I grew up riding horses and have loved horses all my life. Most of the time you can get a horse to do whatever you want them to do, but sometimes they get a little stubborn. I can totally understand the common saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.”
If the horse does not want to drink the water, there really is not much you can do about it. It’s not like you can stick his nose in it and force him to drink. A well cared for and properly exercised horse will not cause you much distress though. They will get thirsty eventually and it is up to you to make sure they have fresh water available.
With that in mind, I have been trying to explain something important to an elderly couple about money matters and they are just stubbornly refusing to listen to me. I don’t know what their problem is, but they have decided between themselves to ignore anything I have to say about a serious financial matter.
I am not going to take much pleasure in saying, “I told you so!” but it is getting to the point that they must take action or they will face losing their home. How far does a person have to go to make someone understand that they have to take action to protect themselves?
This is so frustrating. I have asked other professionals to try to explain the situation to them, as well as my own efforts. It is all falling on deaf ears. I don’t even gain anything from alerting them and I am not trying to sell them anything – I’m just doing it because I care about them and don’t want to see them suffer. I can’t swoop in at the last minute and save them from themselves – they have to do it.
I finally decided to stop beating myself up about it. I have tried my best and the chips will have to fall where they may.

