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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He asked us  yesterday if he could stay with us for a little while. There was no mention of what a little while mean , but he did offer to pay some in rent. He just got a job it's part-time and minimum wage, but he offered. We don't need the money, but I think this is a good sign he is serious.

Here are my concerns  DH and I have  two young children who are 8 and 3 years old

Cousin has a history of drug and alcohol abuse.  Has previously been two rehab.  He is recently out of a program. He says he is attending meetings/counseling.

He has previously been in trouble  with the law though  charges were later dropped.

He has lived with us before and that didn't work out.

I want to help him because he's family and because in some ways he's like a child to us. 
He doesn't really have anyone else. His life has been rough father, never in the picture,  [b]mother had him when he was 15[/b], and he spent his childhood being bounced around between relatives.
He seems like he's trying hard and wants to turn his life around.
I'm not ready to give up on him.[/quote]
That must have been a painful delivery. Pushing out a baby is hard enough but pushing out a 15 year old boy? Painful! ;)

No. Don’t let him live with you. You tried it before and it didn’t work. You don’t want to be too closely involved in his problems.[/quote]

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