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<blockquote data-quote="C.J." data-source="post: 260473" data-attributes="member: 1987"><p>I remember replying to one of your threads a little while back, and I described my 44 year old sister - drugs were more important than her kids, her extended family, friends, health, etc. She lost custody of her kids permanently, she's been in and out of rehab four times to my knowledge, most recently last fall - and got kicked out three or four days early for breaking the rules. She and her latest male friend are living in a house that should probably be condemned...</p><p></p><p>My mother and I tried to help her, especially when the kids were little. We paid for food, diapers, rent, utilities, car repairs, etc - all in the name of "love". We are not wealthy people, and the debt I took on for her behalf makes me sick to think about it. When her son went to live with his dad, and N* came to live with me, we stopped "helping". She went to rehab for the first time after that.</p><p></p><p>My faith does not allow me not to stand by and watch her go hungry, or not drive her to a hospital, or pick up a $2.00 Rx from the pharmacy, but she won't live in the same house with me. When she's been clean and sober and working on a long term plan to stay that way, I saw to it that her children visited with her, and when she started using again, the visits stopped.</p><p></p><p>I am sharing this with you again to give you some insight of what life looks like 20 years down the road. I think he really needs to learn that you will not be there to fix everything for him. You'll worry, you'll pray, and maybe, you'll learn to love him at a distance.</p><p></p><p>Praying for your strength...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C.J., post: 260473, member: 1987"] I remember replying to one of your threads a little while back, and I described my 44 year old sister - drugs were more important than her kids, her extended family, friends, health, etc. She lost custody of her kids permanently, she's been in and out of rehab four times to my knowledge, most recently last fall - and got kicked out three or four days early for breaking the rules. She and her latest male friend are living in a house that should probably be condemned... My mother and I tried to help her, especially when the kids were little. We paid for food, diapers, rent, utilities, car repairs, etc - all in the name of "love". We are not wealthy people, and the debt I took on for her behalf makes me sick to think about it. When her son went to live with his dad, and N* came to live with me, we stopped "helping". She went to rehab for the first time after that. My faith does not allow me not to stand by and watch her go hungry, or not drive her to a hospital, or pick up a $2.00 Rx from the pharmacy, but she won't live in the same house with me. When she's been clean and sober and working on a long term plan to stay that way, I saw to it that her children visited with her, and when she started using again, the visits stopped. I am sharing this with you again to give you some insight of what life looks like 20 years down the road. I think he really needs to learn that you will not be there to fix everything for him. You'll worry, you'll pray, and maybe, you'll learn to love him at a distance. Praying for your strength... [/QUOTE]
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