Dear greenshade:

You are currently still living with your mother, working two jobs with the goal of moving out. You had Covid in December last year, your mother did not. Your elderly father had Covid and is currently hospitalized for his manic depressive (bi-polar) disorder. You haven’t seen him there because he abused you for so many years, but he wants to see you and employees at the hospital pressure you to see him. You feel guilty because in your culture, an adult child not attending to her elderly parents is considered to be “the worst of the worst”-

– I am sorry, greenshade that your life is so difficult, and has been for so long. You asked for guidance and support: I hope that you manage to move out of your parents’ home before your father is released from the hospital and is back home. I hope that you keep safe everywhere you go, so to not get re-infected with Covid. I hope that you make the right choices for yourself, for your own physical/ emotional well-being, and I wish you well! Feel free to post again anytime.

anita