Too true. I am thankful for what I am getting. While in MO we were in danger of losing house and all. We had a need to move back to Florida and it seemed like an answer to a prayer. While it is not easy having a parent living with you (my mother has lived with us for our whole marriage), we are now living with my mother-in-law. It ain't easy. M-I-L provides the roof, electric and water. We are barely making it, but at least we will always have the roof. M-I-L is leaving house and all monies to either my kids or my hubby. (She never approved of our marriage).
We ere living out in the country and in a very safe area, but now we are almost in a downtown area of West Palm Beach, FL. Not exactly in a rural setting anymore.