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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 738307" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>I'm sorry, Trying. Your son has given you every indication that he is just not ready.</p><p></p><p>It's very nice of you to help him move. You would be well within your rights to tell him you aren't coming. As SWOT said, with emotions flying so high right now, cancelling might be something to consider.</p><p></p><p>As far as the "I'm done" talk, I don't have any tips. I spent hours penning many letters. Most I threw away. Some I gave him, but they didn't make a difference.</p><p></p><p>I talked, I screamed, I cried, I defended my decision more times than I can remember. He likely remembers none of it.</p><p></p><p>The only times I got his attention were the times I *showed* him I was done, not *told* him I was done.</p><p></p><p>The sad truth is that I was expecting him to acknowledge or at least understand the pain he was causing us. He was in no condition to do either one because he was in the grips of his addiction.</p><p></p><p>I suspect your son would be the same way until he gets his head clear and sees where his life is headed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 738307, member: 17720"] I'm sorry, Trying. Your son has given you every indication that he is just not ready. It's very nice of you to help him move. You would be well within your rights to tell him you aren't coming. As SWOT said, with emotions flying so high right now, cancelling might be something to consider. As far as the "I'm done" talk, I don't have any tips. I spent hours penning many letters. Most I threw away. Some I gave him, but they didn't make a difference. I talked, I screamed, I cried, I defended my decision more times than I can remember. He likely remembers none of it. The only times I got his attention were the times I *showed* him I was done, not *told* him I was done. The sad truth is that I was expecting him to acknowledge or at least understand the pain he was causing us. He was in no condition to do either one because he was in the grips of his addiction. I suspect your son would be the same way until he gets his head clear and sees where his life is headed. [/QUOTE]
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