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<blockquote data-quote="everywoman" data-source="post: 252116" data-attributes="member: 1436"><p>It's sad that your mother can't see clearly what your brother is doing. I have had experience as a wife of an addict (whose mother in law enabled my husband for years) and as a mother to an addict. I think it is often harder for older mothers who don't know what to do. If your brother is 36, the patterns are set. Could you get your mom to go to counseling or a meeting like Narcanon or Alanon? Is there a pastor or a close family friend (not family because then it gets complicated) who can sit and talk to her. I think as a parent we tend to accept the worst in our children because we have hope that if we love them enough, it will make it all better. A drug addict does not respond to that however. Your brother is sick. He needs treatment or he is going to die. Maybe if someone explains that to your mother she will understand it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="everywoman, post: 252116, member: 1436"] It's sad that your mother can't see clearly what your brother is doing. I have had experience as a wife of an addict (whose mother in law enabled my husband for years) and as a mother to an addict. I think it is often harder for older mothers who don't know what to do. If your brother is 36, the patterns are set. Could you get your mom to go to counseling or a meeting like Narcanon or Alanon? Is there a pastor or a close family friend (not family because then it gets complicated) who can sit and talk to her. I think as a parent we tend to accept the worst in our children because we have hope that if we love them enough, it will make it all better. A drug addict does not respond to that however. Your brother is sick. He needs treatment or he is going to die. Maybe if someone explains that to your mother she will understand it. [/QUOTE]
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