Dear Abby: She showers us with expensive gifts, but then hits me up for cash

Dear Abby: She showers us with expensive gifts, but then hits me up for cash

DEAR ABBY: My mother loves exchanging gifts and spends a lot of time and energy choosing and elaborately wrapping items for all the members of our family. She’s also retired and living on a limited, fixed income. She showers me and my kids with expensive things at holidays, but then almost immediately hits me up for cash because she’s broke.