Business and Dad

Great. He wants to expand the business. Mind you, it's not exactly on the up-and-up, and he's not exactly mentally stable.

This "business" is of buying and selling cars. My Dad learned that one our tenants does it but didn't have financial backing, so BOOM, Dad was on it. Sure, here's $4,000, go buy a car or two. I love how there is always cash for what's important to him, but never for anyone else. I shouldn't complain TOO much, I am getting my surgery, but still.

It's more frustrating than anything. He wants to expand. I'm fine working on it here in LA, but I'm not comfortable with him giving money to people in other states, or even outside this small area we're working in. And he's determined. He trusts everyone implicitly, and this is of course how he's been so stupid and lost so much money. It truly makes my blood boil.

And when I say I'm not comfortable with it, I get the "we need to eat" lecture. And then when I point out the illegalities of stuff, "Don't make me sound like a bad guy, Shira". Right, because it's personal now? Gee, I thought it was business. He doesn't realize that when you buy a car, you need to transfer the title. Well, we've been lucky in finding cars with stupid owners, but last week, my Dad unwittingly bought a new car. Hello, DMV, look what WE are doing. He doesn't understand the red-flag raising. Or that people won't change their insurance before we buy their car, because his insurance is the "best" for liability. Ummm, no. Jesus H. Christ.

I feel like crying, because this is yet another example of watching him be so foolish.