u/myseptemberchild

My brother in his 30s has been on meth for about 3 years now, and despite multitudes of people trying to support him in getting him into rehab etc he’s not interested. He recently got arrested for serious assault of a a police officer and obstructing officers in the course of their duties while under an intoxicating substance. I believe an officer ended up with a broken arm. His court date for adjourned until next week and I’m hoping I can use this to advocate for court ordered rehab. But as my brother isn’t interested in rehab and due to his behaviour I’m refusing to be involved in his life until he’s clean I can’t really do this with his consent. Is there any way I can get in touch with the prosecutor or whoever would be appropriate to try and advocate for this? It is interstate for me and while I can fly up and attend the court date in person I’d prefer not to if I can avoid it as it’s more time away from my family and money spent when I’ve already poured thousands into trying to help him.

I’ve never been involved in the legal system before so I have no idea what I’m doing and would be grateful for any guidance.

(Ignore the flair I wasn’t really sure what to put down for this!)

So I travel for work. I am overseas anywhere from 1-5 nights at a time, and typically have the same about of time at home after. Worth noting that the vast majority of the time I arrive home first thing in the morning so a 3 day trip for example I’m barely gone 48 hours. So I’m away 45% of the time on average, rarely have to bring work home with me and make great money. It works pretty well for our family usually and my partner is a very capable, equal parent who takes great care of our 3.5 year old daughter when I’m gone. However, my daughter struggles with my going to work sometimes and in an effort to make this a positive thing for her I’ve occasionally been bringing home ‘special treats’ for her. A doll from India, origami paper from Japan, beads from Indonesia, sometimes a Kit-Kat from the airplane when things are slim! The problem is now she’s demanding a special treat every time I go to work and recently become very upset when I’ve not brought anything back. Unsure whether the benefits of making my going away a positive thing for her is being outweighed by fostering a growing sense of entitlement in her. My original plan was always that she would get to pick a special activity for us to do once I’m home which I still try to encourage but she’s laser focused on her treats! Any input?

I had a baby 3 years ago and basically stopped reading. I really need to stop the scrolling and start reading again. Shamefully admit my concentration span isn’t what it used to be so I don’t want to start with anything too cerebral right now. Recently read Yesteryear and really loved it. Favourites in the past have included The Book Thief, The Martian, Project Hail Mary, Kite Runner, The Handmaid’s Tale, & The Testaments. I used to read mostly WW2 and mountaineering biographies but I just feel like I need some easy reading now. Disliked Boy Swallows Universe, the Erratics and The Dictionary of Lost Words if that helps at all.