Should I leave money to my alcoholic son?
A parent struggles with whether to leave an inheritance to a 32-year-old son who has an alcohol problem, refuses help and contact, and hasn’t worked in over a year.
DEAR ABBY: My 32-year-old son has an alcohol problem. He and his wife refuse to accept reality and continue to be social drinkers. My son deals with his problem by putting his head in the sand. He refuses to talk to us or answer any of our texts or calls.
When he does decide to join us for a holiday or other occasion, my son acts like nothing is wrong. On numerous occasions, I have helped get him the support and therapy he obviously needs, only to see him throw away 30-plus days of sobriety so they could go to a friend’s wedding or something similar. I’m done.