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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 86824" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I don't have a child with a drug addiction. I do have a child who left home and disappeared for 3 months. I heard from her the first month. </p><p></p><p>She asked to come home. I said no even though it almost killed me to say it. Why? Because she had done this twice previously. Each time she lived with "friends" who ultimately kicked her out. I let her come home. I paid the debts she had incurred while she was gone. I knew that if I let her come home again when she asked, I would be enabling her and not helping her become the responsible adult she could become. </p><p></p><p>Her not being home, me not knowing where she was and whether or not she was safe almost killed me. I think I slept about one hour a night for the next two months.</p><p></p><p>During the two months I did not hear from her, she joined a carnival. She quit the carnival. She became homeless. She ended up in a gang-ridden town, sleeping on the floor of a home where the cockroaches were so brazen they didn't even scurry away when they saw lights. </p><p></p><p>I did let her come home because I thought she had truly hit bottom. So far as I can tell, I made the right decision. She is trying to find a job. She is helping a little more around the house. She is not half as mouthy as she used to be. She is talking about going to college. </p><p></p><p>I'm repeating my story to let you know that you may think you'll go crazy, you may think you will die of a broken heart, you think so many, many things but the reality is you will survive. You're a lot stronger than you think you are. Like me, you'll do it because it is the only way you can see to help your child. You've tried everything else. It hasn't worked. So, as much as it hurts, as much as the pain is almost unbearable, you'll do what is necessary to save your son and protect your family. </p><p></p><p>You may not be at this point 100%, but you're so much closer than you were before. Your baby steps are now strides. The leaps will come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 86824, member: 3626"] I don't have a child with a drug addiction. I do have a child who left home and disappeared for 3 months. I heard from her the first month. She asked to come home. I said no even though it almost killed me to say it. Why? Because she had done this twice previously. Each time she lived with "friends" who ultimately kicked her out. I let her come home. I paid the debts she had incurred while she was gone. I knew that if I let her come home again when she asked, I would be enabling her and not helping her become the responsible adult she could become. Her not being home, me not knowing where she was and whether or not she was safe almost killed me. I think I slept about one hour a night for the next two months. During the two months I did not hear from her, she joined a carnival. She quit the carnival. She became homeless. She ended up in a gang-ridden town, sleeping on the floor of a home where the cockroaches were so brazen they didn't even scurry away when they saw lights. I did let her come home because I thought she had truly hit bottom. So far as I can tell, I made the right decision. She is trying to find a job. She is helping a little more around the house. She is not half as mouthy as she used to be. She is talking about going to college. I'm repeating my story to let you know that you may think you'll go crazy, you may think you will die of a broken heart, you think so many, many things but the reality is you will survive. You're a lot stronger than you think you are. Like me, you'll do it because it is the only way you can see to help your child. You've tried everything else. It hasn't worked. So, as much as it hurts, as much as the pain is almost unbearable, you'll do what is necessary to save your son and protect your family. You may not be at this point 100%, but you're so much closer than you were before. Your baby steps are now strides. The leaps will come. [/QUOTE]
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