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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The brother is 35, living at home with no job. Supposedly sober for three months, addicted to prescription painkillers. Last time he fell off the wagon he cleaned out his grandmother's bank account on the day of her funeral. On the other hand, can I deny my kid a relationship with her grandmother, who is a lovely woman? I can't take the week off, nor can my husband. DH is very loyal and protective of his brother, and will defend him and say nothing bad will happen and that he is doing his best to stay clean and he deserves our compassion, not judgement. If I fight this it is going to get ugly. WWYD?[/quote]

Nope. Child would not go. Sorry.

And, I would stress that it is not judging him, you feel compassion, and you want to help him . . . which I would honestly mean.  But, that doesn't mean I would take any sort of chance with my kid.  She isn't a testing ground for his new found sobriety.  Maybe some day but three months out is not that long. You say you can't take the week off . . . then you need a plan B.[/quote]

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