Ian and Craig will be back here tomorrow; he's checked out of rehab and they're taking a day to just hang together, see a movie, whatever. I looked at several apartments but Craig but wasn't sure what he would really like, so TK offered to let him stay with him for a while; he may be the one person iuniquely qualified to deal with Craig. They know each other but not too well, and TK has a lot of experience dealing with other peoples' problems, leftover skills from his priestly days.
One thing Ian mentioned on the phone was that, even though Craig has a job waiting for him at home, he wants to work while he's here (probably because he's not sure he's ever going back, I think.) I mentioned it casually to my Dad, who right off the bat offered to give Craig a job.
My Dad runs a bar.
Craig is an alcholic.
I have no idea what he was thinking.
Anyway, they'll be back tomorrow and our lives are either going to relax just a tad more or get incredibly compicated. The kids are a mix of excited and hesitant; they want to meet Craig, but we haven't complately shielded them from some of the stupid things he's done, so they're understandly worried.
It'll be fine. Craig only gets one chance, so either the kids will have an uncle they really like, or he'll be gone so fast they won't have a chance to get burned.
But really, what was my dad thinking?
I think he was just trying to give Craig a chance to prove himself....granted, NOT the best place to do it. At least his heart is in the right place. ALOT of people wouldn't give him any chance at all.
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