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"Do you drink to drown your sorrows or your conscience"...
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<blockquote data-quote="lovemysons" data-source="post: 536541" data-attributes="member: 3305"><p>Alabamagirl, </p><p>I can't tell you how thrilled I am for you and your son. It sounds like you handled your son's revelations with loving grace...and without shock, judgement or shame. How wonderful. I think you will find this to be a very bonding moment in your relationship with your son too. </p><p></p><p>And I absolutely agree...This disease does involve self-hatred and self-abuse. They do have a conscience and sadly try to blot it out as often as they can with alcohol and drugs until they "surrender"...Let go completely. </p><p></p><p>I visited my young difficult child in prison today with my daughter in law...He is reading self help books and learning. He is sounding more mature and was calm in his demenor. He got to meet his new baby girl for the very first time today. I have vivid beautiful moments now in my head of young difficult child holding her...very sweet, very kind and loving. </p><p>I think the past 6 months without alcohol or pain medications is doing him a world of good...and he has a certain gratitude even. He knows not everyone in there has anyone left on the "outside" that cares about them. He also knows that he has a life to look forward too...that his time is short there by comparison to others. </p><p></p><p>Maybe one day all of our difficult child's will receive the gift of sobriety and live the beautiful, rich, fullfilling life they were meant to have. </p><p></p><p>I have hope on this day. </p><p>LMS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovemysons, post: 536541, member: 3305"] Alabamagirl, I can't tell you how thrilled I am for you and your son. It sounds like you handled your son's revelations with loving grace...and without shock, judgement or shame. How wonderful. I think you will find this to be a very bonding moment in your relationship with your son too. And I absolutely agree...This disease does involve self-hatred and self-abuse. They do have a conscience and sadly try to blot it out as often as they can with alcohol and drugs until they "surrender"...Let go completely. I visited my young difficult child in prison today with my daughter in law...He is reading self help books and learning. He is sounding more mature and was calm in his demenor. He got to meet his new baby girl for the very first time today. I have vivid beautiful moments now in my head of young difficult child holding her...very sweet, very kind and loving. I think the past 6 months without alcohol or pain medications is doing him a world of good...and he has a certain gratitude even. He knows not everyone in there has anyone left on the "outside" that cares about them. He also knows that he has a life to look forward too...that his time is short there by comparison to others. Maybe one day all of our difficult child's will receive the gift of sobriety and live the beautiful, rich, fullfilling life they were meant to have. I have hope on this day. LMS [/QUOTE]
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