I think it's easy for friends and family to tell me what is best for my dad, but they aren't the ones here helping me care for him either. I keep telling myself that over and over. It is impossible to know because they aren't here. They don't even offer to help me, but they do offer advice such as "send him away to a facility." That isn't the answer. He needs support and I won't abandon him just because his attempt made them uncomfortable. This isn't about them. It is about my dad and his recovery. Right? Life isn't easy and his pain isn't easy on him either. I'm not going to dump him off somewhere.