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Adult son (22) ruining his life
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<blockquote data-quote="AmericanGirl" data-source="post: 538304"><p>Cannot add much to the superb advice you have been given.</p><p></p><p>A few thoughts...</p><p></p><p>Al-anon has really helped me set boundaries. Your child can have drug, not alcohol, issues and it still works. They also have a lot of phone meetings (google for the list.)</p><p></p><p>The best book I've seen is Setting Boundaries with your Adult Children, Bottke. I used her methods to get my very stubborn, lying, addicted 18 year old into treatment. He graduates this week with 99 days of sobriety. He isn't cured by any means but we have come a very long way.</p><p></p><p>Whatever he is telling you plus whatever you believe to be true does not equal reality. Every single situation I have seen proves this to be true. It is always worse than they tell us.</p><p></p><p>Forget bottom. It is meaningless. He will get treatment if and when he chooses to do so. Our job, as parents, is to make the choice the most attractive one out there, to get out of the way and to take very good care of ourselves.</p><p></p><p>Keep posting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmericanGirl, post: 538304"] Cannot add much to the superb advice you have been given. A few thoughts... Al-anon has really helped me set boundaries. Your child can have drug, not alcohol, issues and it still works. They also have a lot of phone meetings (google for the list.) The best book I've seen is Setting Boundaries with your Adult Children, Bottke. I used her methods to get my very stubborn, lying, addicted 18 year old into treatment. He graduates this week with 99 days of sobriety. He isn't cured by any means but we have come a very long way. Whatever he is telling you plus whatever you believe to be true does not equal reality. Every single situation I have seen proves this to be true. It is always worse than they tell us. Forget bottom. It is meaningless. He will get treatment if and when he chooses to do so. Our job, as parents, is to make the choice the most attractive one out there, to get out of the way and to take very good care of ourselves. Keep posting! [/QUOTE]
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