the house, again
Sep. 2nd, 2007 11:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tingelI just called my mom and we had a long talk. My dad is still on his tour. Right now he's on his way back in France. We hope he'll make it back for my birthday.
Mom still hasn't told him about the house. She asked the new landlord if she has time for the decision until dad is back and he assured her it would be okay. I really hope they aren't screwing her over again.
I'm glad I called her because obviously she keeps worrying about it. She's still not sleeping properly and she's angry about the broken promise. The late landlords had told them they could keep living there for the rent they're paying now for at least another 5 years. But it was only a spoken contract, no witnesses. I discussed the matter with a co-worker whose parents had bought a flat a few months ago. She showed me the homepage of a credit bank which has very good rates. The result of the online calculator looks good. I did the calculation with mom and she was surprised and reassured. She really wants to keep living there and buy the house and grounds. But she'll have to make the decision with dad, of course. She's even thought about how I could move in there later, much much later, and get the house in the end.
I don't really want to think about this though. Not about my parents growing old and dieing. Another thing is, I don't get along well with dad. That was the main reason I moved out when I did. I had the excuse of wanting to be nearer to university because then I was still in the PhD project. But it was really because my dad got unemployed and would be home all day. I knew there would be a huge fight sooner or later. And I wanted to avoid it. Better to move out when everybody was still talking with each other. Well, one condition for moving back would be my own flat in the house. If I can keep to myself when I want to it might not be so much of a problem. Besides, I have a fulltime job. Right now I leave at 7:20 a.m. and don't return before 6:30 p.m. at the earliest. That wouldn't change what with commuting and all. Well, this is really about the far future.
If dad is against buying the house (I really hope not and I can't really imagine it anyway) mom wants to move to Worms where my sister lives. That would be a huge step. She's lived her whole life here. All her friends and family are here. But now that my sister is married and is planning to have kids I can understand it I guess. The region around Worms is really nice and they definitely have better weather.
So, it all depends on dad. Just have to wait for his return. Mom is getting a bit impatient. Beside all this house issue she's missing him. Even if I don't get along with him I have to admit that they care deeply about each other, those two old love birds! Sometimes they can be really cute together! But I think mom's going to put her foot down. No more months long trips for dad. What did she say? If he wanted to live he should've done that when he was still single. :laugh: Now he has family. She doesn't feel like married when she's on her own for months! Talk about tied down. Poor dad! :grin: But she's willing to go on a two week tour with him next year. And although she's nattering about it all the time she's still proud about his accomplishment. She's planning to put up this huge 'welcome home, pilgrim' sign at the house.
Mom still hasn't told him about the house. She asked the new landlord if she has time for the decision until dad is back and he assured her it would be okay. I really hope they aren't screwing her over again.
I'm glad I called her because obviously she keeps worrying about it. She's still not sleeping properly and she's angry about the broken promise. The late landlords had told them they could keep living there for the rent they're paying now for at least another 5 years. But it was only a spoken contract, no witnesses. I discussed the matter with a co-worker whose parents had bought a flat a few months ago. She showed me the homepage of a credit bank which has very good rates. The result of the online calculator looks good. I did the calculation with mom and she was surprised and reassured. She really wants to keep living there and buy the house and grounds. But she'll have to make the decision with dad, of course. She's even thought about how I could move in there later, much much later, and get the house in the end.
I don't really want to think about this though. Not about my parents growing old and dieing. Another thing is, I don't get along well with dad. That was the main reason I moved out when I did. I had the excuse of wanting to be nearer to university because then I was still in the PhD project. But it was really because my dad got unemployed and would be home all day. I knew there would be a huge fight sooner or later. And I wanted to avoid it. Better to move out when everybody was still talking with each other. Well, one condition for moving back would be my own flat in the house. If I can keep to myself when I want to it might not be so much of a problem. Besides, I have a fulltime job. Right now I leave at 7:20 a.m. and don't return before 6:30 p.m. at the earliest. That wouldn't change what with commuting and all. Well, this is really about the far future.
If dad is against buying the house (I really hope not and I can't really imagine it anyway) mom wants to move to Worms where my sister lives. That would be a huge step. She's lived her whole life here. All her friends and family are here. But now that my sister is married and is planning to have kids I can understand it I guess. The region around Worms is really nice and they definitely have better weather.
So, it all depends on dad. Just have to wait for his return. Mom is getting a bit impatient. Beside all this house issue she's missing him. Even if I don't get along with him I have to admit that they care deeply about each other, those two old love birds! Sometimes they can be really cute together! But I think mom's going to put her foot down. No more months long trips for dad. What did she say? If he wanted to live he should've done that when he was still single. :laugh: Now he has family. She doesn't feel like married when she's on her own for months! Talk about tied down. Poor dad! :grin: But she's willing to go on a two week tour with him next year. And although she's nattering about it all the time she's still proud about his accomplishment. She's planning to put up this huge 'welcome home, pilgrim' sign at the house.
