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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 617076" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>It's wonderful to hear everyone's updates. I too came here about 15-16 years ago and darn it if I'm not still here...but different. My difficult child is now 22 and living with her boyfriend and his 5 year old daughter who is really adorable. After just squeaking through high school she got herself kicked out of college, went through a substance abuse program, relapsed, went to sober living and finally on her own. Over the past three years we have healed and grown closer than we ever have been before. Maturity and responsibility has set in and I am cautiously optimistic. She will always struggle, works a minimum wage job at a doggie day care but loves it and has always been a natural around animals. She now understands just how foolish she was to ruin her opportunity to go to college and have a career and tells us she has many regrets over that among many other things. Her boyfriend is an OK guy but has very low ambition and very much in debt from foolish choices he made in his early life and I believe he is an alcoholic. difficult child is by far the most responsible person in that relationship. We worry about her and we help with groceries and gas money but we are relieved she is living in the real world and at least for now she seems to be making good choices.</p><p></p><p>My easy child is a kindergarten teacher and lives on her own only about 2 miles away so we get to see her often. She is still looking for her soul mate and really wants to settle down but is finding it harder to meet guys who want more than just partying or hooking up. husband and I are enjoying our empty nest, husband still enjoys what he is doing and while I think he would like to retire in the forseeable future he is not at that point yet.</p><p></p><p>I am involved in a family support group for substance abuse that I found when difficult child was going through the program. They are a wonderful group of people and even though I am no longer in an active abuse situation with difficult child, substance abuse has become my cause and we do what we can to support the treatment centers in our area and work with our leaders to stop the heroin problem and prescription overuse in our area.</p><p></p><p>Like all of you this board has been my sanity for so many years. I do have the gift of appreciation and I see things in such a different light now. After walking through the fire that we all have done you can't help but be changed. I love and appreciate everyone here for so many reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 617076, member: 59"] It's wonderful to hear everyone's updates. I too came here about 15-16 years ago and darn it if I'm not still here...but different. My difficult child is now 22 and living with her boyfriend and his 5 year old daughter who is really adorable. After just squeaking through high school she got herself kicked out of college, went through a substance abuse program, relapsed, went to sober living and finally on her own. Over the past three years we have healed and grown closer than we ever have been before. Maturity and responsibility has set in and I am cautiously optimistic. She will always struggle, works a minimum wage job at a doggie day care but loves it and has always been a natural around animals. She now understands just how foolish she was to ruin her opportunity to go to college and have a career and tells us she has many regrets over that among many other things. Her boyfriend is an OK guy but has very low ambition and very much in debt from foolish choices he made in his early life and I believe he is an alcoholic. difficult child is by far the most responsible person in that relationship. We worry about her and we help with groceries and gas money but we are relieved she is living in the real world and at least for now she seems to be making good choices. My easy child is a kindergarten teacher and lives on her own only about 2 miles away so we get to see her often. She is still looking for her soul mate and really wants to settle down but is finding it harder to meet guys who want more than just partying or hooking up. husband and I are enjoying our empty nest, husband still enjoys what he is doing and while I think he would like to retire in the forseeable future he is not at that point yet. I am involved in a family support group for substance abuse that I found when difficult child was going through the program. They are a wonderful group of people and even though I am no longer in an active abuse situation with difficult child, substance abuse has become my cause and we do what we can to support the treatment centers in our area and work with our leaders to stop the heroin problem and prescription overuse in our area. Like all of you this board has been my sanity for so many years. I do have the gift of appreciation and I see things in such a different light now. After walking through the fire that we all have done you can't help but be changed. I love and appreciate everyone here for so many reasons. [/QUOTE]
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