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<blockquote data-quote="RPmom" data-source="post: 744697" data-attributes="member: 23522"><p>I have done a lot of contemplation on that. It is interesting that my mother and father, neither of whom were alcoholics or addicts, but both who had alcoholic parents had three children. My brother and sister both drink socially and normally and have not ever had any serious problems in their lives, though I am not trying to make them out as perfect. I Ken say they never had any trouble with the law and have had successful lives without the kind of troubles that I have faced. I got involved with drugs and alcohol at a very young age. My saving grace was not just my parents -who really had no idea of how much trouble I was in or getting into, but that I loved school. I began working at age 15 - certainly not because I had to point - but I got so much pride from working hard And from accomplishing my goals. I graduated from high school, college in 3 1/2 years and had further education, leading to a successful, Though all consuming career. Like me, my dad worked hard for a living and wasn’t around much but that was pretty typical when I grow up. I worked very very hard as the sole provider (other than my parents Who are certainly my daughters primary care takers when she was young ) thinking I was doing the right thing right thing and setting the right example for her. I acknowledge fully that some of the things I did were very damaging to her ( working too hard, drinking, misplaced priorities, depression) and also that I allowed her to do things that were very damaging to both of us and to my family. The member who said I didn’t ever parent was correct. But I do not accept all of the blame. I certainly did not raise my daughter to be a liar or a thief. That is on her and her alone. Thank you for caring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RPmom, post: 744697, member: 23522"] I have done a lot of contemplation on that. It is interesting that my mother and father, neither of whom were alcoholics or addicts, but both who had alcoholic parents had three children. My brother and sister both drink socially and normally and have not ever had any serious problems in their lives, though I am not trying to make them out as perfect. I Ken say they never had any trouble with the law and have had successful lives without the kind of troubles that I have faced. I got involved with drugs and alcohol at a very young age. My saving grace was not just my parents -who really had no idea of how much trouble I was in or getting into, but that I loved school. I began working at age 15 - certainly not because I had to point - but I got so much pride from working hard And from accomplishing my goals. I graduated from high school, college in 3 1/2 years and had further education, leading to a successful, Though all consuming career. Like me, my dad worked hard for a living and wasn’t around much but that was pretty typical when I grow up. I worked very very hard as the sole provider (other than my parents Who are certainly my daughters primary care takers when she was young ) thinking I was doing the right thing right thing and setting the right example for her. I acknowledge fully that some of the things I did were very damaging to her ( working too hard, drinking, misplaced priorities, depression) and also that I allowed her to do things that were very damaging to both of us and to my family. The member who said I didn’t ever parent was correct. But I do not accept all of the blame. I certainly did not raise my daughter to be a liar or a thief. That is on her and her alone. Thank you for caring. [/QUOTE]
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