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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 420838" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Susie I really appreciate your advice form your experience. My dad is an alcoholic, Yes he still "is" even though he is now 91 years old and doesn't drink any longer, or if he does it's one glass of wine or beer randomly. I know he will always be an alcoholic. I know my daughter wil always be an alcoholic/addict. When we adopted her we knew her birth history and that is probably the biggest reason why I have been so fearful as she grew up watching her experiment with alcohol/drugs. I knew what could and almost certainly would happen. I am so grateful that my husband and I both get it and realize this is a lifelong struggle and will never be done. I'm also sad that some in my family don't understand this and expected her to be fixed when she got out and thought it ok to drink in front of her.</p><p></p><p>This thinking is never more apparent than when reading fb comments from friends of people who are in rehab. They can't wait for them to get out so they can go drinking again, "Hey are your 90 days up yet? Let's go drinking." "Are you out yet, I miss our partying." "When are you getting out I have some stuff." They either think rehab is a joke and their friend doesn't have a problem or they don't care and want company in their h*ll hole. These are not all young punks, some are old enough to know better. They lie in waiting to snatch the addict back from sobriety and pull them down.</p><p></p><p>This time she needs to build a lifestyle around her that supports sobriety and that is the biggest question here.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all your support. I am excited to see her Sunday. Her girlfriend is coming over to visit (her only good friend left) and I boiled eggs for them to color so she can take them back to the house with her and share with the other girls. We will stay busy.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 420838, member: 59"] Susie I really appreciate your advice form your experience. My dad is an alcoholic, Yes he still "is" even though he is now 91 years old and doesn't drink any longer, or if he does it's one glass of wine or beer randomly. I know he will always be an alcoholic. I know my daughter wil always be an alcoholic/addict. When we adopted her we knew her birth history and that is probably the biggest reason why I have been so fearful as she grew up watching her experiment with alcohol/drugs. I knew what could and almost certainly would happen. I am so grateful that my husband and I both get it and realize this is a lifelong struggle and will never be done. I'm also sad that some in my family don't understand this and expected her to be fixed when she got out and thought it ok to drink in front of her. This thinking is never more apparent than when reading fb comments from friends of people who are in rehab. They can't wait for them to get out so they can go drinking again, "Hey are your 90 days up yet? Let's go drinking." "Are you out yet, I miss our partying." "When are you getting out I have some stuff." They either think rehab is a joke and their friend doesn't have a problem or they don't care and want company in their h*ll hole. These are not all young punks, some are old enough to know better. They lie in waiting to snatch the addict back from sobriety and pull them down. This time she needs to build a lifestyle around her that supports sobriety and that is the biggest question here. Thanks for all your support. I am excited to see her Sunday. Her girlfriend is coming over to visit (her only good friend left) and I boiled eggs for them to color so she can take them back to the house with her and share with the other girls. We will stay busy. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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