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DEAR ABBY: My brother is older than I am and has been in and out of prison. He has stolen my things and pawned them.

I am married, and my husband and I are expecting our first child. We live in a time zone several hours behind the one my family is in. I am now receiving phone calls at 4 o'clock in the morning from collection agencies on the hunt for my brother. He has been writing bad checks and leaving my phone number as a contact number.

 

 

I have managed to determine who his probation officer is, and I'm on the fence about whether I should tell her what he is up to. My dad is furious with me for even considering it since "brothers and sisters don't do that to each other."

Honestly, I am fed up with this "blood is thicker than water" mentality when it comes to my brother's wrongdoings. He is now including my family in his schemes, and I won't stand for it any longer. What should I do? -- LITTLE SIS IN THE USA

DEAR LITTLE SIS: There are no excuses for what your brother has done. If his father had given him a dose of tough love while he was a minor, he might have stayed on the straight and narrow instead of landing in the pokey.

Do not allow anyone to make you feel guilty for protecting yourself and your family. Blood isn't thicker than water when abuse is involved, and your brother's behavior qualifies. Contact his probation officer. With luck, when the collection agency calls again, you will be able to give them your brother's "cell" number.

http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/2015/4/27/brother-with-repeat-offenses-doesnt-merit

 



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I would give them his probation officer's contact information, then told them to never contact me/her again.



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ed11563 wrote:

I would give them his probation officer's contact information, then told them to never contact me/her again.

 I agree.



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ed11563 wrote:

I would give them his probation officer's contact information, then told them to never contact me/her again.

This and if blood is thicker then water then her kids trumps her brother for her loyalties.   Maybe she should give them her fathers phone number if he feels so strongly about blood being thicker then water. 



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Getting phone calls at 4 in the morning is illegal. I'd be reporting THEM. I'd also pretend not to know who they are talking about or tell them he's dead.

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Getting phone calls at 4 in the morning is illegal. I'd be reporting THEM. I'd also pretend not to know who they are talking about or tell them he's dead.

That's why I call bunk on this.  She just needs to tell them she is recording and that she is telling them never to contact her again. 



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I got a couple of robo calls in the wee morning hours for a brief period of time. I think clock or whatever had malfunctioned. It was still pretty annoying. But it wasn't a live person.

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She should have just told the callers not to call again or she would file harassment charges and then tell dad brother is not to use her number for contact ever again. Tell dad to deal with it cause she wont.

Telling the probation officer isn't going to do anything cause he isn't breaking any laws.


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I don't think it is betraying family to turn in family for criminal behavior. I would absolutely turn in DH or the kids or anybody who was involved in harming someone or breaking serious laws.

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Lindley wrote:
ed11563 wrote:

I would give them his probation officer's contact information, then told them to never contact me/her again.

This and if blood is thicker then water then her kids trumps her brother for her loyalties.   Maybe she should give them her fathers phone number if he feels so strongly about blood being thicker then water. 

 If blood is thicker than water means that one sibling can steal and burn another sibling, how is reporting the misdeeds to the probation officer any worse?  She should report him, but I wouldn't give the father's number to the creditors.  That is just wrong.  And she should five the probation officer's number to the creditor.  It will take a few years but eventually the calls will stop.



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