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My adult son is a homeless addict and I'm dying inside
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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 714962" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Welcome</p><p></p><p>I recently read that addiction is a pre-existing condition for some. I really believe that and our youngest son has been fighting addiction since 15 and is now almost 22. He stole from us too and we did everything under the sun to educate him on addiction and send him to treatment, therapy etc.</p><p></p><p>When I finally realized that I could not fix him is when I started letting go and turned it all over to my higher power. I am working on trying to live a happier and healthier life and he is doing better now that he is no longer in our home. I don't want him to be the 30 year old not doing anything with his life but I cannot control it.</p><p></p><p>As others have said, you have to take care of yourself. It doesn't mean you don't love your son. It means this is his journey and he has to decide the type of person he wants to be and what kind of life he wants to live. I have told my son this many, many times.</p><p></p><p>This is not how we wanted his life to be and he is not happy that he is away from us but he is slowly starting to figure things out so I am hopeful that he will grow emotionally and figure it out for himself. </p><p></p><p>Keep posting and reading here. It has given me so much strength. We all get it.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/staystrong.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":staystrong:" title="staystrong :staystrong:" data-shortname=":staystrong:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 714962, member: 15032"] Welcome I recently read that addiction is a pre-existing condition for some. I really believe that and our youngest son has been fighting addiction since 15 and is now almost 22. He stole from us too and we did everything under the sun to educate him on addiction and send him to treatment, therapy etc. When I finally realized that I could not fix him is when I started letting go and turned it all over to my higher power. I am working on trying to live a happier and healthier life and he is doing better now that he is no longer in our home. I don't want him to be the 30 year old not doing anything with his life but I cannot control it. As others have said, you have to take care of yourself. It doesn't mean you don't love your son. It means this is his journey and he has to decide the type of person he wants to be and what kind of life he wants to live. I have told my son this many, many times. This is not how we wanted his life to be and he is not happy that he is away from us but he is slowly starting to figure things out so I am hopeful that he will grow emotionally and figure it out for himself. Keep posting and reading here. It has given me so much strength. We all get it. :staystrong: [/QUOTE]
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