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<blockquote data-quote="PonyGirl" data-source="post: 33333" data-attributes="member: 187"><p>No Mikey, it's not wrong! In fact, I think it's great to NOT give up Hope! It's what I clung to in those dark days. My hope was that my son would survive until he could mature. Those teenage days were the worst. I was so afraid he would die of stupidity...alcohol/drug related, before he could grow up and become who he was really supposed to be, before addiction took him down the wrong path.</p><p></p><p>My son has been drug/alcohol free for 2 years now. Granted, the first year was in jail, but hey! And he's coming up on his 1-yr anniversary of being released from jail (May 1) and honestly? I still get the shivers sometimes. :smile:</p><p></p><p>He's doing GREAT! He's engaged to a wonderful girl, they're both working full-time, they just bought a house!! But last week? The phone rang, and someone on the other end was asking for my son, from a number I didn't recognize, and I went into severe panic-mode! :nonono: Come to find out, it was his Cable Co., and they had my number as a contact from back when he didn't have a phone, but still! For about 50 seconds there, I couldn't breathe. :whew:</p><p></p><p>Nowadays, I feel a bit ashamed of that reaction, so I really like Kris' explanation of PTSD. Shew! It IS simply human nature!</p><p></p><p>And HereWeGo, my first marriage ended like that. We had both cheated in the past, and then we both joined AA....and then he cheated again. And really? It wasn't so much that, as perhaps I could have forgiven that....He lied about it. Lied bald-faced to me. Looked me in the eye and LIED. I couldn't get over that. I tried, but I got pretty sick, and I had to get out.</p><p></p><p>So Mikey, keep the faith. Keep looking for the bright spots, and give yourself a break. It's okay to worry, because just between you & me? The shoe is gonna drop. MAYBE NOT! But it probably will. And it's okay to brace yourself for that.</p><p> :warrior:</p><p>Peace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PonyGirl, post: 33333, member: 187"] No Mikey, it's not wrong! In fact, I think it's great to NOT give up Hope! It's what I clung to in those dark days. My hope was that my son would survive until he could mature. Those teenage days were the worst. I was so afraid he would die of stupidity...alcohol/drug related, before he could grow up and become who he was really supposed to be, before addiction took him down the wrong path. My son has been drug/alcohol free for 2 years now. Granted, the first year was in jail, but hey! And he's coming up on his 1-yr anniversary of being released from jail (May 1) and honestly? I still get the shivers sometimes. [img]:smile:[/img] He's doing GREAT! He's engaged to a wonderful girl, they're both working full-time, they just bought a house!! But last week? The phone rang, and someone on the other end was asking for my son, from a number I didn't recognize, and I went into severe panic-mode! [img]:nonono:[/img] Come to find out, it was his Cable Co., and they had my number as a contact from back when he didn't have a phone, but still! For about 50 seconds there, I couldn't breathe. [img]:whew:[/img] Nowadays, I feel a bit ashamed of that reaction, so I really like Kris' explanation of PTSD. Shew! It IS simply human nature! And HereWeGo, my first marriage ended like that. We had both cheated in the past, and then we both joined AA....and then he cheated again. And really? It wasn't so much that, as perhaps I could have forgiven that....He lied about it. Lied bald-faced to me. Looked me in the eye and LIED. I couldn't get over that. I tried, but I got pretty sick, and I had to get out. So Mikey, keep the faith. Keep looking for the bright spots, and give yourself a break. It's okay to worry, because just between you & me? The shoe is gonna drop. MAYBE NOT! But it probably will. And it's okay to brace yourself for that. [img]:warrior:[/img] Peace [/QUOTE]
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