Mom got $100k, basically won the lottery. Said she would give my husband & I (I'm her only child) $20k for a down payment for a house. Then after we talked to banks & realtors , she said she didn't have it/she spent it all.

A community for adult children that are, are thinking about, or were estranged from one or both of their parents. Common reasons for estrangement are abuse, differing expectations about family roles, neglect, clashes based on personalities, or value systems like religion. NC = No Contact, LC = Low Contact, VLC = Very Low Contact