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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 687081" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>This was a txt from your son, or the house manager? Either way, I would agree entirely. Some more baggage that comes with addiction is the inability to truly appreciate things. To us in active use, THINGS are merely another way to continue using. We sell EVERYTHING. Things we would never have parted with before addiction. Things we truly value, both sentimentally, and financially. Selling every gift that is given to us. It is never really intentional, to piss away the gifts of our loved ones, but it is what happens. We learn to truly appreciate things with enough clean time. We regret everything we lost, and the pain it caused the ones who put their heart and money into the gifts. It sounds like your son is truly grateful, and doesn't intend to spit it right back in your face. It's the little steps like this that are most important. You don't move forward by standing still, and I am very glad that you are seeing truly positive changes in him. You can expect many more like this, assuming he continues his recovery, and learns true humility. A lot of addicts can't differentiate between the concepts of humility, and humiliating. Or giving up pride. It is pride that leads to shame, humility is the only real cure for pride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 687081, member: 20267"] This was a txt from your son, or the house manager? Either way, I would agree entirely. Some more baggage that comes with addiction is the inability to truly appreciate things. To us in active use, THINGS are merely another way to continue using. We sell EVERYTHING. Things we would never have parted with before addiction. Things we truly value, both sentimentally, and financially. Selling every gift that is given to us. It is never really intentional, to piss away the gifts of our loved ones, but it is what happens. We learn to truly appreciate things with enough clean time. We regret everything we lost, and the pain it caused the ones who put their heart and money into the gifts. It sounds like your son is truly grateful, and doesn't intend to spit it right back in your face. It's the little steps like this that are most important. You don't move forward by standing still, and I am very glad that you are seeing truly positive changes in him. You can expect many more like this, assuming he continues his recovery, and learns true humility. A lot of addicts can't differentiate between the concepts of humility, and humiliating. Or giving up pride. It is pride that leads to shame, humility is the only real cure for pride. [/QUOTE]
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