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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 719904" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>Thank you so much RE and I am so sorry for what your family went through. It makes me wonder if my stepson is one of many who exist in the shadows of these terribly screwed up families. The devastation to their self-esteem is immeasurable and can eventually lead to this kind of tragedy.</p><p></p><p>I have tried to interest their father in Al-Anon. He has not been interested yet. I will continue to try. He is a good person, just "sick" from a lifetime of caretaking mentally ill individuals including his own parents. He and I have always gotten along well. This helps the boys though it frequently annoys my wife.</p><p></p><p>I am taking time for myself today and tomorrow. I fear this family will experience the same deterioration that you experienced. They are not ready and perhaps, not able to look honestly at their actions. It will be easier to blame each other. My wife's mother, my Monster In Law, is the matriarch of the DYSFUNCTION and she's already started playing that game.</p><p></p><p>I agree with you that I need to protect myself. I feel confident I can do that. YS is another matter. Unfortunately, I have no legal right to YS or DS for that matter. I can do little except love him and encourage him to take care of himself. I couldn't run off with him without getting arrested.</p><p></p><p>Didn't cause it, cannot control it, and cannot cure it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 719904, member: 13303"] Thank you so much RE and I am so sorry for what your family went through. It makes me wonder if my stepson is one of many who exist in the shadows of these terribly screwed up families. The devastation to their self-esteem is immeasurable and can eventually lead to this kind of tragedy. I have tried to interest their father in Al-Anon. He has not been interested yet. I will continue to try. He is a good person, just "sick" from a lifetime of caretaking mentally ill individuals including his own parents. He and I have always gotten along well. This helps the boys though it frequently annoys my wife. I am taking time for myself today and tomorrow. I fear this family will experience the same deterioration that you experienced. They are not ready and perhaps, not able to look honestly at their actions. It will be easier to blame each other. My wife's mother, my Monster In Law, is the matriarch of the DYSFUNCTION and she's already started playing that game. I agree with you that I need to protect myself. I feel confident I can do that. YS is another matter. Unfortunately, I have no legal right to YS or DS for that matter. I can do little except love him and encourage him to take care of himself. I couldn't run off with him without getting arrested. Didn't cause it, cannot control it, and cannot cure it. [/QUOTE]
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