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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 681398" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Beautiful and inspiring posts from all. Thank you ladies.</p><p></p><p>My son is beginning his own journey on Monday. Out of state after rehab. </p><p></p><p>I was on the phone with the orthodontist office today setting up his last appointment with them. I broke down on the phone with the girl that was helping me. The real reason is that I remember thinking in my anger over my son's addiction "why does a drug addict need straight teeth?". What a horrible thought and I'm glad I never said that to him.</p><p></p><p>Like all of you I've asked myself what we could have done differently and there is no answer for that. Our two older boys are great so I know it's not our parenting or lack thereof.</p><p></p><p>I also have many friends whose kids are in college on scholarships or who have gifted children. It cuts like a knife to see them on Facebook reaching all of their goals when I think of all the struggles my son has to make it through the day.</p><p></p><p>I think it was Leafy that said that we shouldn't try to write the end of our story. We have to keep faith that it will end well someday and we can look back on all of these years (many, many, years for some) as a "bad time" in our lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 681398, member: 15032"] Beautiful and inspiring posts from all. Thank you ladies. My son is beginning his own journey on Monday. Out of state after rehab. I was on the phone with the orthodontist office today setting up his last appointment with them. I broke down on the phone with the girl that was helping me. The real reason is that I remember thinking in my anger over my son's addiction "why does a drug addict need straight teeth?". What a horrible thought and I'm glad I never said that to him. Like all of you I've asked myself what we could have done differently and there is no answer for that. Our two older boys are great so I know it's not our parenting or lack thereof. I also have many friends whose kids are in college on scholarships or who have gifted children. It cuts like a knife to see them on Facebook reaching all of their goals when I think of all the struggles my son has to make it through the day. I think it was Leafy that said that we shouldn't try to write the end of our story. We have to keep faith that it will end well someday and we can look back on all of these years (many, many, years for some) as a "bad time" in our lives. [/QUOTE]
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