(September 13, 2018 at 3:02 pm)KevinM1 Wrote:(September 13, 2018 at 3:00 pm)emjay Wrote: I wish I'd never took pity on him in the first place, cos now we're probably stuck with this deluded doubling-down for all time. So lesson learned I guess... I guess I should go stand in the corner for that if nothing else At least if he stays true to form, he'll stick to this thread and I can just ignore it.
emjay, you're a good guy. No need to change.
Thanks, but it is a problem... always has been. Like when I was growing up, me and my family were, through our church, trying to help this homeless alcoholic get back on his feet... for years... but it brought a lot of strife and division to our family and at the end of the day, the guy didn't try to help himself, so he's still an alcoholic as far as I know. Basically there's got to be a line... where it's not worth helping someone if they're not willing to help themselves... but recognising that line has always been hard for me.