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<blockquote data-quote="Dad34" data-source="post: 765014" data-attributes="member: 32757"><p>Hi LMS,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. It is good she graduated from high school and from college with a B.S. and I have told her I'm proud of her. She could still have a good future if she broke free from her addictions - a BIG if, I understand, but I have to leave that in God's hands; she has already done a lot of damage to her body and mind, unfortunately. As for depression, my daughter was on an anti-depressant for many years and I assume she still is.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad your son became a Christian. I'm sure that is comforting to you now, after his passing, which you can now know was into eternal life and you will see him again one glorious day, and he will be free from his addictions! My daughter used to say she didn't believe in God but in recent years she's switched and says she now believes that God exists, she prays, and considers herself a Christian (she was raised going to church, so she has knowledge about the Christian faith). That is encouraging and I pray that God can use that foothold to rescue her from her addiction, in His timing. But again, that is in God's hands and I realize I can't count on the outcome I want for her. I must leave that to God, trust him with the outcome, and continue to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.</p><p></p><p>I agree I must be prepared for the next crisis, whatever that is. It is difficult to do, since I don't know for sure what that crisis will be. But I will keep reading the posts on this website and my Al Anon "One Day at a Time" book, which reminds me to work on my own shortcomings, be more loving and less critical of my daughter, all the while setting clear boundaries with her. And of course, I will trust that God will help me through the crisis, whatever it is.</p><p></p><p>Blessings to you, LMS. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="❤️" title="Red heart :heart:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/2764.png" data-shortname=":heart:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dad34, post: 765014, member: 32757"] Hi LMS, Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. It is good she graduated from high school and from college with a B.S. and I have told her I'm proud of her. She could still have a good future if she broke free from her addictions - a BIG if, I understand, but I have to leave that in God's hands; she has already done a lot of damage to her body and mind, unfortunately. As for depression, my daughter was on an anti-depressant for many years and I assume she still is. I'm glad your son became a Christian. I'm sure that is comforting to you now, after his passing, which you can now know was into eternal life and you will see him again one glorious day, and he will be free from his addictions! My daughter used to say she didn't believe in God but in recent years she's switched and says she now believes that God exists, she prays, and considers herself a Christian (she was raised going to church, so she has knowledge about the Christian faith). That is encouraging and I pray that God can use that foothold to rescue her from her addiction, in His timing. But again, that is in God's hands and I realize I can't count on the outcome I want for her. I must leave that to God, trust him with the outcome, and continue to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I agree I must be prepared for the next crisis, whatever that is. It is difficult to do, since I don't know for sure what that crisis will be. But I will keep reading the posts on this website and my Al Anon "One Day at a Time" book, which reminds me to work on my own shortcomings, be more loving and less critical of my daughter, all the while setting clear boundaries with her. And of course, I will trust that God will help me through the crisis, whatever it is. Blessings to you, LMS. ❤️ [/QUOTE]
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