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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 652329" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I tend to think as you do, that people who cast their fate to God's hands do no more or less than casting their fate to the wind. I can understand why this particular advice would be met unenthusiastically.</p><p></p><p>That being said, the advice is probably spot on. Let go of your sister and place her fate in her own hands. After all, you're not actively participating in her addiction. That's her choice. Love your sister, don't abandon your sister, and be sure to let her make her own decisions about her addiction <em>and</em> let her accept the consequences of those decisions. She's an adult. There is no other role for you in her life.</p><p></p><p>My sister was the same way with alcohol. I assume she is still the same way with alcohol. The life of the party until she got melancholy. Had a house and a job but was often not at work Friday for some big function and <em>always </em>called in sick on the following Monday. She's on her third marriage, and this time she settled for a much older man with health issues and plenty of family money. She and her addiction are poison and I won't have anything to do with her ever again in my life. If you find some redeeming feature in your sister, you should embrace that if you can without harm to yourself and your family. </p><p></p><p>Hope you find peace with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 652329, member: 99"] I tend to think as you do, that people who cast their fate to God's hands do no more or less than casting their fate to the wind. I can understand why this particular advice would be met unenthusiastically. That being said, the advice is probably spot on. Let go of your sister and place her fate in her own hands. After all, you're not actively participating in her addiction. That's her choice. Love your sister, don't abandon your sister, and be sure to let her make her own decisions about her addiction [I]and[/I] let her accept the consequences of those decisions. She's an adult. There is no other role for you in her life. My sister was the same way with alcohol. I assume she is still the same way with alcohol. The life of the party until she got melancholy. Had a house and a job but was often not at work Friday for some big function and [I]always [/I]called in sick on the following Monday. She's on her third marriage, and this time she settled for a much older man with health issues and plenty of family money. She and her addiction are poison and I won't have anything to do with her ever again in my life. If you find some redeeming feature in your sister, you should embrace that if you can without harm to yourself and your family. Hope you find peace with her. [/QUOTE]
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