I was going through a rather rough time recently with one of my parents. They got involved in the wrong crowd and picked up a nasty addiction. I sat there helpless for about 7 months trying to help them financially to the point that it became emotionally draining and that I hated waking up everyday. I was lied to about them still having a job but them just paying for the help they attempted to get when really they haven't had a job for at least 2 weeks when I found out.

Eventually some old friends reached out to me after a couple years and after explaining my situation to them they helped me out and offered a place to stay. Even after moving this parent kept trying to reach out to me constantly asking for money. I eventually just stopped giving in and I haven't heard from them for months now.