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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 661717" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Hi Sherril. How much time is he looking at? What is the worst case?</p><p></p><p>Absolutely I understand how you feel when he is relatively safe. It makes total sense.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes the men feel that too. They are very frightened to be released. They feel that there is no way out for them, especially if they are affiliated with a gang.</p><p></p><p>And sometimes they feel they cannot control themselves with the drugs when they are out and they can inside. They like their lives better inside.</p><p></p><p>I know guys with life sentences who accept that incarceration is the best thing for them. They would want to be out, but recognize it would not be in their best interests. These two guys I am thinking about have long-term meth habits. While I know many people who have stopped some people do not want to. I can see that both ways.</p><p></p><p>In one way it is not sad. We are mothers. I will never be sorry I was a mother. I love my son more than myself. Nothing in life would have given me that meaning.</p><p></p><p>The other way to look at is this: I am really, really hard on myself when my son is at risk. And this is sad because I do not deserve this self-attack. But the thing is, I can learn how to get over this. I am trying.</p><p></p><p>I am grateful to you that you have shared some of your story. It is helpful for me to talk to other mothers. I no longer feel alone.</p><p></p><p>PS I think nurses rock, too.</p><p></p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 661717, member: 18958"] Hi Sherril. How much time is he looking at? What is the worst case? Absolutely I understand how you feel when he is relatively safe. It makes total sense. Sometimes the men feel that too. They are very frightened to be released. They feel that there is no way out for them, especially if they are affiliated with a gang. And sometimes they feel they cannot control themselves with the drugs when they are out and they can inside. They like their lives better inside. I know guys with life sentences who accept that incarceration is the best thing for them. They would want to be out, but recognize it would not be in their best interests. These two guys I am thinking about have long-term meth habits. While I know many people who have stopped some people do not want to. I can see that both ways. In one way it is not sad. We are mothers. I will never be sorry I was a mother. I love my son more than myself. Nothing in life would have given me that meaning. The other way to look at is this: I am really, really hard on myself when my son is at risk. And this is sad because I do not deserve this self-attack. But the thing is, I can learn how to get over this. I am trying. I am grateful to you that you have shared some of your story. It is helpful for me to talk to other mothers. I no longer feel alone. PS I think nurses rock, too. Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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