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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 243907" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Susan - you've been on my mind the last month or so as my difficult child is heading down the same road, fast. It's an unbearable place to be. There is help available, just for the asking, but our kids just seem intent on making the same dangerous choices over and over. I'm truly thankful for the decade of parents' experiences that I've witnessed as we enter the dark dark side here now, but I also am starting to really empathize with what I've interpreted as your (and others') panic and need to do something - anything. I truly thank you for sharing your journey - it is helping me personally.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, good thoughts headed your way. I hope that your son is able to make a better choice. As for you slipping back into old ways, it's not a defect of character. It's part of motherhood to want our kids to be okay. </p><p> </p><p>My self-talk goes like this these days- I have no control over my son's choices. If *I* could fix it, we wouldn't be here now. I love him more than life itself. I cannot rescue him when he refuses to rescue himself. I can work on keeping myself and the rest of the family emotionally healthy while difficult child spirals. The resources for him are right in front of his face - he's blind to them. Serenity prayer - a lot.</p><p> </p><p>Stay strong, Susan. I hope there's the best possible outcome for him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 243907, member: 8"] Susan - you've been on my mind the last month or so as my difficult child is heading down the same road, fast. It's an unbearable place to be. There is help available, just for the asking, but our kids just seem intent on making the same dangerous choices over and over. I'm truly thankful for the decade of parents' experiences that I've witnessed as we enter the dark dark side here now, but I also am starting to really empathize with what I've interpreted as your (and others') panic and need to do something - anything. I truly thank you for sharing your journey - it is helping me personally. Of course, good thoughts headed your way. I hope that your son is able to make a better choice. As for you slipping back into old ways, it's not a defect of character. It's part of motherhood to want our kids to be okay. My self-talk goes like this these days- I have no control over my son's choices. If *I* could fix it, we wouldn't be here now. I love him more than life itself. I cannot rescue him when he refuses to rescue himself. I can work on keeping myself and the rest of the family emotionally healthy while difficult child spirals. The resources for him are right in front of his face - he's blind to them. Serenity prayer - a lot. Stay strong, Susan. I hope there's the best possible outcome for him. [/QUOTE]
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