I found out last night while eating dinner with my sister and dad that my mother is going to divorce her Egyptian husband, and that she is going to move in with my aunt in a few months. As it turns out, my sisters friend's mother (Laurie) had an affair with Mohammed, and they want to move to Seattle together.
However, since he and my mother were sharing an apartment and had a jointly-held car, Mohammed decided to take both the apartment and the car.
While in Egypt, they bought one or two apartments for 25000 USD and were going to rent them out. My mother knows that since the apartments are in Egypt that she will likely not get the money, and given how Muslims look at women, she will likely not even get a chance to sell the places.
My mother is nearly homeless, saved only by the fact that this Laurie woman is letting her stay with them until he gains permanent residency in the country. My sister made several calls to local shelters and counseling programs, but they will not accept her. We have only a few shelters in the Flathead valley, and they are for the "completely hopeless" and abused women. Because of that, she will have to get a plane ticket to Boise.
Right now, my sister is visiting my aunt to take her up on a prior offer to visit Idaho. I have to move down to Boise by early August at the latest to begin registering at the university. My dad wants to put our house on the market by sometime next month and I am worried that it will not sell. He mentioned that if it does not sell by September, he will consider giving the house back to the bank.
I am afraid with the fact that because my sister is currently visiting my aunt and because my mom is going down there in a few months that the relatives will resent us.
2 years ago, before I left for NJ, she gave me almost 20,000 dollars, and I am worried that she is going to want it back. I need that money for college. Plus, my aunt and dad are telling me that any money I give her will be given to Mohammed. I am worried that she will want it back. I have some of the older money in some stocks and bonds because my dad encouraged me to do that.
08 Jan 2009, 4:16 am
