Awhile ago, my mom borrowed $1000 from me, claiming that she needed a certain amount of money in her bank account to maintain a low credit rating for one of her credit cards. She told me she'd have the money back to me in 4-5 days, a week at the most. I lent the money to her, expecting to get it back soon. However, it has been nearly three weeks and I haven't gotten anything back. She also hasn't said anything about it, and it almost appears as if she's forgotten all about it.
I've thought about asking her about it, but she's heavily in debt and I suspect she's used my money to pay someone back. She's also a single parent and I'd feel guilty about being on her back about finances. She's paying the house bills, but other than that I'm pretty much taking care of my own expenses. I'm paying for my own driving lessons, although she's helped me out a few times. And whenever I need anything, I just pay for it myself.
School is starting for me soon, and textbooks will be expensive. I wouldn't say I'm in desperate need for the money she owes me, but I don't understand why she's just suddenly seemed to have forgotten about it. It would be nice to get the money back just to have some reassurance that I'll really have enough to pay for my school (and other) expenses.
What should I do about this? Should I approach her, or just do nothing?
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