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Troubled daughter is in the hospital from a spider bite
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 527087" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p><span style="color: #333333">"She wrote back that she loved me too and it was great spending time with me. She said thank you for </span><em>everything. I told her I would go to the moon and back for her and she says, I am gonna try for you momma. I bursted into tears. I am still teary. I told her to do it for <em>her. That she deserved so much more out of life and that I would support her 100% as long as she was <em>trying. "</em></em></em></p><p><em><em><em></em></em></em></p><p><em><em><em>PG, thanks for the update, the above quote made me cry, it sounded so much like a conversation I recently had with my difficult child. We mothers sure are a persistent lot, aren't we? I am no expert in SA, nor do I have experience in that area, however, I have listened carefully to my therapist in our group when she talks to the parents of kids who are using. I have heard her say many times that each step in recovery, no matter how small, is a positive step and each bit of honesty that the kids admit to, is important because if they use again, that information is stored in their brains and each subsequent 'high' is impacted. She always says, recovery ruins their highs, sometimes bit by bit, but nevertheless, the high is not as good because they really do know better. And the knowing better grows. </em></em></em></p><p><em><em><em></em></em></em></p><p><em><em><em>I'm happy you and your girl had such a meaningful time together and that you are feeling better today. You and your difficult child are in my prayers.</em></em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 527087, member: 13542"] [COLOR=#333333]"She wrote back that she loved me too and it was great spending time with me. She said thank you for [/COLOR][I]everything. I told her I would go to the moon and back for her and she says, I am gonna try for you momma. I bursted into tears. I am still teary. I told her to do it for [I]her. That she deserved so much more out of life and that I would support her 100% as long as she was [I]trying. " PG, thanks for the update, the above quote made me cry, it sounded so much like a conversation I recently had with my difficult child. We mothers sure are a persistent lot, aren't we? I am no expert in SA, nor do I have experience in that area, however, I have listened carefully to my therapist in our group when she talks to the parents of kids who are using. I have heard her say many times that each step in recovery, no matter how small, is a positive step and each bit of honesty that the kids admit to, is important because if they use again, that information is stored in their brains and each subsequent 'high' is impacted. She always says, recovery ruins their highs, sometimes bit by bit, but nevertheless, the high is not as good because they really do know better. And the knowing better grows. I'm happy you and your girl had such a meaningful time together and that you are feeling better today. You and your difficult child are in my prayers.[/I][/I][/I] [/QUOTE]
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