To Eric, I am a 55-year-old woman with a daughter who has a disability. The father has long since vanished from the scene. If it weren’t for my crippled kid, I could live nicely on my middle-class salary. After a while, everything goes smoothly, but then a crisis strikes, and she finds herself back in the hospital with hefty medical costs.
One of my brothers is a multibillionaire. Despite living in the same town, we haven’t seen one another since my mother passed away. There was never an angry word or anything between us. I believe he simply associates with folks of a different social class.
I make every effort to save money. I own a very simple house, buy my clothes at the 99-cent Goodwill sale, and drive a 20-year-old car.
The fact that my brother, who is extremely affluent, never considers assisting me makes me very unhappy. He travels in a private plane, takes amazing trips, has vacation houses across the nation, etc. I only hope that with all of his wealth, he would offer to assist me in covering part of my medical expenses. He is aware of my difficulties.
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To Help: I understand how hurtful it is to feel ignored by your brother, particularly when you’re struggling to make ends meet. That’s a difficult circumstance, and I wish he had offered to help you sooner.
However, the fact that he hasn’t doesn’t necessarily mean that he doesn’t want to. Have you attempted contacting them with a particular request? He could be able to assist with medical expenses or possibly provide financial assistance for better insurance to lower the costs. He could be able to provide you with a new vehicle or perhaps the opportunity to take a vacation. He might better grasp his opportunity to assist if he enters with a plan and a predetermined number.
Of course, a gift is ideal, but you might instead recommend a loan with no interest.
Making these requests might be challenging since it’s a vulnerable position, and it’s natural to be afraid of being rejected. However, I hope you give him the opportunity and that he seizes it.
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