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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 688782" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I've been following along, though I haven't posted before now. I have to say, I completely understand how you feel. It's so easy to see the improvements. Really, ANY improvement and get optimistic. And when they are out of your house, and you house is peaceful and calm again, it feels SO good! </p><p></p><p>And they do have to make the changes themselves. You can warn and you can lecture and you can point out that addiction is in their personalities or their genes or whatever, and they won't listen. But hopefully, some day they'll understand. </p><p></p><p>To me, keeping a job for 3 months and working almost full-time and talking about a second job, and being sober all that time - that would be a big deal to me too. But it always does seem to fall apart just as you're starting to lower your guard (at least it does in my case) so be prepared for backsliding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 688782, member: 17309"] I've been following along, though I haven't posted before now. I have to say, I completely understand how you feel. It's so easy to see the improvements. Really, ANY improvement and get optimistic. And when they are out of your house, and you house is peaceful and calm again, it feels SO good! And they do have to make the changes themselves. You can warn and you can lecture and you can point out that addiction is in their personalities or their genes or whatever, and they won't listen. But hopefully, some day they'll understand. To me, keeping a job for 3 months and working almost full-time and talking about a second job, and being sober all that time - that would be a big deal to me too. But it always does seem to fall apart just as you're starting to lower your guard (at least it does in my case) so be prepared for backsliding. [/QUOTE]
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