Dear Amy: My sister \u0022Helen\u0022 moved to my state several years ago when her life was in freefall. She is an alcoholic.
Helen has been in and out of rehab four times since then, and her children and others have revealed that her drinking has been an issue for about 17 years – the last 10 of which Helen has been working as a nanny – and drinking on the job.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
She will be in a sober-living house with drug testing for a few months, but is that enough? My husband and friends feel I shouldn’t get involved.To clarify, parents who work from home hire childcare help in part to drive their children places, and to run errands using the car. You should tell Helen that if you learn that she is taking in-home childcare positions, you will do your best to contact the family, urge them to do their due diligence, and warn them of the risk she might pose.
Lengthy stays in rehab also cut into her income. If she finds another more compatible line of work, she might gain stability and income over time.Article contentI have a friend who occasionally bombs my phone with 20 to 40 texts.
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