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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 727183" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>I do appreciate your comments.</p><p></p><p>We saw my son this weekend. He is doing well and doing what they expect of him. Everyone in his program are former (using) addicts so they do understand what he is going through and they are very strict. It is like military school plus God. He really likes going to church and says he will continue to do that as well when he graduates as well as go to meetings to stay sober. He also said he will not give up what he has done there. He has been sober 4 months but in the program three months. You can really feel the love and caring there among the staff and the guys in the program. It's very evident when you walk through the door.</p><p></p><p>He said he has been in a fog and he is finally starting to think clearly and I can see it by the way he talks. We have been at this for seven years so we are very experienced with addiction and the lies and manipulation.</p><p></p><p>Everything he is experiencing there is natural. His advisor there says he sees that my son really wants to change. It's hard to change old behaviors. He is only 1/4 of the way through the program so has a long way to go. In the end, yes it is totally up to him to change his life. That is not on us. There is an internal struggle naturally. It's easier to just give up than do things the hard way. It's a lifelong struggle for anyone with substance abuse problems.</p><p></p><p>He also expressed an interest in doing something to help others when he gets out and mentioned being a police officer or a fireman/paramedic. This is something we will support but it's all up to him.</p><p></p><p>Everyone has to do what is best for their own family and I certainly would not let someone using live in my home. But I also feel that my son deserves this chance and if he is pursing goals and staying sober we will do what we can to support him to get on track.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 727183, member: 15032"] I do appreciate your comments. We saw my son this weekend. He is doing well and doing what they expect of him. Everyone in his program are former (using) addicts so they do understand what he is going through and they are very strict. It is like military school plus God. He really likes going to church and says he will continue to do that as well when he graduates as well as go to meetings to stay sober. He also said he will not give up what he has done there. He has been sober 4 months but in the program three months. You can really feel the love and caring there among the staff and the guys in the program. It's very evident when you walk through the door. He said he has been in a fog and he is finally starting to think clearly and I can see it by the way he talks. We have been at this for seven years so we are very experienced with addiction and the lies and manipulation. Everything he is experiencing there is natural. His advisor there says he sees that my son really wants to change. It's hard to change old behaviors. He is only 1/4 of the way through the program so has a long way to go. In the end, yes it is totally up to him to change his life. That is not on us. There is an internal struggle naturally. It's easier to just give up than do things the hard way. It's a lifelong struggle for anyone with substance abuse problems. He also expressed an interest in doing something to help others when he gets out and mentioned being a police officer or a fireman/paramedic. This is something we will support but it's all up to him. Everyone has to do what is best for their own family and I certainly would not let someone using live in my home. But I also feel that my son deserves this chance and if he is pursing goals and staying sober we will do what we can to support him to get on track. [/QUOTE]
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