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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 561150" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Oh I so understand and your story brings back all those memories to me. I did the same thing you did, I was so invested in her recovery that I bought her food and took her shopping. I still have the picture on my phone of when I picked her up at the treatment center for her 6 hour pass. Because we lived 1 1/2 hours away I took her to a mall about a half hour away. We had a great time, just like old times. I bought her clothes and we at dinner at cheesecake factory and I took a picture of her and I sitting on a bench outside and we both looked so happy. That picture makes me cry everytime I look at it. I still remember what she was wearing that day. Then I took her back to the center and it was just a short time later that she relapsed and I felt like a fool. The counselors probably saw her coming in with all these bags of stuff and shook their heads having seen it many times before. I wanted it soooooo bad for her.</p><p></p><p>I had her future plannedout too, was so excited about the holidays coming and what possibilities were in front of her. I hated that once again I allowed myself to become more invested in her recovery than she was. But it's so hard when we want it so badly for them.</p><p></p><p>It's good to pull back. Let her work this out herself. You are a good mom. You did nothing more than every other parent who sees their child with that sparkle in their eyes that we longed to see for so many years and wants to keep it going.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 561150, member: 59"] Oh I so understand and your story brings back all those memories to me. I did the same thing you did, I was so invested in her recovery that I bought her food and took her shopping. I still have the picture on my phone of when I picked her up at the treatment center for her 6 hour pass. Because we lived 1 1/2 hours away I took her to a mall about a half hour away. We had a great time, just like old times. I bought her clothes and we at dinner at cheesecake factory and I took a picture of her and I sitting on a bench outside and we both looked so happy. That picture makes me cry everytime I look at it. I still remember what she was wearing that day. Then I took her back to the center and it was just a short time later that she relapsed and I felt like a fool. The counselors probably saw her coming in with all these bags of stuff and shook their heads having seen it many times before. I wanted it soooooo bad for her. I had her future plannedout too, was so excited about the holidays coming and what possibilities were in front of her. I hated that once again I allowed myself to become more invested in her recovery than she was. But it's so hard when we want it so badly for them. It's good to pull back. Let her work this out herself. You are a good mom. You did nothing more than every other parent who sees their child with that sparkle in their eyes that we longed to see for so many years and wants to keep it going. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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