Re: OT - I may be in the minority

The Other Kim wrote:

May I ask you if these relatives of yours that are constantly in trouble
have meaningful employment and marketable skills, or are they unemployed
with no hope of ever getting a meaningful job? What's their situation
like? Do they feel hopeless? Maybe this is why they keep doing these
things and go back in, because they feel that there's nothing for them
on the outside. If this is the case, do you honestly think that forcing
them to do meaningless work like smashing rocks is going to keep them
from recidivism?


No, they are quite capable of working--but choose not to. My last husband owned a couple of pizzerias that were the best in the region. They did a thriving business. He liked drugs, though, so . . .

This same sister's current boyfriend is a roofer, by trade. Anytime he has a court date coming up, he has no trouble going out and getting some roofing jobs to take care of the court costs, etc. Often, that's not enough to keep him out of jail, though. When he gets out of jail, he just goes back to being a bum--until the next court date comes up, and the cycle goes all over again.

Nephews don't have any problem getting jobs, either. They just don't want them. As long as my sisters enable them, though . . .

Karen C.
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