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<blockquote data-quote="KFld" data-source="post: 109678" data-attributes="member: 2442"><p>RM I can relate to exactly how you feel. I was in your shoes for the last two christmas's, so I understand. I thank god that this one will be different as difficult child has an apartment in town with his "nice" new girlfriend and they will be coming here for the day and then going home. Two Christmas's ago he was over an hour away and I picked him up and brought him home for two nights. They were very long days and nights because he had only been clean maybe 3 months and was living in a soberhouse. I remember locking everything up and having to make sure easy child did the same. As wonderful as it was having him there on Christmas morning when we woke up, it was also very stressful. He relapsed the following summer and the story was pretty much the same last Christmas. He was living in another soberhouse 2 months clean and came again for a few days. Same stress, same worries. </p><p>This year is so different. He has been clean over a year now and really has a new life. I feel he can come into my home and I don't have to hide a thing. This will be the first year he will not actually be waking up under the same roof as I on Christmas, but I'll gladly trade that for where his life is now.</p><p></p><p>You have every right to the feelings and doubt you have right now. It takes a long long time to gain the trust back. I hope you can enjoy the holiday with him and he proves himself to you. As stressful as it will be I'm sure it will be wonderful to have him waking up in your home on Christmas morning. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for the update and I wish you and your family a Very Very Merry UNEVENTFUL Christmas!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KFld, post: 109678, member: 2442"] RM I can relate to exactly how you feel. I was in your shoes for the last two christmas's, so I understand. I thank god that this one will be different as difficult child has an apartment in town with his "nice" new girlfriend and they will be coming here for the day and then going home. Two Christmas's ago he was over an hour away and I picked him up and brought him home for two nights. They were very long days and nights because he had only been clean maybe 3 months and was living in a soberhouse. I remember locking everything up and having to make sure easy child did the same. As wonderful as it was having him there on Christmas morning when we woke up, it was also very stressful. He relapsed the following summer and the story was pretty much the same last Christmas. He was living in another soberhouse 2 months clean and came again for a few days. Same stress, same worries. This year is so different. He has been clean over a year now and really has a new life. I feel he can come into my home and I don't have to hide a thing. This will be the first year he will not actually be waking up under the same roof as I on Christmas, but I'll gladly trade that for where his life is now. You have every right to the feelings and doubt you have right now. It takes a long long time to gain the trust back. I hope you can enjoy the holiday with him and he proves himself to you. As stressful as it will be I'm sure it will be wonderful to have him waking up in your home on Christmas morning. Thanks for the update and I wish you and your family a Very Very Merry UNEVENTFUL Christmas!! [/QUOTE]
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