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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 717365" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Last night I told two of my oldest friends about my son's latest setback. One used to babysit for him and has always had a fondness for him. They were crushed by the latest development and how bad his addiction is. We have all been friends since we were 16 years old.</p><p></p><p>I can tell it without tears now. I almost cried but I didn't and in some ways I feel that I have turned a corner of strength and in other ways I feel like my heart has hardened and I don't know how I feel about that. It's almost like I'm talking about someone else's life.</p><p></p><p>They both agreed that I have to take care of MYSELF and that my health and well being is important and that I cannot save another human being. I have to step back and let him learn how to save himself and I have to accept the reality of his choices. We live in a world with a lot of temptation and only he can decide how he wants to live his life. I have to accept that there are no answers.</p><p></p><p>I did check on him today through his Program Director and he said he was happy to hear that my son got a sponsor last night. Now we are all sitting back and hoping that he does the work that he needs to do. Here we go again.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/1010hammer.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hammer:" title="hammer :hammer:" data-shortname=":hammer:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 717365, member: 15032"] Last night I told two of my oldest friends about my son's latest setback. One used to babysit for him and has always had a fondness for him. They were crushed by the latest development and how bad his addiction is. We have all been friends since we were 16 years old. I can tell it without tears now. I almost cried but I didn't and in some ways I feel that I have turned a corner of strength and in other ways I feel like my heart has hardened and I don't know how I feel about that. It's almost like I'm talking about someone else's life. They both agreed that I have to take care of MYSELF and that my health and well being is important and that I cannot save another human being. I have to step back and let him learn how to save himself and I have to accept the reality of his choices. We live in a world with a lot of temptation and only he can decide how he wants to live his life. I have to accept that there are no answers. I did check on him today through his Program Director and he said he was happy to hear that my son got a sponsor last night. Now we are all sitting back and hoping that he does the work that he needs to do. Here we go again. :hammer: [/QUOTE]
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