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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 527523"><p>Janet, I realize you are trying to be reassuring. But I think the crux is that you were not a substance abuser and you had a horrible upbringing. </p><p></p><p>My son is an addict who has 2 loving parents in a stable home and is an ADDICT nonetheless. And I have set him free. He isn't here. I could get him back and force him into rehab if I were really that inclined; but I haven't. I can afford it, I can arrange it, and frankly I have the resources to strong arm him into it if I chose. Even my brothers have offered to go get him if I say the word. I could even turn over his roommate's twitter feed to the local pd and both boys would likeley be arrested and charged with felony drug possession. Heck, my h's college best friend is a high level DEA agent, and I know he would be more than will to scare the daylights out of those boys if got h in touch. Yes, I stayed up googling treatment centers in the days I couldn't sleep after he left. And I feel better knowing I have a list should he ever ask for help. I did that for me not for him. </p><p></p><p>But I HAVE set him free. He isn't here. I redecorated his bedroom for crying out loud. He will never live in this house again. (unless he has been clean for 90 days and is committed to a program.) He will always be my son and I will always love him unconditionally but I will never accept his drug addiction. And I will never give up my love for him and will never accept this as his new normal. He is NOT disabled or suffering from a primary mental illness. HE IS AN ADDICT who will not admit he is powerless and who refuses help. And drugs are not ok with me. I am taking a moral stand and if that means he will never be a part of our day to day lives forever, so be it. And I hope to God he doesn't bring an innocent child into the mess he has made of his life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 527523"] Janet, I realize you are trying to be reassuring. But I think the crux is that you were not a substance abuser and you had a horrible upbringing. My son is an addict who has 2 loving parents in a stable home and is an ADDICT nonetheless. And I have set him free. He isn't here. I could get him back and force him into rehab if I were really that inclined; but I haven't. I can afford it, I can arrange it, and frankly I have the resources to strong arm him into it if I chose. Even my brothers have offered to go get him if I say the word. I could even turn over his roommate's twitter feed to the local pd and both boys would likeley be arrested and charged with felony drug possession. Heck, my h's college best friend is a high level DEA agent, and I know he would be more than will to scare the daylights out of those boys if got h in touch. Yes, I stayed up googling treatment centers in the days I couldn't sleep after he left. And I feel better knowing I have a list should he ever ask for help. I did that for me not for him. But I HAVE set him free. He isn't here. I redecorated his bedroom for crying out loud. He will never live in this house again. (unless he has been clean for 90 days and is committed to a program.) He will always be my son and I will always love him unconditionally but I will never accept his drug addiction. And I will never give up my love for him and will never accept this as his new normal. He is NOT disabled or suffering from a primary mental illness. HE IS AN ADDICT who will not admit he is powerless and who refuses help. And drugs are not ok with me. I am taking a moral stand and if that means he will never be a part of our day to day lives forever, so be it. And I hope to God he doesn't bring an innocent child into the mess he has made of his life. [/QUOTE]
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