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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 694236" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>I can say, with reasonable certainty, that you are a good parent. Being here is enough to demonstrate that. You wouldn't be here if you didn't care. As much as I loved my mom, she was a bad mother. She wasn't cruel, cold, or indifferent. I never doubted her love for me, and I never doubted my love for her. But she was still a bad parent. She was a drug addict for 20 years.... Something she never overcame. So, she demonstrated the normal addict behavior and thinking. Which leaves very little room for anything but the drug. Still, that is one of the things I respect most about her. When I was younger, I couldn't understand what was wrong. I knew SOMETHING was wrong, but I didn't know what it was. I never once saw a meth pipe. Then, when my addiction kicked in, I had a much deeper understanding and respect for her. And I do not take the bad parts to be personal, or a failure of my own. She would not be here even if she were alive. I dislike my dad very strongly, but I do love him. He was a drunk, and had no issue beating the <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> out of ten year old children. Sometimes when I would mess up, and sometimes when the 49ers lost. I loved him sober, though. He is a truly brilliant man. He has a great sense of humor, too. He IS still alive, and would not be here. </p><p></p><p>The difference between my parents and you is obvious. You are a good parent, and mine were not. Even when you make mistakes, or say the wrong things, you are genuinely trying, and obviously trying to get a better understanding of your child's problems. Even through all this pain, sadness, and exhaustion, you are more concerned for him than for yourself. That is a good parent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 694236, member: 20267"] I can say, with reasonable certainty, that you are a good parent. Being here is enough to demonstrate that. You wouldn't be here if you didn't care. As much as I loved my mom, she was a bad mother. She wasn't cruel, cold, or indifferent. I never doubted her love for me, and I never doubted my love for her. But she was still a bad parent. She was a drug addict for 20 years.... Something she never overcame. So, she demonstrated the normal addict behavior and thinking. Which leaves very little room for anything but the drug. Still, that is one of the things I respect most about her. When I was younger, I couldn't understand what was wrong. I knew SOMETHING was wrong, but I didn't know what it was. I never once saw a meth pipe. Then, when my addiction kicked in, I had a much deeper understanding and respect for her. And I do not take the bad parts to be personal, or a failure of my own. She would not be here even if she were alive. I dislike my dad very strongly, but I do love him. He was a drunk, and had no issue beating the :censored2: out of ten year old children. Sometimes when I would mess up, and sometimes when the 49ers lost. I loved him sober, though. He is a truly brilliant man. He has a great sense of humor, too. He IS still alive, and would not be here. The difference between my parents and you is obvious. You are a good parent, and mine were not. Even when you make mistakes, or say the wrong things, you are genuinely trying, and obviously trying to get a better understanding of your child's problems. Even through all this pain, sadness, and exhaustion, you are more concerned for him than for yourself. That is a good parent. [/QUOTE]
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