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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for thoughts.

Question: I want to engage my nephews into the conversation so they can help hold their father accountable. Frankly they are smarter than he is. What do you think about that?[/quote]

I think that places them in a very difficult position and is probably not going to work very well.  What exactly do you have in mind for them to hold him accountable?  I think it would undermine his parental authority, and they really do need him to play the parent role as much as he can.  
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My brother and I were going to have a few stipulations so they don't squander their money and not be able to pay their utilities which always happens. So the stipulations would be like:
- No more pets (they have a dog and snakes even though they regularly run out of people food)
- No room mates or other people living in the house[/quote]

I think those are reasonable rules for the whole family.  But you can't expect the kids to be your enforcers or tattle on their father.  That's really bad for the parent-child relationship, and it probably won't work anyway.  If the dad starts letting someone stay in the house, what are the kids actually going to do about it?

Don't make any rules you're not willing to enforce, OP.  [/quote]

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