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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 604549" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>Hi, Mathina.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the site. I am so glad you found us. The one thing worse than watching one of our children self-destruct is going through it alone. </p><p></p><p>We are living through a situation similar to yours. Our daughter is 39. She was responsible for three children when this started, and dragged them right down the rabbit hole with her. The kids are safe, now. We have been expecting to learn that our drug and alcohol-addled, mentally ill daughter had been beat to death for most of this summer. Almost miraculously, things have taken a turn for the better, for us.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, when we have done the accepting and the grieving, it is shamefully more painful to have hope, than not.</p><p></p><p>We are learning to believe for the best, and to remember, and be grateful for, the good things we do have. This is helping us to survive what is happening without sacrificing our own lives to worry or guilt or shame.</p><p></p><p>Or anger.</p><p></p><p>I agree that your daughter's drug/alcohol use plays a part in the path she is taking. Our daughter started using street drugs right around the time everything fell apart, too. </p><p></p><p>I am so sorry this is happening, to you, and to your daughter.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 604549, member: 1721"] Hi, Mathina. Welcome to the site. I am so glad you found us. The one thing worse than watching one of our children self-destruct is going through it alone. We are living through a situation similar to yours. Our daughter is 39. She was responsible for three children when this started, and dragged them right down the rabbit hole with her. The kids are safe, now. We have been expecting to learn that our drug and alcohol-addled, mentally ill daughter had been beat to death for most of this summer. Almost miraculously, things have taken a turn for the better, for us. Sometimes, when we have done the accepting and the grieving, it is shamefully more painful to have hope, than not. We are learning to believe for the best, and to remember, and be grateful for, the good things we do have. This is helping us to survive what is happening without sacrificing our own lives to worry or guilt or shame. Or anger. I agree that your daughter's drug/alcohol use plays a part in the path she is taking. Our daughter started using street drugs right around the time everything fell apart, too. I am so sorry this is happening, to you, and to your daughter. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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