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<blockquote data-quote="in a daze" data-source="post: 686030" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>You are so strong. I really admire you. How did you get to be so strong and resolute?</p><p></p><p>My husband was and is like that too. It was like he was born to not enable. I was the weak one.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck. My husband and I also saw a therapist together. I was completely shocked and turned off by what she recommended. But then I started reading codependent literature and attending Families Anonymous, and slowly, I started to change. For the better.</p><p></p><p>And I got to the point where I was able to say to my son, who was lying in the emergency room, "I have your clothes, I have your shoes, I have your coat, I have your wallet. I am not giving them to you now. It is 5 degrees outside."</p><p></p><p>And then, when he was discharged, I drove him straight to rehab, and did not stop at home for his ipod or whatever other nonsense he wanted. </p><p></p><p>And then, when he wanted to come home I was able to tell him no, you are going to sober living.</p><p></p><p>It's a little different, because your son is still a minor, but I think the same principles apply.</p><p></p><p>I hope your husband can see the light. Good luck at the therapist, I hope she can persuade him to not let your son go on the trip to see this girl.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="in a daze, post: 686030, member: 15832"] You are so strong. I really admire you. How did you get to be so strong and resolute? My husband was and is like that too. It was like he was born to not enable. I was the weak one. Best of luck. My husband and I also saw a therapist together. I was completely shocked and turned off by what she recommended. But then I started reading codependent literature and attending Families Anonymous, and slowly, I started to change. For the better. And I got to the point where I was able to say to my son, who was lying in the emergency room, "I have your clothes, I have your shoes, I have your coat, I have your wallet. I am not giving them to you now. It is 5 degrees outside." And then, when he was discharged, I drove him straight to rehab, and did not stop at home for his ipod or whatever other nonsense he wanted. And then, when he wanted to come home I was able to tell him no, you are going to sober living. It's a little different, because your son is still a minor, but I think the same principles apply. I hope your husband can see the light. Good luck at the therapist, I hope she can persuade him to not let your son go on the trip to see this girl. [/QUOTE]
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