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scammed and almost homeless
we are from texas. my family and i live on a piece of land and my mom and bro live next door. every year or so he gets my mom in some kind of financial mess. this time he's communicated with a love interest in Nigeria on the internet,got a car title loan and sent them 800.00 .he's been using my mom's debit card spending $ she don't have. we've kicked him out bcuz we r tired of constant drama/problems.he has mental problems,but will not admit it,unable to keep a job,won't listen to anybody.i hate to see him homeless but my plate is full w/family and work.
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Call your local Social Services and see what they can do to help. They offer mental health and can assess your brother and hopefully get him what he needs, whether it's therapy, medication, or both. He may be an adult but if he's your brother and this is causing you guilt, you need to try to obtain some help for his mental health issues. He may not be mentally healthy enough to take care of this on his own. By the way, if he's stealing from your mom...don't feel guilty for stopping it. That's what you had to do to protect the family.
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Call your local Social Services and see what they can do to help. They offer mental health and can assess your brother and hopefully get him what he needs, whether it's therapy, medication, or both.
He may be an adult but if he's your brother and this is causing you guilt, you need to try to obtain some help for his mental health issues. He may not be mentally healthy enough to take care of this on his own.
By the way, if he's stealing from your mom...don't feel guilty for stopping it. That's what you had to do to protect the family.
Best wishes,
Jada
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Release yourself from this one... as you said, you have your own responsibilities, which you are taking care of. Your brother is grown, makes his own choices, and so does your mother, by the way. If she wants to keep allowing him to cheat her, than that's her choice, sad as it is. You don't owe your brother anything. He made his bed, now he has to lie in it. Some people have to learn their lessons the hard way. Its sad to see someone we love struggle, but sometimes our "help" can be more of a burden, then we never give that person the chance to learn valuable lessons. Keep living your life. You can love your brother without having to support him or worry about his own choices. Good luck.
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