Dear DC:

“the neighbours come to me because they know that I will help them. Many of these people, I feel, are users“-

– when you help users, you help them to use you; availing yourself to being used by them.

“their sense of entitlement – that I, DC, have to drop everything to help them whenever…  it is all about them, and they don’t really care about the effects on me or the community“- don’t feed their sense of entitlement by dropping everything to help them, or by helping them at all. Don’t help uncaring users to.. use you.

“I have started to wonder if my motivation (attachment?) to help them is also largely driven by this wanton waste of money and resources – they will call random tradespeople to get things sorted out – and then pass the huge, ridiculous bill to the SC“- type a letter stating this and send it to every one of the SC members and ask for their feedback and suggestions, if you haven’t already (?)

“I wonder – should I..  realise that my time is more valuable than the money I try to save for the community.. why am I so attached to all of that?“- you are a part of the community, therefore when you help SC members, you lessen their personal expenses, but you also your own personal expenses, am I understanding correctly ?(I am not familiar with Strata Committees and how they work).

anita