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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Teppy, unfortunately, there are no Red Flag gun laws in Ohio.
Getting him put on a 72 hour psych hold may allow you to remove the guns, but he could, technically, report them as stolen.
Not sure what the legal pathway is if he doesn’t surrender them voluntarily.
A sound plan. I hope he is cooperative.
Not sure what the legal pathway is if he doesn’t surrender them voluntarily.
Well, our plan is vigilantism anyway. I'm really not trying to be glib; our plan is to tell him he needs to give up his guns, and if he refuses, we're going to take them anyway. And I guess he can report them as stolen if he wants, but we still really have to get them out of his hands.
Timeliess all!
Good luck, Steph! That's a lot to deal with.
We got back yesterday from CT. Mostly a good trip, though neither Gary nor I slept well. Also too much food, but that's a given with my parents.
Glad your brother is coming, Steph.
I know it's also a lot but could you or your brother check with your Dad's doctor. At least to let him know the hallucinations have started again. I don't know if there is anything he could do but he probably needs to know this in case it's not medicine causing them.
What I've heard on this is: your father's doctor can't tell you anything, but it can be good for you to tell them stuff. Which makes sense.
Holy crap, Tep! That's so much. I'm glad your brother is able to come out.
Tep I am so sorry.
Can things just stop being so gd hard?!
Nodding at msbelle.
All best possible resolution to the guns 'n' dad scenario, Tep. I'm glad your brother is coming in to help.
My family is where mental illness and guns meet, so I agree with your brand of vigilantism, Steph.
I know it's also a lot but could you or your brother check with your Dad's doctor. At least to let him know the hallucinations have started again. I don't know if there is anything he could do but he probably needs to know this in case it's not medicine causing them.
What I've heard on this is: your father's doctor can't tell you anything, but it can be good for you to tell them stuff. Which makes sense.
I can message his various doctors through MyChart; I've done it in the past. The first thing I want to do is have an in-person conversation with Dad about whether he's started taking his leftover Ambien again, how much pot he's smoking, and if he's using any other illegal/illegally obtained meds. Because I want the full, unvarnished picture so I can give as much of the correct information to his doctor(s) as possible. So once I've had that conversation, I can email his doctor(s).
I've been skirting the edges of a panic attack all evening, so I took an Ativan, and now I'm very sleepy and calm. But it's going to be one hell of a weekend.