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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 762363" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Hi Copa</p><p>I am so glad to hear that your life is calmer now but I know it pains you to not have your son in your life and that should not be the trade off for peace. I have come to realize as I get older that there are SO many things in life that we do not have any control over and have to let them go. I have had a lot of pain in my life starting at a young age but I have had a lot of joy too (as many of us here) and I hang on to the joy which gets me through the tough times. The hardest thing of all has been the addiction of our youngest son. I do not think he has a full handle on it yet sadly and he will be 27 in August. I think part of it is that WE allow him to be a bigger part of our lives than we should and he has not fully grown to the man he surely should be by now. My hopes are that when we move back to Chicago, he has his two older brothers as wonderful role models so I have encouraged him to mirror his own life based on theirs....will he do it? I do not know but can only hope and PRAY he does.</p><p></p><p>Husband is ready to move today and says he has no hesitations since we are moving "home". I on the other hand have made some wonderful friends here (I am a people person) and I will truly miss them and of course don't know if I will ever see any of them again although they promise to visit in Chicago or Florida. The Gulf Coast of Alabama is a beautiful place and has beautiful beaches and many do not know that this place exists. I feel very fortunate that I have been able to spend 4 years of my life here being on the coast.</p><p></p><p>Yes Helpless please update us!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 762363, member: 15032"] Hi Copa I am so glad to hear that your life is calmer now but I know it pains you to not have your son in your life and that should not be the trade off for peace. I have come to realize as I get older that there are SO many things in life that we do not have any control over and have to let them go. I have had a lot of pain in my life starting at a young age but I have had a lot of joy too (as many of us here) and I hang on to the joy which gets me through the tough times. The hardest thing of all has been the addiction of our youngest son. I do not think he has a full handle on it yet sadly and he will be 27 in August. I think part of it is that WE allow him to be a bigger part of our lives than we should and he has not fully grown to the man he surely should be by now. My hopes are that when we move back to Chicago, he has his two older brothers as wonderful role models so I have encouraged him to mirror his own life based on theirs....will he do it? I do not know but can only hope and PRAY he does. Husband is ready to move today and says he has no hesitations since we are moving "home". I on the other hand have made some wonderful friends here (I am a people person) and I will truly miss them and of course don't know if I will ever see any of them again although they promise to visit in Chicago or Florida. The Gulf Coast of Alabama is a beautiful place and has beautiful beaches and many do not know that this place exists. I feel very fortunate that I have been able to spend 4 years of my life here being on the coast. Yes Helpless please update us!! [/QUOTE]
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