Bear with me, I am new to forums and might be reposting what I already said. Anyhow, I have two brothers that are kind of working against me. I feel that I need to do whatever I can to stop my father from doing any more damage than he already has. ie: turning his phone off, taking his cards away, etc. My brothers on the other hand, are placating him. Handling him with kid gloves in order not to upset him and feel his wrath. I am now the bad guy, which is fine.
So, his Dr. has upped his meds, made him sign a contract saying that he would not drink, would not drive, would take his meds at the same time every day etc. I had to laugh, when he signed it at first, he put a little addendum that said, "when I feel like it".
On the way home, my brother stopped and bought him a beer. Grrr...
My mom tried to take his phone away, he tried to burn her with a cigarette. She did call police but they would not do anything.
Later, I tried to get his phone away. He hit me twice. I called the police (his Dr. advised us to do this as a way to get him into the er for an evaluation) They came, but did nothing.
My daughter and I live in a house on the same property as my parents. As of now, I have until Monday to move. lol....I am not going anywhere.
One of my brothers is staying with them, (an enabler) If my father sees me, he gets irate. Should I keep showing my presence to let him and my brother know that I am there and keeping tabs on what is happening or do I slink away and hide? I know the answer but would like to hear it from someone else that has more experience with this.
I also would like to thank you all for sharing your insight and I must say, I have been reading through the forums and think it is wonderful how many people ther really are that are doing what they can to help others that they don't even know. Thanks again!