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<blockquote data-quote="hearthope" data-source="post: 27805" data-attributes="member: 2389"><p>Thank you all for the support! I surely need it!</p><p></p><p>I have had a light bulb moment!!!</p><p></p><p>He can only do as much damage as I allow and I have had the habit of allowing him to be in charge.</p><p></p><p>I have taken control and demand that if he resides here he must live by the law.</p><p></p><p>He balked everything I said, but I followed every demand with the statement you are welcome to leave and pay for your own place so you can live by your rules, but if you live here you have to live by my rules.</p><p></p><p>I had never talked like that to him and I know it made all the difference. I was giving him an out and letting him make the choice.</p><p></p><p>We all deserve a happy life. I will no longer let difficult child suck the happiness out of our lives. </p><p>If he chooses to continue to use and destroy his future, that is his choice.</p><p>He has been given all the tools to control his addiction and he was raised better than how he is living. He is chosing his path and I have no control over it. </p><p></p><p>The only control I have is letting him be in my home or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearthope, post: 27805, member: 2389"] Thank you all for the support! I surely need it! I have had a light bulb moment!!! He can only do as much damage as I allow and I have had the habit of allowing him to be in charge. I have taken control and demand that if he resides here he must live by the law. He balked everything I said, but I followed every demand with the statement you are welcome to leave and pay for your own place so you can live by your rules, but if you live here you have to live by my rules. I had never talked like that to him and I know it made all the difference. I was giving him an out and letting him make the choice. We all deserve a happy life. I will no longer let difficult child suck the happiness out of our lives. If he chooses to continue to use and destroy his future, that is his choice. He has been given all the tools to control his addiction and he was raised better than how he is living. He is chosing his path and I have no control over it. The only control I have is letting him be in my home or not. [/QUOTE]
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