So, I'm really fucking irritated right now. All I asked for was to know the balance of the bank account for the debit card that my mom gave me access to. But that was denied and then turned into this huge conversation that, to sum up, basically re-affirmed the reality that she has placed herself as the gatekeeper to every penny of the Social Security funds and the guard against any access to it. I have to go through her. The conversation ended with her saying:
"Once you have a monthly budget with your expenses covered you can decide what amount you want to designate as extra spending money and you can do whatever you want with it."
I can appreciate and respect her wanting to help me budget my finances and her wanting to spend with caution and save wherever/however I can. But this is way over-stepping her bounds and giving her total control over my financial life and it is not sitting well with me. Yes she's responsible for the distribution of my Social Security monies as she was appointed "Rep Payee" by the Administration...But ultimately it is MY money and there are things that are now possible for me to do that for the past 2 years I could only DREAM of. This does not sit well with me at all and she better believe that this discussion and topic is far from over.
*annoyed*
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