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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 672349" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>SG, I'm following along and seeing what progress you are making, despite the cost. You are moving forward. I hope the lunch today turns out well, and that you have a good weekend cleaning out his room. It is very cathartic and also usually very illuminating. I found all kinds of drug paraphenalia in my son's car, backpack and bedroom. I realized then I just knew the tip of the iceberg and I was way, way out of my league.</p><p></p><p>That exercise (did it multiple times) was painful but I think it moved me forward. I remember when he got kicked out of rehab for the second time (one of the rehabs) and ended up back in this town and in jail after living on the street in another major city for a while. </p><p></p><p>I had all of his stuff. I brought it home, opened it all up, and got out a big trash can. There were all kinds of things, like the tubing from a Bic pen, aluminum foil, matches, lighters and other things that I had no idea what you did with them. I googled some of it. </p><p></p><p>I washed all of the clothes, packed them in plastic tubs and put them in the attic. I threw a bunch of stuff away. I found lists of resources crumpled with nothing written on them. </p><p></p><p>Their rooms, their cars, their backpacks, their pockets tell the true story. </p><p></p><p>They will deny their truth until the end of time...until they are ready to face it. My son did, too, and used to curse at me like your son did.</p><p></p><p>Addiction charts the same course with everybody, and it's a very ugly course. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there. Keep your distance. Create strong boundaries. That is love. The best kind of love.</p><p></p><p>We're here for you. Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 672349, member: 17542"] SG, I'm following along and seeing what progress you are making, despite the cost. You are moving forward. I hope the lunch today turns out well, and that you have a good weekend cleaning out his room. It is very cathartic and also usually very illuminating. I found all kinds of drug paraphenalia in my son's car, backpack and bedroom. I realized then I just knew the tip of the iceberg and I was way, way out of my league. That exercise (did it multiple times) was painful but I think it moved me forward. I remember when he got kicked out of rehab for the second time (one of the rehabs) and ended up back in this town and in jail after living on the street in another major city for a while. I had all of his stuff. I brought it home, opened it all up, and got out a big trash can. There were all kinds of things, like the tubing from a Bic pen, aluminum foil, matches, lighters and other things that I had no idea what you did with them. I googled some of it. I washed all of the clothes, packed them in plastic tubs and put them in the attic. I threw a bunch of stuff away. I found lists of resources crumpled with nothing written on them. Their rooms, their cars, their backpacks, their pockets tell the true story. They will deny their truth until the end of time...until they are ready to face it. My son did, too, and used to curse at me like your son did. Addiction charts the same course with everybody, and it's a very ugly course. Hang in there. Keep your distance. Create strong boundaries. That is love. The best kind of love. We're here for you. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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