Eva wrote:I agree, your mom would probably be happier living with more people around. Last week my son and I drove past a brand new retirement center here, and I had to explain the concept to him. He asked why we didn't all just move there right now!
I really like Heeven's suggestion, although I suspect your neighbors know you too well to believe you'd actually shoot anything.
Now, if it were me....

People tend to believe I'm capable of anything. I wonder why that is.
Yeah, I thought the same thing after a while when mom brought it up, but now she's back to the "I don't know what I want to do" stage (sigh)!
I don't mind either way, but I wish I knew, so I could plan.
If she decides to stay with us, we need to get a place with an inlaw apartment, so we at least have our own space.
I would prefer to buy a house with a winterized guest house, so that I can have my own seperate place.
I'm a night owl by nature and I don't want to have to tippy toe around the house in the wee hours of the morning anymore.
All in all, I don't mind at all having mom around for the rest of her life if that's what she wants as long as we get a place where I have my own place.
It would be nice if she made up her mind, though.