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<blockquote data-quote="ScentofCedar" data-source="post: 28015" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dammit Janet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Barbara....</p><p></p><p>You say your son took drugs as a teen and that is why he is an addict. I say baloney. I took tons of drugs as a teen and I am not an addict. </p><p></p><p>My playtime was over and I had to be an adult now. </p><p></p><p>I didnt become an addict because of my teen years. I was stupid...yes....but it didnt lead to a lifelong addiction. </p><p></p><p>His problems arent your fault. He could have partied when young and decided to grow up and get on with his life. Most do. </div></div></p><p></p><p>****************</p><p></p><p>Dammit, I told husband about your post. In my saner moments, I know you are right and that difficult child is coldly choosing to do what he is doing ~ both to himself and to us.</p><p></p><p>In a way I am excusing difficult child through identifying his behaviors as addiction.</p><p></p><p>One way or another, I am making this not his fault.</p><p></p><p>I am attributing even his most manipulative behaviors to the long term effects of drug use.</p><p></p><p>Hey, guys? </p><p></p><p>Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to how many hours I spent searching the internet before I found research that would back that one up???</p><p></p><p> :hammer:</p><p></p><p>Thank you everyone, so much. I have had a little bit of a rough time since talking to difficult child, but I am better, now.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScentofCedar, post: 28015, member: 3353"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dammit Janet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Barbara.... You say your son took drugs as a teen and that is why he is an addict. I say baloney. I took tons of drugs as a teen and I am not an addict. My playtime was over and I had to be an adult now. I didnt become an addict because of my teen years. I was stupid...yes....but it didnt lead to a lifelong addiction. His problems arent your fault. He could have partied when young and decided to grow up and get on with his life. Most do. </div></div> **************** Dammit, I told husband about your post. In my saner moments, I know you are right and that difficult child is coldly choosing to do what he is doing ~ both to himself and to us. In a way I am excusing difficult child through identifying his behaviors as addiction. One way or another, I am making this not his fault. I am attributing even his most manipulative behaviors to the long term effects of drug use. Hey, guys? Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to how many hours I spent searching the internet before I found research that would back that one up??? [img]:hammer:[/img] Thank you everyone, so much. I have had a little bit of a rough time since talking to difficult child, but I am better, now. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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