Regardless of the circumstances, blood is blood. Given her huge wealth—a top 1 percenter—she should provide at least a roof over her brother’s head. The costs wouldn’t approach what amounts to a penny as a percentage of her net worth.
Why? So maybe he can shoot up/get drunk/whatever in comfort? Enabling is taking the easy way out.
Think about what he must have done to get himself fired from his father's business. Do you think Papa Ciccone would have kicked him to the curb, knowing he'd be in for some bad press, if he didn't feel he was doing what was best for his son? Time for the 55-year old Tony to get his life in order--but he has to want to do that.
If he is a problem child, she could reach an agreement to care for him if he followed her rules. He lives in a house with “handlers”, people whose job it is to keep him out of trouble. And he has to sign off on their handling him, to the point of involuntary confinement if he gives them crap.
No drugs, no alcohol, no tobacco, no parties. He eats healthy food, wears clean clothes and is checked out by a doctor regularly. He does not leave the house unless he has two guards with him. He has a budget controlled by his handlers, and if he wants stuff, he can usually mail order it.
He does not talk to the media of any kind. Special requests go through the “boss lady”.
Blood is blood but sometimes blood is an idiot and you can’t fix stupid. I have a nephew-in-law that’s going to be homeless a few months after his mother dies, he’s 27 going on 12, he’s had a job a total of about 6 months since turning 18, refuses to have any concept of responsibility, all attempts to help him end with him doing nothing so it all comes to naught. Assuming his mother outlives his grandparents when she dies the wife and I will be the last of his relations and unless there’s a massive change in his personality our door will be closed. Even if I am in a position to take in a 40-something loser I won’t do it, it would be wasted effort, he won’t help around the house (he doesn’t now), he won’t get a job, he probably will steal from me (he’s done that repeatedly from other members of the family). I only put up with him now as part of general familial politeness, once he’s the last one to be polite to forget it.
Blood is thicker than water, but toxicity is thicker than blood.
Judeo-Christian values over blood any day. Tough it´s obvious that they share no commonality on either.
Ever participate in an "intervention" for a family member who is a substance abuser?
Do you know what the term "enabler" means when refering to someone who is a substance abuser?
The worst thing this family can do is provide Anthony with the means to continue his obvious path to destruction..........shelter included.