Originally Posted by
meadowsis 
Over the last three months my normally very self sufficient and organized 32 yr old brother has:
-gotten evicted
-lost two phones
-had a disaster mess of a house and truck
-totaled his truck (no one else in the accident)
-slept through half of Christmas day at my sisters
-panhandled for gas
-pawned most of his work tools
-blah blah blah
I want to let him know that we know whats going on, and we are there to help when he is ready. What is the best way to do this?
If this were my 26 year old son, who is responsible, dependable and self sufficient, I'd say something like this:
"Son, I can't help but notice that over the last three months things are out of character with you. If you need help getting your life back on track, we might be able to help you, but you'll have to let us know what's going on, what has changed."