my mom has taken on my brother 's two children in the interim while he deals with social services , for getting in trouble with the law . she 's in her 60s , and she 's handling a 2-year-old and 7-year-old , while working full time . i 'm proud of her . your mom must be a strong woman . i love her . she has so much patience to deal with it all , and she does it all with kindness , and tries to be as loving as possible to the children . but i wish she were harder on my brother . sometimes i feel like she enables him , by how much she helps him , and prevents reality from slapping my brother in the face . either way , she 's a great woman . that sounds so troubling . you should get on your brother 's case .
The woman's mother, in her 60s, taking on the responsibility of caring for her grandchildren, a 2-year-old and a 7-year-old, while working full-time, despite the challenges posed by her