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the ball is in his court??
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 725913" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It is always about if they care. Nobody can force them to quit at any age, even if they were forced into a year of rehab. Rehab never got one person to quit. THEY decide to do the hard work to quit in rehab and after they get out. Or not. No system makes them quit. The person has to want to quit. And, no, they don't care about our feelings. Our angst doesn't get them to quit. We are a non factor unless we have something they really want and then it is usually them putting on a good act. Addicts are extremely selfish. We can tell them 24/7 how their lifestyle hurts us but they may feel bad for a second...maybe...but that is not a motivation for them to quit.</p><p></p><p>Although it is hard for us, as parents, to have few options where to put our using kids when we don't want them home or homeless, there is still nothing on the planet that will help them quit except themselves.</p><p></p><p>So sad, but it is true.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 725913, member: 1550"] It is always about if they care. Nobody can force them to quit at any age, even if they were forced into a year of rehab. Rehab never got one person to quit. THEY decide to do the hard work to quit in rehab and after they get out. Or not. No system makes them quit. The person has to want to quit. And, no, they don't care about our feelings. Our angst doesn't get them to quit. We are a non factor unless we have something they really want and then it is usually them putting on a good act. Addicts are extremely selfish. We can tell them 24/7 how their lifestyle hurts us but they may feel bad for a second...maybe...but that is not a motivation for them to quit. Although it is hard for us, as parents, to have few options where to put our using kids when we don't want them home or homeless, there is still nothing on the planet that will help them quit except themselves. So sad, but it is true. [/QUOTE]
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