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Setting boundaries with family members in crisis

My adult son has addiction problems and has stolen money from us repeatedly but family members say we should keep helping him because he is our child.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Religious obligations to family can conflict with healthy boundaries when love becomes enabling destructive behavior.

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