My Evil Cousin

If I felt that I was enabling him to be a parasite on society I certainly would. Some kids use it as an excuse not to do anything for themselves..I can think of a couple of relatives that being kicked out would have been the best thing for them. They do virtually nothing but sponge off others.

I could never let a relative go homeless. I cannot imagine a child.

I think sometimes my grandmother should have done that with my awful, terrible uncle. He refused help, stole from everyone, and was a chronic liar. Perhaps if she finally made him take responsibility his life would have turned out differently. Coddling him, and never making him take responsibility certainly didn't work. She was a terrible enabler. It would be so hard to do, and I don't doubt she is what you say. But if I had tried everything I could think of, I might be tempted to try something that drastic too.

No I could never.

Sorry things have gone out of hand for her and her son. Thankfully, I have never faced such a situation with my son. I explain things to him and if he took decisions on his own I will say though I will back him, I have my limitations.

I don’t have a son who’s a criminal or a drunk, but if I did I’d like to think I’d do it if necessary for his own good. I think you’d have to be in that situation to know.

I don't have kids.

If my or anyone else's life became a misery I would

Depends on wether the son was abusing me or no. However in this case I would have put him in rehab,

That was so tragic. I know we have to give our kids some tough love sometimes, but they know they will always have a place to sleep and food to eat.

It made me cry here. What kind of mother was she. She's a monster mom. She should have brought her son in the right direction and as mother and a friend to his precious son. It's so sad reality.

Don't know who is right, your cousin or her son, because, what happened when she and his son stayed together. But you'd know your cousin better than me, so you might be right.

That was very sad. She should try to help her son to get rid of such bad habit such as sending him to rehab instead of just kicking him out.

I gave my daughter some tough love but I would never have chucked her out

I have four sons and would never do that to any of them.

That's pretty awful. Some people have no heart.

I'm sorry that he passed so young. I don't have any kids so it's hard for me to say. It would really depend on the situation. If the child refused to go get help, sponged off of us continually, involved in criminal or violent behavior then I think though it would hurt he/she would have to go somewhere else. By 22 they should be able to hold a full time job and rent a place on their own. I did when I was 17.

Oh, no. May he rest in peace. If I have children, I will never do such a thing to them.