# To my goddamned deadbeat uncle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-goddamned-deadbeat-uncle/516959>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-goddamned-deadbeat-uncle/516959 "2009-11-09T23:13:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-goddamned-deadbeat-uncle/516959/61 "2009-11-13T01:01:34Z")

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> [@Ogre](#):
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> What the hell else can we do for you? You’ve already taken most of it.

There should be a social worker at the hospital/facility he is at. Or a patient advocate. Contact that person. There may be help for an indigent individual.

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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-goddamned-deadbeat-uncle/516959/62 "2009-11-13T01:30:46Z")

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Sigh. I was going to post in here about my deadbeat no-job-for-four-years brother mooching off his wife and (I’d bet) having little to no money put away for retirement and who I expect to be a drain someday … but damn, some of ya’ll got it way worse. ☹

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**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-goddamned-deadbeat-uncle/516959/63 "2009-11-13T03:26:57Z")

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> [@Dangerosa](#):
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> Its not staying friends with ex’s - or being friends with anyone. Its “loaning” money to friends. Don’t loan any money you don’t care if you ever see it back again. Consider it a gift. And don’t give people money if you don’t want to and/or can’t afford to.

Yah I know, I know. She lent me a few hundred years back- though it was a week before I started my second job. I don’t see her actually doing anything about her circumstances, but I felt like I had to say yes at least once. I’ve been ranting all week about what great self-control I’ve developed, so let’s see if I can not eat or drink $500 worth of beer/restaurant food…

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