9. AM I WRONG FOR BEING UPSET THAT MY 71-YEAR-OLD MOM SPENT HER MONEY ON TRAVELING INSTEAD OF HELPING ME WITH MY BILLS?

A Hard Lesson in Financial Responsibility When I first read my mom’s message about my financial struggles, I was furious. I stared at my phone, rereading her words over and over. How could she claim she had “given me everything I needed” while I was buried in bills? I felt hurt, betrayed, and completely alone….