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When helping someone avoid consequences enables harmful behavior

I have been driving my mother to all her appointments for six months since her license was suspended for a DUI but she still drinks and drives other people's cars and I feel like I am just enabling her to avoid consequences.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your desire to protect has created a safety net that prevents them from facing the reality of their choices.

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