Can't Fix Everything

Hello Everyone:

It is a cold windy Sunday evening and the end of a long weekend. The weekend was pretty typical: quiet. The Brit BF had a night shift so no Skype date. I miss him. Once again, mom is expecting me to solve her problems. The problem in question is the annual rent increase.  The best possible remedy I can come up with is for her to talk to someone at the senior activities office and see if they can refer her to someone who can help her. Mom suggested I stretch out my grocery money but that's kind of what I do now. Mom also has to do some thing.  I've often suggested she contact someone who can help her get some financial relief but she's too stubborn.  Part of the problem is she believes that because undocumented immigrants get financial assistance she doesn't want it. Sounds crazy, right?  It's like she's deliberately squeezing herself to make some statement. I keep telling her, that financial assistance, in the form of subsidies, are for her too. It's a matter of being able to navigate a very daunting system. My point is, mom seems to think I can fix her problems, large and small. Typical is her phone. Whenever she has an issue with her phone, she just dumps the phone in my place and expects me to fix it. When I suggest she learn how to navigate her phone or get something easier to use, she snaps at me. It's like she doesn't want to be bothered with anything large or small. I sort of understand that, at point in life, no one wants to be bothered with life. It's frustrating but what can I do. She does have to realize that I can't fix everything. There will come a time when I won't be around around to fix anything. Hopefully soon I'll have my own place.  Even now, I don't feel compelled to fix everything for mom. I can't, I'm not Superwoman.