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Is he not concerned that the BKs will be looking to take as much of the family's property and wealth that they can?
Have you/they made plans for when she becomes older and your Father's illness is going to become worse?
I could see how the family having left, the BKs could have moved in to take their place, like a cuckoo into another bird's nest.
Having nothing to do, BKism gives her her "respect" (... for their money and potential donation), something to do, a small indiscriminate, uncritical community to sit within, a feel of being special. A "family" ... her "true" family, as the BKs market themselves.
If they have money, the BKs will come calling with toli (prasad), rakhi, small gifts and sit with her. They will not be demanded of the disciplines normal BKs are, like attending morning class and meditation. They will often be 'spoonfed' a sweetended form of the BK philosophy over the phone. And there is only one of you but many of them, and they don't work and have a family, so it is easier for them to spread the burden of attention among the various Sisters.
It helps to be able to separate them from the BK influence however you can, eg move them geographically away, cut the telephone access, take them away travelling to distract them and break the habit. Come in as a family and speak to the BKs about what they are doing and ask them to keep away and give the family space and time (they are used to such encounters and have many well practised responses. They will tell you they are doing nothing and it is all the mother's choice) ... but becareful if you do that.
We could discuss what you could say and how.
My concern is that the potential for exploitation is so blatantly clear it is unethical ... but it is what they have been doing among the Sindhi community for 80 years or more.