The Money You Know He'll Drink
Do you give him the money?
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The Money You Know He'll Drink
Your brother asks for two hundred. He says it's for the electric bill. You're fairly sure it isn't. If you say no he'll get it somewhere worse, and he'll stop calling you. If you say yes you're paying for the thing that's killing him.
Do you give him the money?
Then ask
- How many times have you already given it? Roughly.
- What would you need to see to say no and mean it?
- Is the phone calls stopping the part you can't stand?
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