Re: parents' finances discussion

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Flora <http://www..family/~flora>
 > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:19:30 -0400
 >
 > Obviously, Mom responded and said that they would participate in the call.
 > Do they know what it is about?

I didn't say.

 > I'd like to start off stating that we are concerned and would like to know
 > their true financial situation, given that Dad feels a need to get a job to
 > make ends meet.

I didn't want to scare them off.

 > I'm making the assumption that they are only living on Social Security, but
 > I don't know for sure. Also, I don't know how social security works, in
 > that, if Mom outlives Dad, would she have enough to live on? Would she be
 > able to continue living where she is? That would be one of my concerns.

Yeah, these are valid concerns.

 > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 8:12 AM , Flora <http://www.vermont.gov/~Flora.> wrote:
 > > Yes, about an hour sounds good.
 > >
 > > I'd like to respond to your proposed objectives when I'm not at work and
 > > have a little more time to think about it. More to come... I just want them
 > > to feel like they still have control and that we are not taking over.