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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 553913" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>I think you're already doing everything any of us have done along the way, you love them, you talk to them, you tell the truth, you guide and direct and teach and nurture and help and give them everything you've got so that they have all the tools necessary to survive and be successful and be happy. And then you let them go into their destiny and if that includes addiction, then you show up for that. None of us thought we would be on this board when our kids were young or in my case or others, when our kids are grown. But if we knew way back when, what did in fact happen, we couldn't have enjoyed those times back then with our kids. Which for some of us, were the very best times. </p><p></p><p>You're right, being a difficult child is hard enough, and being an addicted difficult child is really tough, but right now, here in the present, your difficult child is simply a difficult child, not an addicted difficult child. He may never be an addicted difficult child, he may be one who avoids that fate entirely, you just don't know. Please don't worry now about that possible future, it may never happen. If it does, you are strong enough and you love him enough to make all the right choices if that should happen. And, I imagine you are doing everything possible and making all the right choices so that he knows or will know what all the risks are considering his genetics. That's the best you can do, the best any of us can do. <em>And, perhaps, to stop reading the PE forum too..........</em>.....(((HUGS))))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 553913, member: 13542"] I think you're already doing everything any of us have done along the way, you love them, you talk to them, you tell the truth, you guide and direct and teach and nurture and help and give them everything you've got so that they have all the tools necessary to survive and be successful and be happy. And then you let them go into their destiny and if that includes addiction, then you show up for that. None of us thought we would be on this board when our kids were young or in my case or others, when our kids are grown. But if we knew way back when, what did in fact happen, we couldn't have enjoyed those times back then with our kids. Which for some of us, were the very best times. You're right, being a difficult child is hard enough, and being an addicted difficult child is really tough, but right now, here in the present, your difficult child is simply a difficult child, not an addicted difficult child. He may never be an addicted difficult child, he may be one who avoids that fate entirely, you just don't know. Please don't worry now about that possible future, it may never happen. If it does, you are strong enough and you love him enough to make all the right choices if that should happen. And, I imagine you are doing everything possible and making all the right choices so that he knows or will know what all the risks are considering his genetics. That's the best you can do, the best any of us can do. [I]And, perhaps, to stop reading the PE forum too..........[/I].....(((HUGS)))) [/QUOTE]
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