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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 631323" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am sorry the vacation was so miserable. I think we had maybe 1 or 2 trips that were not to visit family the entire time I was growing up. I think every single one had some sort of big fight or drama and only one was considered a huge success! Sometimes having everyone together is not the dream we want it to be.</p><p></p><p>As for difficult child, her job sounds like it was awful. When many fo the workers are illegal, the conditions tend to be very abusive. I realize it is hard to not have another job, but quitting is still likely to have been the right thing for her, esp as water breaks were not allowed. That does some truly awful things to your body. Her body is still recovering from the stress of her addiction. working long hours without water actually could have caused serious damage to her after the problems caused by her drug use. It very well cuold be that by following her instincts to quit at that point, she avoided serious long term harm to her body. She just should have told you up front. I hope the new job is much better and that she is safe while she is there.</p><p></p><p>She could have been hard to get along iwth on this trip due to extreme anxiety about how the relatives would treat her. That can be super scary for someone who has had a major addiction and is seeing the extended family for the first time, esp seeing them all together on a trip away from the safety and security of her home and routine. I am glad that she is back to herself after the trip. It had to take a LOT of courage to go and see all the family on a big trip. </p><p></p><p>I hope your next vacation is happier and more fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 631323, member: 1233"] I am sorry the vacation was so miserable. I think we had maybe 1 or 2 trips that were not to visit family the entire time I was growing up. I think every single one had some sort of big fight or drama and only one was considered a huge success! Sometimes having everyone together is not the dream we want it to be. As for difficult child, her job sounds like it was awful. When many fo the workers are illegal, the conditions tend to be very abusive. I realize it is hard to not have another job, but quitting is still likely to have been the right thing for her, esp as water breaks were not allowed. That does some truly awful things to your body. Her body is still recovering from the stress of her addiction. working long hours without water actually could have caused serious damage to her after the problems caused by her drug use. It very well cuold be that by following her instincts to quit at that point, she avoided serious long term harm to her body. She just should have told you up front. I hope the new job is much better and that she is safe while she is there. She could have been hard to get along iwth on this trip due to extreme anxiety about how the relatives would treat her. That can be super scary for someone who has had a major addiction and is seeing the extended family for the first time, esp seeing them all together on a trip away from the safety and security of her home and routine. I am glad that she is back to herself after the trip. It had to take a LOT of courage to go and see all the family on a big trip. I hope your next vacation is happier and more fun! [/QUOTE]
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