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<blockquote data-quote="Guidance seeker" data-source="post: 726343" data-attributes="member: 22632"><p>When you have hiding places everywhere for anything of value.</p><p></p><p>When you replace the money in his younger sister’s birthday cards that you find opened because he got to the post first.</p><p></p><p>When you get a phone call from him while you’re at work to tell you the Christmas tree has mysteriously fallen through the ceiling and arrive home to find a huge hole and a bike hidden in your loft.</p><p></p><p>When you realise you now know all the slang terms for drugs and exactly what they cost.</p><p></p><p>When you make a plan with him around who he owes what to and how you can help him pay it all back because he “just wants to put it all behind him and turn over a new leaf without dealers after him”.</p><p></p><p>When you work overtime to avoid going home.</p><p></p><p>When you can’t talk about him and the things you did as a family during those years before he started drugs because it makes you cry.</p><p></p><p>When he cuts a hole in his pocket to show you where the money fell through and got lost when you give him money to go to a shopping centre with friends to buy new trainers.</p><p></p><p>When you go to do some ironing and even the iron has been pawned.</p><p></p><p>Then, since he has been put out:</p><p></p><p>When you have to replace your entire bannister as spindles have been kicked through when all of his begging, crying and threats didn’t work anymore and you refused to give him money.</p><p></p><p>When you make an excuse to the plasterer about the huge hole he is repairing in your bedroom wall that you have hidden for 2 years with a long canvas.</p><p></p><p>When you can’t relax in the evenings incase he comes round and you have to call the police.</p><p></p><p>When you still love them despite everything and you realise how strong the love of a mother really is.</p><p></p><p>When you read forums like this every day searching for support and guidance because you realise that his problems are overwhelming you and he still creates so much chaos that you think of little else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guidance seeker, post: 726343, member: 22632"] When you have hiding places everywhere for anything of value. When you replace the money in his younger sister’s birthday cards that you find opened because he got to the post first. When you get a phone call from him while you’re at work to tell you the Christmas tree has mysteriously fallen through the ceiling and arrive home to find a huge hole and a bike hidden in your loft. When you realise you now know all the slang terms for drugs and exactly what they cost. When you make a plan with him around who he owes what to and how you can help him pay it all back because he “just wants to put it all behind him and turn over a new leaf without dealers after him”. When you work overtime to avoid going home. When you can’t talk about him and the things you did as a family during those years before he started drugs because it makes you cry. When he cuts a hole in his pocket to show you where the money fell through and got lost when you give him money to go to a shopping centre with friends to buy new trainers. When you go to do some ironing and even the iron has been pawned. Then, since he has been put out: When you have to replace your entire bannister as spindles have been kicked through when all of his begging, crying and threats didn’t work anymore and you refused to give him money. When you make an excuse to the plasterer about the huge hole he is repairing in your bedroom wall that you have hidden for 2 years with a long canvas. When you can’t relax in the evenings incase he comes round and you have to call the police. When you still love them despite everything and you realise how strong the love of a mother really is. When you read forums like this every day searching for support and guidance because you realise that his problems are overwhelming you and he still creates so much chaos that you think of little else. [/QUOTE]
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