Christmas Dinner

[lady_windermere]

David was over at my house last year for Christmas Dinner, and had been angling for another invite this year. I do not do Christmas well, and had discouraged him. He has been invited to Tom and Rita's house for Christmas Dinner now. I was as well, but I feel I can be a party pooper, as I eat the meal, have a couple of drinks and tend to fall asleep. Not really the best guest to have.

I was great about it, but now I am not sure that it is a good idea for David to go to Tom and Rita's house. Their son, Brian is having a bit of a mental breakdown. He thinks there are hitmen after him, and that he has hired body-guards to protect him. That was bad enough, but now it seems that he has become violent, and is punching his parents.

Tom and Rita have tried to get the professionals to listen to them, but in the 10 minutes the professionals interview Brian, he can come over as calm. David and myself have been over to the house for a meal before, and usually Brian just has the meal, and makes himself scarce afterwards. So that would be ok, and might give Tom and Rita a break from him, if David went over.

David has a way of rubbing people up the wrong way, and saying the most inapproprate things, and Brian is a big lad, and a lot younger as well. Should I do anything about it?

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Comments

[shapinglight]

That's a tough one. I chose one option but now I'm not sure it's the right one.

If they all came to your house, what would become of Brian?

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Yes, that is why I am so unsure of the right thing to do. It is very difficult to anticipate what someone mentally unstable would do. Really he needs to get treatment, but can control his behavour when visiting the professionals. They are so reluctant to take anyone into hospital especially at this time of the year.

If all three of them came to my house, Brian would be on his own. Which also might not be a good idea either. *ponders right decision*