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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 751302" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>My son stopped using pills because HE wanted a normal life. I also think that part of the reason was that he wanted his family back.</p><p></p><p>I had pulled very far away from him emotionally and we had sent him out of state to sober living after many years of rehabs and relapse. He just didn't want to change ENOUGH. My son is now 24 but honestly I knew we had to take DRASTIC measures to get him to SEE what he was doing.</p><p></p><p>I know that I did everything in my power to help him turn his life around for years because he was a minor and then I had to back away. I turned him over to God (and took it back many times in my heart) but he was out of state struggling with relapse.</p><p></p><p>What I'm saying is that no matter what age our adult children are at, WE cannot fix this. We usually make things worse when we try. I'm sure he knows that you love him. You are already raising his child. Stop feeling sorry for him. It does not help at all. I am saying this because I did it too and had to stop it because it is paralyzing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 751302, member: 15032"] My son stopped using pills because HE wanted a normal life. I also think that part of the reason was that he wanted his family back. I had pulled very far away from him emotionally and we had sent him out of state to sober living after many years of rehabs and relapse. He just didn't want to change ENOUGH. My son is now 24 but honestly I knew we had to take DRASTIC measures to get him to SEE what he was doing. I know that I did everything in my power to help him turn his life around for years because he was a minor and then I had to back away. I turned him over to God (and took it back many times in my heart) but he was out of state struggling with relapse. What I'm saying is that no matter what age our adult children are at, WE cannot fix this. We usually make things worse when we try. I'm sure he knows that you love him. You are already raising his child. Stop feeling sorry for him. It does not help at all. I am saying this because I did it too and had to stop it because it is paralyzing. [/QUOTE]
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