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This isn't about a teen but thought you all might have wise words
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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 399006" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>We have discussed interventions within the family. Ultimately her husband has to facilitate it actually happening and while we thought he was prepared this past spring, it never came to be. It is quite a shame it didn't if you ask me.</p><p>My S/O and I and their other brother and his S/O did our own mini intervention and we have all stuck by having to sever ties with her until she gets help. She knows why. She doesn't hide the impact her choices have on her own life or the lives of those around her. She listened to us, she even understood. Then she kept on going with her drugs. Their one remaining sibling is a sister who lives on the west coast. She had actually booked 4 months off work, had 24 hours until her flight here. She'd arranged a inpatient treatment program for my sister in law. She was going to fly here, drive sister in law to this rehab, then care for her kids while she got treatment. The day before this one sisters flight, my sister in law backed out. This sister also drew her line in the sand and they have had no contact since either.</p><p>At this stage, sister in law has her husband and one of her children, along with her mother. Everyone else including friends (other than druggie friends) have had to tell her they are bowing out of her life until she gets some help.</p><p></p><p>I never want her husband to feel unsupported, nor my sister in law. Or my mother in law for that matter. My sister in law just seems so far from any type of bottom or consequence that is too big for her to face. I do think if her husband followed through and made her leave, as well as cutting off all finances, she would very quickly hit bottom. She relies on all of that money at her fingertips to fund her addiction. Yes I'm sure she would steal and many manner of things to get drugs in absence of the family money. I just don't see it lasting long. I don't think I can see her husband doing it. At one point I thought he was ready. He just has shown no follow through on his end with consequences. I mean, why does she have the bank cards? The credit cards? Cheques? Access to his money at all?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 399006, member: 4264"] We have discussed interventions within the family. Ultimately her husband has to facilitate it actually happening and while we thought he was prepared this past spring, it never came to be. It is quite a shame it didn't if you ask me. My S/O and I and their other brother and his S/O did our own mini intervention and we have all stuck by having to sever ties with her until she gets help. She knows why. She doesn't hide the impact her choices have on her own life or the lives of those around her. She listened to us, she even understood. Then she kept on going with her drugs. Their one remaining sibling is a sister who lives on the west coast. She had actually booked 4 months off work, had 24 hours until her flight here. She'd arranged a inpatient treatment program for my sister in law. She was going to fly here, drive sister in law to this rehab, then care for her kids while she got treatment. The day before this one sisters flight, my sister in law backed out. This sister also drew her line in the sand and they have had no contact since either. At this stage, sister in law has her husband and one of her children, along with her mother. Everyone else including friends (other than druggie friends) have had to tell her they are bowing out of her life until she gets some help. I never want her husband to feel unsupported, nor my sister in law. Or my mother in law for that matter. My sister in law just seems so far from any type of bottom or consequence that is too big for her to face. I do think if her husband followed through and made her leave, as well as cutting off all finances, she would very quickly hit bottom. She relies on all of that money at her fingertips to fund her addiction. Yes I'm sure she would steal and many manner of things to get drugs in absence of the family money. I just don't see it lasting long. I don't think I can see her husband doing it. At one point I thought he was ready. He just has shown no follow through on his end with consequences. I mean, why does she have the bank cards? The credit cards? Cheques? Access to his money at all? [/QUOTE]
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