Burned by Grandma
Letter to Ask Amy in the Washington Post: "I sent a cheque for $300 to my mother to cover my daughter's expenses during her visit. After my daughter came home, my mother sent me an invoice for $475.50 in additional expenses, including the cost of gas to and from the airport to transport her (45 minutes away), train tickets to go to the city to a museum and the cost of the museum admission. It was an itemised bill.
This is hurtful, as this past winter my mother came to live with us for four months and we paid for everything, including a nice vacation to an island over Christmas. (Neither of my siblings has a relationship with my mother because she is petty and doesn't respect boundaries). How do I address her behaviour?"
Bedside manners for hospital visits
A nurse's advice for hospital visitors when visiting the sick:
