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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 584359" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>Zardo,</p><p>Of course, your feelings are completely understandable. When our difficult child was 16 and was out of control and on drugs, <em>I</em> was like your husband - all raw emotion, and my husband was like you - more rational. It was a very difficult time in my life, it hurts just to remember it, and at the time, I doubted that things would ever improve. I only saw despair and darkness. My family was crumbling before my eyes and I was powerless.</p><p></p><p>Please take things one day at a time. It is 3 yrs. later for my family, and things are much better. At the moment, difficult child is not using drugs, and is holding a 20 hr/wk. part time job while attending college and getting good grades (so far... knock on wood). After about a year of intense psychotherapy with a wonderful doctor, difficult child made it through, but he was not cooperative at first - he was very, very resistant. My relationship with difficult child, while guarded, is much improved as well.</p><p></p><p>This is just the first step in a multi-step process. Please take care of yourself. Cry when you must, rest when you must, keep a solid relationship with everyone in your family, including difficult child. We are all here for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 584359, member: 13882"] Zardo, Of course, your feelings are completely understandable. When our difficult child was 16 and was out of control and on drugs, [I]I[/I] was like your husband - all raw emotion, and my husband was like you - more rational. It was a very difficult time in my life, it hurts just to remember it, and at the time, I doubted that things would ever improve. I only saw despair and darkness. My family was crumbling before my eyes and I was powerless. Please take things one day at a time. It is 3 yrs. later for my family, and things are much better. At the moment, difficult child is not using drugs, and is holding a 20 hr/wk. part time job while attending college and getting good grades (so far... knock on wood). After about a year of intense psychotherapy with a wonderful doctor, difficult child made it through, but he was not cooperative at first - he was very, very resistant. My relationship with difficult child, while guarded, is much improved as well. This is just the first step in a multi-step process. Please take care of yourself. Cry when you must, rest when you must, keep a solid relationship with everyone in your family, including difficult child. We are all here for you. [/QUOTE]
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