Here we go again

BIL called me this am when he should have been at work. I didn't answer the phone. Thank goodness for caller id!
I saw he was calling from home, so I immediately called his work and asked for him. I was told, "I am sorry, he is no longer with the company." He is one week away from being there for a year!!! I called MIL and asked her if she had heard from him and told her the news. I had to do this because it's only a matter of time before he comes begging her for money. What the doesn't realize is that helping him buy his house last summer practically wiped her out. She cannot afford to give him money anymore. (Which I know and all of you know is actually a good thing!!) Anyway, she was going to call and tell him that SHE called his work and they told her that and see what he has to say. He is already one month behind on his house payment, and now he won't be able to make this months payment much less two payments now. What a mess. In the past, he has always had MIL to fall back on, but she is retired now, cannot afford to take care of herself and him on her social security and small pension, and FIL just found out he is diabetic, so they are paying for all of that out of their pockets. Chad is in for a RUDE awakening. In the past, he also had Kyle's grandfather's house to move into rent free, but now their cousin is renting the house, and Chad cannot go there, he cannot come here or his mom's, so I don't know what he will do or where he will go if he loses his house, which I think could very well happen. This concerns me because of the stress it puts on MIL. Right or wrong, she always worries about Chad and his well being and his issues. I wish she would or could have turned him loose a long time ago before the stakes were so high. But now it is definitely sink or swim time!

FIL is in the dark. He, too, is an alcoholic and is not a good father at all, never has been. I do agree with him in that he would have let Chad fend for himself years and years ago. The flip side of it is that FIL would not help anyone, EVER for ANY reason. He is just selfish and hateful like that. BUT MIL has tried everything. She put Chad in rehab once, but he checked himself out against dr's orders. There's not much anyone can do since he is an adult. He is a manipulator, also has narcisisstic personality disorder, so I am not sure how we could intervene. He blames the all of us as well as the world at large for his every problem, no joke.

I had not thought of that. I will definitely talk to MIL about that. Good idea.