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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 496614" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Susiestar I didn't even know there was such a thing as a sober house until last year so you are not ignorant at all. I have to admit when difficult child's outpatient program suggested she go to a halfway house (sober house) I was agast. I thought those were for people getting out of jail to help them with re-entry into society. I was very reluctant, not knowing what to expect. I was so surprised to find out that most of the women were around difficult child's age and they looked like normal people. I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that.</p><p></p><p>I must confess that when difficult child first got out of treatment and they told her she needed to make AA her life I was very skeptical. I thought there was no way she would be able to go to AA meetings almost every day and make those people her support group. I thought of myself and how when I worked I just liked to come home and relax not go to some meeting every night. I was fairly certain this new way of living would never work for her and she would never be able to make friends with sober people and find fun sober things to do.</p><p></p><p>Thank goodness she didn't have those same misgivings or if she did she was willing to open herself to it. Every day I see her emerse herself more and more into the sober way of living. When I go to the AA meetings with her on Sunday I see her interact with the other members and how happy she seems and how genuine they all seem to be with each other. And then I listen to the lead and I discovered it is possible to make AA a big part of your life and it becomes a way of life for so many.</p><p></p><p>That's not to say I don't still worry every day that she will relapse but I have a huge appreciation for the addiction services in our community and sober houses are a big part of that. I don't feel nearly so hopeless because I know there is help out there.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 496614, member: 59"] Susiestar I didn't even know there was such a thing as a sober house until last year so you are not ignorant at all. I have to admit when difficult child's outpatient program suggested she go to a halfway house (sober house) I was agast. I thought those were for people getting out of jail to help them with re-entry into society. I was very reluctant, not knowing what to expect. I was so surprised to find out that most of the women were around difficult child's age and they looked like normal people. I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that. I must confess that when difficult child first got out of treatment and they told her she needed to make AA her life I was very skeptical. I thought there was no way she would be able to go to AA meetings almost every day and make those people her support group. I thought of myself and how when I worked I just liked to come home and relax not go to some meeting every night. I was fairly certain this new way of living would never work for her and she would never be able to make friends with sober people and find fun sober things to do. Thank goodness she didn't have those same misgivings or if she did she was willing to open herself to it. Every day I see her emerse herself more and more into the sober way of living. When I go to the AA meetings with her on Sunday I see her interact with the other members and how happy she seems and how genuine they all seem to be with each other. And then I listen to the lead and I discovered it is possible to make AA a big part of your life and it becomes a way of life for so many. That's not to say I don't still worry every day that she will relapse but I have a huge appreciation for the addiction services in our community and sober houses are a big part of that. I don't feel nearly so hopeless because I know there is help out there. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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