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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 731661" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>The housing director at a program my son was at in Florida got sober on his very own when he was 23. He said he literally "saw the light". He just knew that he no longer wanted to live that lifestyle, wasn't raised that way, and was tired of being alienated from his family. He said that I reminded him a lot of his own mother. Loving but very strong boundaries.</p><p></p><p>He was a wonderful young man and was in his masters program when I met him while he worked at the recovery center. He never spent one minute in rehab. His story is amazing and I know it's rare but to me it speaks volumes.</p><p></p><p>I don't regret any of my son's rehabs either because it did give him time to clear his head and gave me peace because I knew he was safe (from himself). As Kathy said, I do feel strongly that he learned something at each program also. The seed is planted and sowed each time (as the director told me).</p><p></p><p>It just reinforced that when they are ready they will do it. It's just hard for us as loving parents to wait it out and we hope they live to get to that point. That is the sad reality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 731661, member: 15032"] The housing director at a program my son was at in Florida got sober on his very own when he was 23. He said he literally "saw the light". He just knew that he no longer wanted to live that lifestyle, wasn't raised that way, and was tired of being alienated from his family. He said that I reminded him a lot of his own mother. Loving but very strong boundaries. He was a wonderful young man and was in his masters program when I met him while he worked at the recovery center. He never spent one minute in rehab. His story is amazing and I know it's rare but to me it speaks volumes. I don't regret any of my son's rehabs either because it did give him time to clear his head and gave me peace because I knew he was safe (from himself). As Kathy said, I do feel strongly that he learned something at each program also. The seed is planted and sowed each time (as the director told me). It just reinforced that when they are ready they will do it. It's just hard for us as loving parents to wait it out and we hope they live to get to that point. That is the sad reality. [/QUOTE]
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