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Moved son out yesterday and am heartbroken
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<blockquote data-quote="Mom1967" data-source="post: 748312" data-attributes="member: 23847"><p>Thank you for your kind reply. I really do feel alone in my grief. I have thought about attending an Alanon meeting but not sure. I am no longer in counseling, I was done before all of this transpired and my therapist retired. </p><p></p><p>Even though I know it’s better for him to be out of my house, the rest of my family thinks it’s over, move on. It is not okay for me to be sad around my family, I think they just think problem resolved and I think it’s almost like my child has died and no one cares. </p><p></p><p>I doubt I will hear from him any time soon, and if I do it will only be to find out the location of the storage unit. </p><p></p><p>If one of my friends had experienced what I did I would encourage them to remove him from the home too but I hope that I would let them grieve too. </p><p></p><p>I am frantic with worry for him and recognize that I am completely powerless to do anything about it. I wish he wasn’t an addict. I wish he was safe and happy and thriving. I can’t help but think of I could have done something else different, or more, or a better parent. It is so hard to let go and accept he is choosing this and I have no idea if he is safe or not, or if he will ever stop using or if he will ever speak to me again. </p><p></p><p>It is so hard not to hurt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mom1967, post: 748312, member: 23847"] Thank you for your kind reply. I really do feel alone in my grief. I have thought about attending an Alanon meeting but not sure. I am no longer in counseling, I was done before all of this transpired and my therapist retired. Even though I know it’s better for him to be out of my house, the rest of my family thinks it’s over, move on. It is not okay for me to be sad around my family, I think they just think problem resolved and I think it’s almost like my child has died and no one cares. I doubt I will hear from him any time soon, and if I do it will only be to find out the location of the storage unit. If one of my friends had experienced what I did I would encourage them to remove him from the home too but I hope that I would let them grieve too. I am frantic with worry for him and recognize that I am completely powerless to do anything about it. I wish he wasn’t an addict. I wish he was safe and happy and thriving. I can’t help but think of I could have done something else different, or more, or a better parent. It is so hard to let go and accept he is choosing this and I have no idea if he is safe or not, or if he will ever stop using or if he will ever speak to me again. It is so hard not to hurt. [/QUOTE]
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