My mom won't let me pay for her dental treatment.
Edit: Forgot to mention, I'm in the USA. But you could probably guess by the cost of everything.
I'm recently 18f and I've been working a part time job for a couple months now. I have about 8k saved up.
Tbh my teeth aren't the best. They're crooked and I was going to buy myself braces. But that's cosmetic. That can wait.
My mom has had dental issues for around 2 years now. She doesn't have dental insurance and keeps putting it off for when she can save the money. But life is life and she hasn't been able to. She needs two root canals, two crowns and a filling. Around 6k for the entire thing. It's expensive, but I could cover it.
They haven't turned into infections YET. But I know if she doesn't get the root canals, it could turn into an infection at any moment.
But she won't let me give her the money. She tells me to just buy my braces, and she'll deal with her own problems. But for the love of god, hers are actually life threatening. I just want to make myself look better.