This is a throwaway. I'm not looking for a pity party, more just trying to get the collective wisdom of reddit working towards a problem I haven't been able to solve on my own.
My mom has a very rough case of Bipolar with Schizophrenic tendencies. She was a stay-at-home wife for my entire childhood. She got a job a few years back when my dad was out of work, but lost it after a really bad episode where she accused her coworkers of being involved in a conspiracy against her.
Even together, my parents don't really have enough for retirement for the age they're at - My dad is 67 and she is 57. The recession affected them considerably, and my dad has been on/off actual work, supplemented by uber since 2009 or so.
As noted in title, my dad's had enough. They're getting divorced. So taking what little they do have and splitting it down the middle, but my mom is now going to be on her own.
Her living with me is not really an option at this point. I don't have the patience to deal with her condition, and I usually end up making her episodes worse. Further, I think it would put too much of a strain on my wife and I's relationship - something I'm not willing to accept.
She has enough to put a downpayment on a small place, and enough to live very frugally for a few years, but I'm desperately trying to think of ways that she can support herself on her own.
Any advice is welcome.
Submitted August 17, 2017 at 11:10AM by throwawaytohelpmom http://ift.tt/2fOahRj
