do. I am not holding the whole bag. He is not my husband. He has children. Now granted our child is incarcerated and can't help much at all. I do not feel a sense of duty here. I care about Dave. And I don't want him to not be cared for in his final days. However, I need to take several steps back and let those who do have duty to do do that.
Now the subject has been broached of me living in his house. The house we built. And I love that house. Every thing about it. But living in it will not be as an owner, but as a renter. There is no way I can afford to buy it outright. That would be a $300k mortgage or so. The plan as proposed would be for the estate to subsidize me living there until I move to my moms, to my rental house or until I reach the cap set on the subsidy.
I can stay where I am at, pay rent and not have the hassle of moving (although it really isn't much). I can take Dave up on the offer and be there to take care of the pets and play in the yard. But I have to wonder why Dave wants me there as a renter. Haven't figured that one out yet. So I'm in the decision making process and what it will take for me to accept the offer.
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