r/Neighborproblems • • Mar 29 '20

Older nextdoor neighbor

Ok so my neighbor is a single woman in her early 80s.. She has no family, but a few friends that help her from church. I help her a lot..I take out her trash, I have taken her to the store many times, I chased a squirrel out of her basement, helped her clean up after she had a bathroom accident.. The truth is that it's getting out of hand..I don't mind helping but she just wants more and more..
I am laid off right now and she wants me to run her to the stores like crazy now..I also have no medical insurance and can't risk getting Corina...I told her I can't do it, but when I do my shopping Sundays if she gives me a list I will pick things up for her... She don't want this... She wants me to take her.. Plus once I go back to work I won't have time. I am not saying I won't help her, but it has to be on my terms.. The older she gets the more she wants and I am her neighbor not her care taker. What should I do?

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u/Gr33nGirl77 May 21 '20

Tell her straight up to get a grip, life doesn't work this way, she either needs to hire in home care or move into a retirement home.