MarathonMike
Diamond Member
You can make fun of this thread if you want, but it's actually serious. The last couple of days (one of my many) brother-in-laws sons stayed with us during a short job hunting trip. I took them to a couple touristy places and had the chance to get to know them better. When the conversation turned to their dad, I was shocked. It was like the floodgates opened. They are telling me one story after another about broken promises and big talk. They are telling me things like "Mike he won't stop the drugs and drinking, he's put on a hundred pounds. He can't even hunt with us any more! He can't even sit in a tree stand because always has to go to the bathroom. He's always coughing." The look in their eyes broke my heart. I don't know what to say to this guy, I don't know him that well. But god damn, when a mans sons basically spill their guts to you, don't you have to say something? I'm open to any advice on this one, especially anyone with counseling experience. Oh and he also has a girl friend who is spiraling downhill with him. So if things aren't bad enough, there's that too.