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I have a friend that has major issues with setting boundaries and can barely comprehend the word detachment. Interestingly, she is super smart and well educated...I like her a lot. We've talked for years and she has made a tiny bit of headway.
She has two adult "kids," both with issues...one is a drug user.
The one that is doing drugs is living in her home. Adult Child 1 (AC1) lives in her home along with the spouse. They have two children...who live there as well. She supports them all. That's four people in her home...all of whom she is supporting.
Her other child (Adult Child 2 (AC2) lives elsewhere and has several children. For the most part, she supports this person and all of those kids as well. One of these kids lives in her home.
There are a total of 2 adults (AC1 and spouse) and three grandchildren in the home...she and her husband supports them all.
Anyway, AC1 is mentally unstable and is suppose to go to therapy...but often doesn't go. This person doesn't work and doesn't help with- the kids. AND this person periodically goes on binges (alcohol and mj). Life is frantic/hard.
I have told her that she needs to set limits...at the very least few a few hard a fast ones. Otherwise, AC1 will have to move out. She is having a very hard time doing this. In the mean time, the children are often exposed to things they shouldn't be exposed to.
For those of you who had to set this type of limit....when and how did you reach this point?
Another question....
Should going to therapy or AA be one of the limits? It seems that it should...
Thoughts?
Thank you.
She has two adult "kids," both with issues...one is a drug user.
The one that is doing drugs is living in her home. Adult Child 1 (AC1) lives in her home along with the spouse. They have two children...who live there as well. She supports them all. That's four people in her home...all of whom she is supporting.
Her other child (Adult Child 2 (AC2) lives elsewhere and has several children. For the most part, she supports this person and all of those kids as well. One of these kids lives in her home.
There are a total of 2 adults (AC1 and spouse) and three grandchildren in the home...she and her husband supports them all.
Anyway, AC1 is mentally unstable and is suppose to go to therapy...but often doesn't go. This person doesn't work and doesn't help with- the kids. AND this person periodically goes on binges (alcohol and mj). Life is frantic/hard.
I have told her that she needs to set limits...at the very least few a few hard a fast ones. Otherwise, AC1 will have to move out. She is having a very hard time doing this. In the mean time, the children are often exposed to things they shouldn't be exposed to.
For those of you who had to set this type of limit....when and how did you reach this point?
Another question....
Should going to therapy or AA be one of the limits? It seems that it should...
Thoughts?
Thank you.
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