I need some advice.
I have a trans nephew who lives in Podunk, Missouri. He's got emotional and mental problems, and is a vulnerable boy.
"Mick" turned 16 on February 8, and got a job at McD's the day after. He enjoys work, despite occasional sexual harassment. He's able to stand up for himself, most of the time.* (He's good-looking and has a bosom that he can't hide. His 'rents can't afford hormones. They probably wouldn't get them for him - and that's not sour grapes.)
Today I asked him how much he'd saved up. He said it's just over $100. He nets about $650 bi-weekly. Mick's parents, my sister "Donna" and her partner "Greg," steal from him. Their excuses range from "We pay bills" to "we're your parents" to "it's for the gas YOU waste going to work." (That last one: WTF?)
I'm furious, but trying to keep my cool.
Mick is desperate to get out of MO. We invited him to come and visit us in SoCal for a month or two this summer. He's beside himself with anticipation - but Donna is trying to insinuate herself into his trip. Mick told me this and asked me not to say anything to Donna, to let her bring it up with me.
I'm not close with Donna. We were estranged from when she was 11 to about 18 mos ago. My stepfather got into some trouble and could no longer afford me. [Thank bob.] Donna stayed with him (her dad, not mine), while my grandmother took me in. She messaged me in FB for a medical question, and we've been in touch ever since.
What would you do - if anything - about their stealing from him? Probably nothing can be done, but maybe someone knows of something.
*The adults he works with don't seem to realize that in preying upon him they are pedophiles. Fucking pricks.
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