Hi everyone. I am a new member. I am in my late 50s and mom to two adult children. My daughter and her partner are parents to a 6 month old baby with another on the way. My son, 22, lives with them. I evicted him from my home well over a year ago. Raising him was very challenging, all the normal things parents do to modify a child's behavior did not work. I could write pages of all that I went through. It wore me out and I am not the same person that I was. I was a single parent due to divorce; my ex chose not to be involved with parenting our children after the divorce.
Last weekend, I was at my daughters home and found about 30 doses of blotter acid on a table in my son's room. I found this by accident, I was not looking. He was in the room when I found this but pretended that it was just pieces of foil. I took one of the foil packets thinking I could have it analyzed. I knew my son was smoking marijuana and has an addiction to video games; but I was shocked when I found the acid. I believe he is selling this drug.
My gut response was to report him to the police unless he chose to go to rehab. Apparently he has chosen not to do that, but I have not spoken to him since that day as he will not answer my calls/texts.
What troubles me even more is that my daughter, 27, thinks I am overreacting and does not want me to report this. My son often cares for her 6 month old baby and I am worried about the risk to her child and to her family. She does not agree with me and we are both upset and not speaking at this time. She and her partner do not use drugs.
My daughter and her family were planning on moving in with me this summer and staying until her boyfriend finishes college and secures a good job. Right now the way I feel I don't want them to do that. I am bewildered and angered by her response to all of this. How can she not protect her baby?
I went to an AlAnon meeting two days ago; I have not attended in many years. It was somewhat helpful, but I can only hear half of what is being said as I am hearing impaired now and wear hearing aids. I also cannot drive very far at night due to night blindness so I cannot attend meeting that are not close to me.
I have become very isolated. I am worn out and sad and lonely. I would never commit suicide, but wish my life would be over soon. I am just so tired.
Last weekend, I was at my daughters home and found about 30 doses of blotter acid on a table in my son's room. I found this by accident, I was not looking. He was in the room when I found this but pretended that it was just pieces of foil. I took one of the foil packets thinking I could have it analyzed. I knew my son was smoking marijuana and has an addiction to video games; but I was shocked when I found the acid. I believe he is selling this drug.
My gut response was to report him to the police unless he chose to go to rehab. Apparently he has chosen not to do that, but I have not spoken to him since that day as he will not answer my calls/texts.
What troubles me even more is that my daughter, 27, thinks I am overreacting and does not want me to report this. My son often cares for her 6 month old baby and I am worried about the risk to her child and to her family. She does not agree with me and we are both upset and not speaking at this time. She and her partner do not use drugs.
My daughter and her family were planning on moving in with me this summer and staying until her boyfriend finishes college and secures a good job. Right now the way I feel I don't want them to do that. I am bewildered and angered by her response to all of this. How can she not protect her baby?
I went to an AlAnon meeting two days ago; I have not attended in many years. It was somewhat helpful, but I can only hear half of what is being said as I am hearing impaired now and wear hearing aids. I also cannot drive very far at night due to night blindness so I cannot attend meeting that are not close to me.
I have become very isolated. I am worn out and sad and lonely. I would never commit suicide, but wish my life would be over soon. I am just so tired.