Afraid ???

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Now that I go back and read this again, I think you SHOULD talk to him first, just to give him a little food for thought, and then later get Ricky to say something to him. It did take SEVERAL people saying something to my dad before he cleaned up his act. My mom said something awhile back, then a couple of his friends said something to him, then recently my mom's uncle had a "serious" talk with him and told him he needed to get healthy for his children, and then my sisters and me said something to him over Christmas break. Only after ALL of those people said something to him did he finally start to get the picture.

It will probably take more than just Ricky talking to him for him to really get the message and that is where you need to step in.