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<blockquote data-quote="wastedpotential" data-source="post: 498498" data-attributes="member: 13601"><p>Thank you all for the responses and the welcome! Signorina, I see myself especially in your words. I think about all the care he got throughout his life, and so much love, and the fact that he chooses to harm himself this way, and care so little about himself, kills me. I see a commercial for children's vitamins and I think angrily, "yeah, make sure they take their vitamins so they can turn into drug addicts when they grow up!" Stupid thinking like that. Basically, what was the point? is what I think.</p><p></p><p>DD19 is well aware. As a matter of fact, she wrote her college entrance essay on how the experience of having a brother who is a drug addict shaped who she is today. She learned how someone with so much natural intelligence messed up his life, and how she plans on being the exact opposite in her life. When I read that it made me realize how greatly this has affected her as well. We talk a lot, husband, daughter and I. She is sad for her brother, but strong in her convictions. She is kicking butt in college, she's friggin' amazing.</p><p></p><p>Same as you, Sig...I had a heated discussion the other day with difficult child after I found out about the cocaine. Today he asks me to help him clean out his car and I jump to do it. We become so desperate for anything that feels like helping them, it is kind of pathetic. </p><p></p><p>A friend told me that every time I help him, it is helping him use drugs. </p><p></p><p>Anyway...I'm glad I'm here. I plan to post more, I'm just trying to learn the format and get comfortable with the lingo.</p><p></p><p>I'll fix my profile in a bit.</p><p></p><p>Thanks, all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wastedpotential, post: 498498, member: 13601"] Thank you all for the responses and the welcome! Signorina, I see myself especially in your words. I think about all the care he got throughout his life, and so much love, and the fact that he chooses to harm himself this way, and care so little about himself, kills me. I see a commercial for children's vitamins and I think angrily, "yeah, make sure they take their vitamins so they can turn into drug addicts when they grow up!" Stupid thinking like that. Basically, what was the point? is what I think. DD19 is well aware. As a matter of fact, she wrote her college entrance essay on how the experience of having a brother who is a drug addict shaped who she is today. She learned how someone with so much natural intelligence messed up his life, and how she plans on being the exact opposite in her life. When I read that it made me realize how greatly this has affected her as well. We talk a lot, husband, daughter and I. She is sad for her brother, but strong in her convictions. She is kicking butt in college, she's friggin' amazing. Same as you, Sig...I had a heated discussion the other day with difficult child after I found out about the cocaine. Today he asks me to help him clean out his car and I jump to do it. We become so desperate for anything that feels like helping them, it is kind of pathetic. A friend told me that every time I help him, it is helping him use drugs. Anyway...I'm glad I'm here. I plan to post more, I'm just trying to learn the format and get comfortable with the lingo. I'll fix my profile in a bit. Thanks, all :-) [/QUOTE]
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