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I just threw out my 21 year old addict son
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<blockquote data-quote="Khris" data-source="post: 703232" data-attributes="member: 21065"><p>DarkwingPsyduck: I cannot thank you enough for your insight here. There were a couple of other things I have noticed now in hindsight which I think support what you say about being beyond weed. For example, I would go through a lot of sugar, as the sugar bowl would be empty every couple of days but no one in the house uses it. He would eat mostly cereal and only eat "real food" when I insisted on it. I googled this and found out it is common in advanced drug users.</p><p></p><p>I also want to thank all those who posted messages of support here. It really helped reading them and getting validation that I have made the right decision. I guess you can say that I am now firmly past the denial stage and with the house as calm as it is become, there is no going back for me. That is MY choice. My 3 early teen daughters are so relaxed now it is uncanny. I explained to them why my son is not living with us and they didn't seem surprised at all. That kind of surprised me as well. They did not ask a lot of questions either.</p><p></p><p>Today I am going to start packing up his room and storing his stuff in the basement. I am not going to start a "shrine" there. Oh, and by the way, the mysterious "smell" that was always present in his room is now gone. What a surprise, right?</p><p></p><p>One last question for those who have been in this position. When/if he wants his clothes and things, do I let him come into the house to get it? Should I put it out on the front porch? Do I have it delivered somewhere? I am a little afraid of letting him inside (okay, a lot afraid).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Khris, post: 703232, member: 21065"] DarkwingPsyduck: I cannot thank you enough for your insight here. There were a couple of other things I have noticed now in hindsight which I think support what you say about being beyond weed. For example, I would go through a lot of sugar, as the sugar bowl would be empty every couple of days but no one in the house uses it. He would eat mostly cereal and only eat "real food" when I insisted on it. I googled this and found out it is common in advanced drug users. I also want to thank all those who posted messages of support here. It really helped reading them and getting validation that I have made the right decision. I guess you can say that I am now firmly past the denial stage and with the house as calm as it is become, there is no going back for me. That is MY choice. My 3 early teen daughters are so relaxed now it is uncanny. I explained to them why my son is not living with us and they didn't seem surprised at all. That kind of surprised me as well. They did not ask a lot of questions either. Today I am going to start packing up his room and storing his stuff in the basement. I am not going to start a "shrine" there. Oh, and by the way, the mysterious "smell" that was always present in his room is now gone. What a surprise, right? One last question for those who have been in this position. When/if he wants his clothes and things, do I let him come into the house to get it? Should I put it out on the front porch? Do I have it delivered somewhere? I am a little afraid of letting him inside (okay, a lot afraid). [/QUOTE]
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