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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 751624" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I've had a different experience. For years I didn't want anyone to know what we were going through and I would just say something like my daughter was still finding herself and change the subject.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, I started to be honest and told people about her drug and alcohol use. To my surprise, almost everyone responded by opening up about substance abuse in their own families . . . fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and children. I don't think there are any families that haven't been touched to some degree by substance abuse.</p><p></p><p>Ironically, it was like they were waiting for a chance to talk about it. Even the owner of the wedding venue opened up about her brother's addiction issues when my daughter told her that there would be no alcohol at the upcoming November wedding because both she and the groom were in recovery.</p><p></p><p>Now I look at it as a chance to help others by sharing my experiences. This forum is a perfect example of sharing experiences and helping each other albeit anonymously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 751624, member: 1967"] I've had a different experience. For years I didn't want anyone to know what we were going through and I would just say something like my daughter was still finding herself and change the subject. Eventually, I started to be honest and told people about her drug and alcohol use. To my surprise, almost everyone responded by opening up about substance abuse in their own families . . . fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and children. I don't think there are any families that haven't been touched to some degree by substance abuse. Ironically, it was like they were waiting for a chance to talk about it. Even the owner of the wedding venue opened up about her brother's addiction issues when my daughter told her that there would be no alcohol at the upcoming November wedding because both she and the groom were in recovery. Now I look at it as a chance to help others by sharing my experiences. This forum is a perfect example of sharing experiences and helping each other albeit anonymously. [/QUOTE]
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