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I Give Up
5 years ago
First, I'm just going to say it. This country's done for. Simple as that.
Second, the state pretty much gave up on my dad. A few days ago, he was called into court on a warrant out for his arrest on some past charges. Upon entering the courtroom, he was deemed "Mentally Unsuited" for any prison sentence. On top of that, they recalled his breathalyzer machine that he was ordered to breath into 3 times a day. He is now on probation, and his ability to regain his license has been revoked for another year. What does this mean for me, and my grandmother? Hell. Simple as that. Because he has no license, he shows up on our doorstep, considering he lives a 10 minute walk away (how convenient /sarcasm) and practically begs my grandmother to take him to the liquor store like some spoiled child. I, of course, have to grab the keys, and hide them out of sight. His depression, and alcoholic addictions are once again becoming worse, and no one is willing to help. All me and my grandmother can do, is helplessly watch, as he wanders the neighborhood in search of any handouts. He is, in a word, a bum.
And here's where things get worse (as if they aren't already) He is a retired veteran on disability, and therefore, collects every month. The monthly deposits are loaded onto a debit card, of which he is not in possession of, rather it is in the hands of the person he is living with, who at one point was his fiancé. She has a severe bipolar disorder, and just seeing my father is basically a negative trigger for her attitude swing. She sees him smoke, and drink constantly. She then screams, and yells at him, which pushes my father to consume more of his alcohol and tobacco products. It is a vicious cycle of depression, and anger, and sadly, my father has no other place to go.
With the state basically letting my father do as his depressive will allows, and the country falling into a state of turmoil, I just don't know what to do anymore. I am still going to hold to my plan of moving to Texas sometime in the late Spring, but that is all I have planned at the moment.
I don't know what else to say at this point, so I'll end here.
That's about it for now.
Take care all.
Second, the state pretty much gave up on my dad. A few days ago, he was called into court on a warrant out for his arrest on some past charges. Upon entering the courtroom, he was deemed "Mentally Unsuited" for any prison sentence. On top of that, they recalled his breathalyzer machine that he was ordered to breath into 3 times a day. He is now on probation, and his ability to regain his license has been revoked for another year. What does this mean for me, and my grandmother? Hell. Simple as that. Because he has no license, he shows up on our doorstep, considering he lives a 10 minute walk away (how convenient /sarcasm) and practically begs my grandmother to take him to the liquor store like some spoiled child. I, of course, have to grab the keys, and hide them out of sight. His depression, and alcoholic addictions are once again becoming worse, and no one is willing to help. All me and my grandmother can do, is helplessly watch, as he wanders the neighborhood in search of any handouts. He is, in a word, a bum.
And here's where things get worse (as if they aren't already) He is a retired veteran on disability, and therefore, collects every month. The monthly deposits are loaded onto a debit card, of which he is not in possession of, rather it is in the hands of the person he is living with, who at one point was his fiancé. She has a severe bipolar disorder, and just seeing my father is basically a negative trigger for her attitude swing. She sees him smoke, and drink constantly. She then screams, and yells at him, which pushes my father to consume more of his alcohol and tobacco products. It is a vicious cycle of depression, and anger, and sadly, my father has no other place to go.
With the state basically letting my father do as his depressive will allows, and the country falling into a state of turmoil, I just don't know what to do anymore. I am still going to hold to my plan of moving to Texas sometime in the late Spring, but that is all I have planned at the moment.
I don't know what else to say at this point, so I'll end here.
That's about it for now.
Take care all.
dalesql
~dalesql
That sucks. Wish there was something I could do to help.
Dynamite22
~dynamite22
OP
Not much anyone can do really.
