Is anyone protective over their parents?

Rebekah1021

My mom is an asst. pastor at our church. She has had to overcome a lot of issues with this because she is a woman and yada, yada, yada. She has put her heart and sould into certain aspects of our church. She is the most selfless person I know, next to my dad.

Well, there is a girl in my church is around my age and is just giving my mom hell. She doesn't follow any protocal in the church and tries to leverage the senior pastor and the other asst. pastors.

My mom is pretty upset right now and has a meeting with our pastor on Friday about it. I am so upset that this girl is doing this. My mom has nothing nothing to her at all. I really want to butt in, but I know that will do no good. I just want to make my mom feel better.

SumnerBride

That's great that you love your mom enough to want to protect her.  I hope it all works out.

hopefulmom

There was never any drama with my parents.  They are both deceased now.  I'm sure I would want to protect them if there was ever a time they needed it though.  My DH's mom is in a nursing home and his step-dad was alone at home.  We kept telling his DD (my DH's step-sister) that he needed help, he wasn't right, etc.  Well, she hired someone she never met or even talked to.  The woman (they found out) was a thief and cooking crack in his house.  He agreed to let her live there.  My DH's mom's jewelry is all gone, about $3,000 of his step-dad's $$ is gone, other things from the safe are gone (we're still not sure what), brand new handbags, knick knacks, paintings, etc....all gone.  I suppose she was selling the stuff.  Not to mention the pots she ruined (cooking her drugs).  We kept telling the step-sister things are not right there.  Her Dad lived in Florida, she lived in Michigan.  Finally she went down there and found out for herself.  She now lives there with him.  Even though we (or my DH) were not that close with the step-dad (they've been married the same length of time we have) we tried to protect him.

It is good that you feel you need to protect your mom.  How does this woman have any say in the matter anyway?  Isn't it up to the senior pastor to decide who is assistant pastor, etc.  I know it is easy for one person to divide a church.  We saw it happen in our old church.  Hopefully things get resolved in your mom's favor.