A timely article for me... My parents are always on the brink of disaster and I regularly "fix" the situation for them. And, I feel resentful. But, I am an only child and they are supportive in other ways usually, so I try to remember that. Sometimes I think my best option is to outright lie to them and say I am broke and can't help. But this week, they were going to have a contractors lien put on their house if they didn't pay the guy who fixed the roof after the tree fell and the insurance check won't be here for a while still.... there goes $3000 I really hope I see again! Haha! I took some advise from this forum before and started an emergency fund dedicated just to their emergencies, so the money is pre-dedicated to them already, and that has helped with the resentment a little bit, but I still find myself giving most of my time/money/patience/tranquility to others, so I think this article is something I need to pay serious attention to.