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[quote=Anonymous]My father has been in and out of my life for most of my life. Mostly due to his poor choices (breaking the law and going to jail), alcohol abuse (self medicating for mental health issues). He was doing really well for several years, then his wife died and he's seemed so incredibly lost since then. He keeps moving around to different states- not really putting down roots. Continues to make bad decisions. I want to set appropriate boundaries, but it's hard when he calls me stranded at the side of the road asking me to wire him money- small amounts $50-$100. Or calls collect asking for help since he decided with a "loose plan" to travel across the country to stay with friends he hasn't contacted in decades then finds out they died years ago- resulting in me having to buy him a $300 bus ticket home. We just can't afford to keep bailing him out like this, he thinks because we have good jobs we must be rolling in cash. But we have an infant and money's really really tight now. I want to say no, but the thought of him sleeping outside a bus station is terrible. I'm at a loss of what to do and how to set some more boundaries and not feel guilt. [/quote]

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