My father lives in PA. I live in Florida. My father is an alcoholic who lives with himself. He lost his job due to the corona virus and has been unable to get back on his feet. Truthfully, he hasn't really made an effort. Nonetheless, the guy has managed, thanks to unemployment, to pay his rent and scrape by since the start of the pandemic. Unfortunately that time is running out... he still doesn't have a job, and has literally $0 to his name. A very important aspect of this story is the fact that my father is an alcoholic who isn't wanting to help himself.
Now, when he's drunk, he calls and we shoot the shit about sports and the news... ultimately arriving at the elephant in the room which is this guy is about to be homeless.
He, while drunk, expresses that he "needs my help". So I have explained to him how I am willing to help, however, he needs to do a couple of things: 1.) come up with a plan 2.) open up his finances 3.) give as much effort as possible and 4.) at the end of completing steps 1 to 3, according to my calculations, worst case I'd help out by maybe sending him $300 a month...
When I speak like this to him ^ he gets upset with me and basically the cycle repeats itself. But again, I am running out of time...
In reality, the only way this is going to work is if he stops drinking and smoking, files for social security, and works part time. Also, I'd have to help him get a place down here, pay for the move, pay the down payment, etc.... and then basically sign up for supporting this individual for the rest of his life...
Which, I am willing to do, but he's already shown how he doesn't care about himself, and when I mention his drinking, he doesn't want to hear it.
I don't know what to do.
TLDR: my dad is a severe alcoholic who is broke, I don't have the time/energy/resources to dedicate to solving his life, he doesn't want to better himself, what do I do?
Submitted March 14, 2021 at 07:47PM by PoliticallyCorrectGu https://ift.tt/3eE3c28
