Yeah, I hadn't intended to make the long post I did... but once I started typing, it just came rushing out. My cousin for a while was basically ostracized from the entire family after I finally got her out of my house. They all got tired of the lying, the begging, the stealing. Everyone tried to help her, but she would just take advantage of them in any way she could.

Surprisingly, something finally seemed to click.. For 9 months now she has held a steady job, as has her boyfriend. They are even getting ready to move into their own place. For the first time in her entire life (she is 39) she finally seems thing have things together. I only hope it holds.