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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 648743" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Because they are sick. They have a primary mental illness---addiction or something else. </p><p></p><p>It's not going to make any sense to us, ever. We will never "understand" it. </p><p></p><p>If it was cancer, we would have a whole different attitude, but not if they wouldn't get treatment for the cancer. Can you imagine having the same conversation with your son, except this time he refuses to get the chemo and radiation that will save his life?</p><p>He won't even go and see the oncologist one time.</p><p></p><p>Same thing. It's the exact same thing. </p><p></p><p>I see something good in this, potentially. They are going to have to move and this is a change. One thing that is often said in addiction treatment and in recovery treatment is this: </p><p></p><p>Just change one thing.</p><p></p><p>One thing creates a chain reaction of other changes. That can be good.</p><p></p><p>Maybe, Lucy, if you can stay still...and wait...and murmur innocuous statements when he rants about this, like Echo suggested, and just see what happens...maybe something good will happen.</p><p></p><p>I pray so. Warm hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 648743, member: 17542"] Because they are sick. They have a primary mental illness---addiction or something else. It's not going to make any sense to us, ever. We will never "understand" it. If it was cancer, we would have a whole different attitude, but not if they wouldn't get treatment for the cancer. Can you imagine having the same conversation with your son, except this time he refuses to get the chemo and radiation that will save his life? He won't even go and see the oncologist one time. Same thing. It's the exact same thing. I see something good in this, potentially. They are going to have to move and this is a change. One thing that is often said in addiction treatment and in recovery treatment is this: Just change one thing. One thing creates a chain reaction of other changes. That can be good. Maybe, Lucy, if you can stay still...and wait...and murmur innocuous statements when he rants about this, like Echo suggested, and just see what happens...maybe something good will happen. I pray so. Warm hugs. [/QUOTE]
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