On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 18:16:31 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>The saga has been perversely interesting to watch from the sidelines.
>The guy ranted about the evils of the system that allowed his father to
>amass the wealth that he was able to pass on to him and bragged about
>his inheritance and his intended purchase. The deal did not go through
>when it was originally supposed to, and now it looks like he is setting
>himself up for a major financial hit when the detested Chinese landlord
>sees how much money Kuthe has put into his building before the deal has
>gone through.
>
>I can't help but connect this to my experience with my manic depressive
>cousin. I had been PoA for her mother because her parents knew she was
>not competent, so I knew how much the estate was worth. My brother was
>the executor of her estate and the two of us tried to talk her into
>letting us set up a trust account for her. She blew her money on a car
>and an unwinterized cottage that she thought would make a nice home. Now
>she is back to living on welfare and living in flop houses.

Ok, so we have:

MDC: Manic Depressive Cousin
BN: Big Niece
Microwave: Wife

(Just trying to draw the contours of your universe.)