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Ultimatum Given, now Trepidation....
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Bad Kitty" data-source="post: 59933" data-attributes="member: 3647"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes and no. Been to several meetings with different groups, and heard the same things there that I hear on CD. I know you folks better, so I don't see the need to attend regularly. wife won't go at all - won't even think about it, nor will she allow me to bring any of the other kids with me. </div></div></p><p></p><p>See, now that is an issue. </p><p></p><p>First of all, an NA meeting is good, but those are there for the addict to attend. You will get much more out of a Nar-anon (actually an Al-anon). Those are for the families of the addict. There you meet other families dealing with the same problems. And it is there for the entire family to deal with the addict in the family, because it is a FAMILY DISEASE. It affects the entire family (does it not?). wife is not doing your son any favors by pretending that there is no problem. But whether you can talk her into going or not, you really need to go. While talking to us online is nice, there is really no substitute for a meeting in real life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Bad Kitty, post: 59933, member: 3647"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes and no. Been to several meetings with different groups, and heard the same things there that I hear on CD. I know you folks better, so I don't see the need to attend regularly. wife won't go at all - won't even think about it, nor will she allow me to bring any of the other kids with me. </div></div> See, now that is an issue. First of all, an NA meeting is good, but those are there for the addict to attend. You will get much more out of a Nar-anon (actually an Al-anon). Those are for the families of the addict. There you meet other families dealing with the same problems. And it is there for the entire family to deal with the addict in the family, because it is a FAMILY DISEASE. It affects the entire family (does it not?). wife is not doing your son any favors by pretending that there is no problem. But whether you can talk her into going or not, you really need to go. While talking to us online is nice, there is really no substitute for a meeting in real life. [/QUOTE]
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