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<blockquote data-quote="PatriotsGirl" data-source="post: 620537" data-attributes="member: 15796"><p>You did not cause it, you cannot control it and you cannot cure it. Remember that.</p><p> </p><p>Special hugs from me - I am a mom of a former meth addict. She started in her teens. It was hades. We, too, tried rehabs, psychiatric admits, etc. None of it worked. We had to give her the ultimatum of going to rehab if she wanted to remain in our home. She chose to leave and be a homeless drug addict for years.</p><p> </p><p>The ONLY thing that ever made any difference is her getting pregnant, spending most of her pregnancy in jail and then giving birth while incarcerated. She was taken from the hospital in shackles while I stayed with her baby. A few days later, after her mourning and crying the entire time, she called me and told me she was done with drugs forever. Something in her voice told me she was telling the truth. I knew. And I was right. She came back home and it has been over five months now. There is no trace of the person she used to be. She does not have cravings, nor does she have any trouble staying off of drugs. She is a loving, devoted mother to her son and we are loving the family time that we missed while she was an addict. </p><p> </p><p>My point is, there is nothing I did that made any difference. I tried. But in the end, natural consequences were much more effective. Yes, you are absolutely doing the right thing. I am convinced had I let my daughter stay here on drugs, I would have found her dead one day...(oh and I cannot count how many times I used to hear that I loved my husband or her brother more...ugh. They will say anything to make themselves the victim in an effort to manipulate you. It is the addict talking - not your daughter.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PatriotsGirl, post: 620537, member: 15796"] You did not cause it, you cannot control it and you cannot cure it. Remember that. Special hugs from me - I am a mom of a former meth addict. She started in her teens. It was hades. We, too, tried rehabs, psychiatric admits, etc. None of it worked. We had to give her the ultimatum of going to rehab if she wanted to remain in our home. She chose to leave and be a homeless drug addict for years. The ONLY thing that ever made any difference is her getting pregnant, spending most of her pregnancy in jail and then giving birth while incarcerated. She was taken from the hospital in shackles while I stayed with her baby. A few days later, after her mourning and crying the entire time, she called me and told me she was done with drugs forever. Something in her voice told me she was telling the truth. I knew. And I was right. She came back home and it has been over five months now. There is no trace of the person she used to be. She does not have cravings, nor does she have any trouble staying off of drugs. She is a loving, devoted mother to her son and we are loving the family time that we missed while she was an addict. My point is, there is nothing I did that made any difference. I tried. But in the end, natural consequences were much more effective. Yes, you are absolutely doing the right thing. I am convinced had I let my daughter stay here on drugs, I would have found her dead one day...(oh and I cannot count how many times I used to hear that I loved my husband or her brother more...ugh. They will say anything to make themselves the victim in an effort to manipulate you. It is the addict talking - not your daughter.) [/QUOTE]
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