“I understand....that’s how my mother lived most of her life. Dad w/could fix anything and everything for someone else, but mom has to *wait.*”
Many years ago, I had a lady friend whose husband (and her) owned a furniture store and also sold kitchen appliances. At times, she didn’t have all kitchen appliances including clothes washer and dryer as the husband would sell the ones in the house. She never knew when an appliance was going to be wheeled out of the house and when he would take the time to put another one in. Appliance rich but not in the house.
I love your story.
Were our parents more patient....more forgiving? I dunno, it seems so.