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<blockquote data-quote="elizabrary" data-source="post: 748809" data-attributes="member: 11235"><p>Hi Lisa- Sorry you had to find us, but we all understand your situation and your pain. My daughter was nominally homeless when her daughter was an infant. By that I mean she couch surfed with whoever would let them stay for however long. My granddaughter is 9 now and in the last 5 years my daughter has really made strides in improving her life. She has had the same job, maintained housing and just recently finished her first year at community college on the dean's list and was accepted to the major university in our town. I'm very proud of her, but I also know it could all collapse tomorrow and she could be back to drinking, etc. I know how stressful it is when you don't know where they are or how they're surviving. Please treat yourself the same way you would a friend going through this. Be kind to yourself and do nice things for yourself. When I was really at the end of my rope with my daughter's situation I would take myself to the movies. If it was a good movie it provided me with a couple of hours where I wasn't thinking about the situation and worrying. I also spent (and still do) a lot of time walking in nature with my dogs. That was very healing and when I walk in nature my brain seems to unwind and figure things out in a more rational way. Remember, this is your son's journey and you can't control it. If your love and care could "fix" him it would have by now. You have to learn to focus on yourself and figure out how you can be healthy and relatively happy regardless of your son's situation. Sending peace to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elizabrary, post: 748809, member: 11235"] Hi Lisa- Sorry you had to find us, but we all understand your situation and your pain. My daughter was nominally homeless when her daughter was an infant. By that I mean she couch surfed with whoever would let them stay for however long. My granddaughter is 9 now and in the last 5 years my daughter has really made strides in improving her life. She has had the same job, maintained housing and just recently finished her first year at community college on the dean's list and was accepted to the major university in our town. I'm very proud of her, but I also know it could all collapse tomorrow and she could be back to drinking, etc. I know how stressful it is when you don't know where they are or how they're surviving. Please treat yourself the same way you would a friend going through this. Be kind to yourself and do nice things for yourself. When I was really at the end of my rope with my daughter's situation I would take myself to the movies. If it was a good movie it provided me with a couple of hours where I wasn't thinking about the situation and worrying. I also spent (and still do) a lot of time walking in nature with my dogs. That was very healing and when I walk in nature my brain seems to unwind and figure things out in a more rational way. Remember, this is your son's journey and you can't control it. If your love and care could "fix" him it would have by now. You have to learn to focus on yourself and figure out how you can be healthy and relatively happy regardless of your son's situation. Sending peace to you. [/QUOTE]
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