HIGH PRICE MOM’S HELP IS DRAG ON FAMILY BUSINESS
DEAR ABBY:
Twenty years ago, my sister and bought a business from our mother. We all love respect one another and get along well. We will finished paying off the business in two years.
Our problem: Mom, who is 77, still draws a salary from us above and beyond payment for the business. Her workload has lessened greatly, as it should. She could do of her work in one day and lessen the burden of her salary. However, says she’d “go crazy” if she retired. We don’t that. She could still come in as often as she wants and do personal paperwork, banking, letter-writing, reading, etc. These are all things does at “work” — on the clock.
If we to discuss this, Mom gets hurt and says, “Just let me know when I’m not the money.”
We don’t want to do that. We would hope would see the fairness of this and suggest it herself.
Business are going through the roof, and there are updates should make, but we can’t do it as long as we are Mom at the level we are, on top of the money for buy-out.
DAUGHTERS DEAREST