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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 730561" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>Helpless, welcome. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Many of us have felt the very same way. I know I have. At one point, when my son was off the rails again, I even turned all the pictures of my son face down so I wouldn't be reminded many times a day of how far he had fallen from the boy we knew.</p><p></p><p>I think we do go through a grieving process when our kids make such self-destructive choices. To me, it feels like we die a little bit with their dreams, or at least our dreams for them. And it's hard not to feel sad or angry when we compare our situation to others, but we never really know what's going on under the surface of their "normal" lives.</p><p></p><p>Your son is 15. He has time to turn this around, and he still has lots of growing up to do.</p><p></p><p>My son is 25. We've been dealing with his alcoholism since he was 14. Though we take it day by day, he is doing really well right now and is a real blessing to those who know him. I never would have thought that was possible when he was 15 and in the thick of it. As hard as it is, try not to write the end of the story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 730561, member: 17720"] Helpless, welcome. Many of us have felt the very same way. I know I have. At one point, when my son was off the rails again, I even turned all the pictures of my son face down so I wouldn't be reminded many times a day of how far he had fallen from the boy we knew. I think we do go through a grieving process when our kids make such self-destructive choices. To me, it feels like we die a little bit with their dreams, or at least our dreams for them. And it's hard not to feel sad or angry when we compare our situation to others, but we never really know what's going on under the surface of their "normal" lives. Your son is 15. He has time to turn this around, and he still has lots of growing up to do. My son is 25. We've been dealing with his alcoholism since he was 14. Though we take it day by day, he is doing really well right now and is a real blessing to those who know him. I never would have thought that was possible when he was 15 and in the thick of it. As hard as it is, try not to write the end of the story. [/QUOTE]
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