Dealing with a demanding neighbor and getting worn out
Q: have a neighbor who’s become more like family over the last year and a half. She is disabled. And in her 60’s. She’s had it rough, & you can tell. Very hard to get along with and rough around the edges. We’ve had our disputes and gotten over them rather quickly. No biggie. But I am beginning to get very frustrated with her. I'm not sure if it's her attitude or mine, or both. She is a chain smoker, and sends me to the store nearly every night to buy her coke and 5 packs of cigarettes. Her alternator is currently out in her vehicle, so she depends on us to get things for her. My husband gets up at 4 am and leaves with our only vehicle and does not return home until nearly 8 pm every night. It gets extremely hectic when I have to rush out of the door the second he gets home & tend to her every need. She asked him to fix her alternator and he could not do it because he had to work two weekends in a row because of the snow storm and holidays (he’s a truck driver). She in...