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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 695934" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>Welcome back, BG. I have wondered how you are doing. Your road trip sounds wonderful! A dream trip. So many beautiful spots in that part of the country.</p><p></p><p>As far as the phone call, I ditto what Leafy said. She said it WAY better than I could have.</p><p></p><p>Something COM pointed out when I posted about something similar with my Difficult Child really helped. She reminded me that the addict is in control when we get these kinds of calls. It is not personal. Sadly, they don't think little or lots of us. They don't think of us AT ALL when the addict is driving the bus. </p><p></p><p>BG, I think you handled that call like a CHAMP. Really marvelous! I am very impressed.</p><p></p><p>Second, I DID get mad when I read your post, because it is almost identical to the messages I got last week. Certainly the theme is identical.</p><p></p><p>If I posted the messages I received, I'm fairly certain you would be mad on my behalf, just like I am mad on your behalf.</p><p></p><p>These little pishers! How dare they talk to their own mothers like that?!?</p><p></p><p>Yet when *I* got my son's messages, it left me completely bereft because apparently I am evil, I shouldn't be able to sleep at night (well...that part is true; I am NOT able to sleep at night), I am a "yuppy" who cares only about what the neighbors think of my imperfect son, I see him as a "freak show" and let him go through this for my own entertainment, etc.</p><p></p><p>I am all of these things and worse when I won't give him what he wants.</p><p></p><p>When I give him what he wants, apparently I am a pretty good mom. </p><p></p><p>Hmmmmm...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Shout it, sister! Amen!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 695934, member: 17720"] Welcome back, BG. I have wondered how you are doing. Your road trip sounds wonderful! A dream trip. So many beautiful spots in that part of the country. As far as the phone call, I ditto what Leafy said. She said it WAY better than I could have. Something COM pointed out when I posted about something similar with my Difficult Child really helped. She reminded me that the addict is in control when we get these kinds of calls. It is not personal. Sadly, they don't think little or lots of us. They don't think of us AT ALL when the addict is driving the bus. BG, I think you handled that call like a CHAMP. Really marvelous! I am very impressed. Second, I DID get mad when I read your post, because it is almost identical to the messages I got last week. Certainly the theme is identical. If I posted the messages I received, I'm fairly certain you would be mad on my behalf, just like I am mad on your behalf. These little pishers! How dare they talk to their own mothers like that?!? Yet when *I* got my son's messages, it left me completely bereft because apparently I am evil, I shouldn't be able to sleep at night (well...that part is true; I am NOT able to sleep at night), I am a "yuppy" who cares only about what the neighbors think of my imperfect son, I see him as a "freak show" and let him go through this for my own entertainment, etc. I am all of these things and worse when I won't give him what he wants. When I give him what he wants, apparently I am a pretty good mom. Hmmmmm... Shout it, sister! Amen! [/QUOTE]
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