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My adult son is a homeless addict and I'm dying inside
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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 714953" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>Hugs to you, Dawn Marie, and welcome. Sorry you had to find us, but we do understand what you are going through.</p><p></p><p>I am so sorry you had to see your precious son that way, rail thin and "in there somewhere" but so hard to see past the drug use.</p><p></p><p>My son is presently in a year-long residential rehab program because of methamphetamine. We have dealt with his alcohol abuse for many years but had no idea he had ramped things up to possibly facing a prison sentence because of meth.</p><p></p><p>How can we miss things like this?</p><p></p><p>For me it was in large part because my son knows us and knows what we want to see and hear. Our difficult children can be very cunning and very convincing.</p><p></p><p>As parents, we try every way we know how (plus a few we have to make up on the spot!) in efforts to save our children from the consequences of their bad decisions. </p><p></p><p>If they don't want what we are offering, none of our efforts will help them.</p><p></p><p>I have to remember that sometimes -- that if we could "love" them to wellness, there would be no difficult children.</p><p></p><p>Worst of all, perhaps our efforts might be delaying their readiness for making the changes they need to make.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like your son is just not ready yet. I am so sorry. It is the hardest thing in the world to stand back while they do things to destroy their precious light inside.</p><p></p><p>I hope you will continue to focus on counseling and groups and taking very good care of YOU. Keep reading and posting. It really helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 714953, member: 17720"] Hugs to you, Dawn Marie, and welcome. Sorry you had to find us, but we do understand what you are going through. I am so sorry you had to see your precious son that way, rail thin and "in there somewhere" but so hard to see past the drug use. My son is presently in a year-long residential rehab program because of methamphetamine. We have dealt with his alcohol abuse for many years but had no idea he had ramped things up to possibly facing a prison sentence because of meth. How can we miss things like this? For me it was in large part because my son knows us and knows what we want to see and hear. Our difficult children can be very cunning and very convincing. As parents, we try every way we know how (plus a few we have to make up on the spot!) in efforts to save our children from the consequences of their bad decisions. If they don't want what we are offering, none of our efforts will help them. I have to remember that sometimes -- that if we could "love" them to wellness, there would be no difficult children. Worst of all, perhaps our efforts might be delaying their readiness for making the changes they need to make. It sounds like your son is just not ready yet. I am so sorry. It is the hardest thing in the world to stand back while they do things to destroy their precious light inside. I hope you will continue to focus on counseling and groups and taking very good care of YOU. Keep reading and posting. It really helps. [/QUOTE]
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