"My elderly father just offered to let her live with him. This is going to be a disaster. Financially and physically, he is barely able to keep an apartment on his own. We perform a lot of his daily tasks and have been looking for home health options for when he's ready to accept more help. Dad is in no position to take in a troubled teenager. However, he thinks he is, and since he's still independent, it's his choice."
"How do I get in front of this craziness before it gets ugly? DEAR DREADING IT: I don't think there is any way for you to prevent your father from taking the girl in. Stay in close touch so you can monitor what's happening. Let this play out and step in if you see the situation becoming dangerous to his health and welfare, which, at that point, may require involving the authorities."
A 19-year-old niece has not finished high school and has been in and out of rehab; she is leaving a residential program and seeking housing. Her parents require that she remain drug-free and avoid her boyfriend. The aunt cannot take her in, and an elderly father has offered to house the niece despite limited finances and physical capacity. Family members currently perform many of the father's daily tasks and are pursuing home health options. There are safety and welfare concerns, and the father refuses to heed warnings. The recommended approach is to monitor closely and intervene or involve authorities if danger arises. A second correspondent learned a nephew is eloping and questioned attending a reception after past unacknowledged gifts.
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