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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 734326" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Welcome back. I do remember you. And like Leafy, I thought your son was doing well and that is why you stopped posting.</p><p></p><p>I agree that we have to try to live our lives the best WE can because we just have this one life too. This isn't a dress rehearsal for any of us.</p><p></p><p>Our son is doing well in his current long term faith based program. This is the only thing that has truly helped him to stay sober long enough to reflect on his life and past mistakes and everything that he has to be truly thankful for. He has been away two years in May and it has made my life easier; out of sight out of mind. I have also been working on my detachment and surprisingly it finally "took". I have had to use it for other relationships in my life also. </p><p></p><p>This isn't what any of us want for our adult children but it's not our choice. I never dreamed that our family would have to endure all of this. I felt that I already had a lot of bad things happen to me in my life so I had already paid my dues. I don't know why I thought that but I just did. Then life has a way of setting you straight.</p><p></p><p>I'm so glad your son is in this program and I do hope that this is truly the beginning of his recovery. Addiction is such a selfish disease. They don't realize what they put us through. I feel a lot of resentment toward my own son and am trying to work through that but I really don't know how.</p><p></p><p>We're here for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 734326, member: 15032"] Welcome back. I do remember you. And like Leafy, I thought your son was doing well and that is why you stopped posting. I agree that we have to try to live our lives the best WE can because we just have this one life too. This isn't a dress rehearsal for any of us. Our son is doing well in his current long term faith based program. This is the only thing that has truly helped him to stay sober long enough to reflect on his life and past mistakes and everything that he has to be truly thankful for. He has been away two years in May and it has made my life easier; out of sight out of mind. I have also been working on my detachment and surprisingly it finally "took". I have had to use it for other relationships in my life also. This isn't what any of us want for our adult children but it's not our choice. I never dreamed that our family would have to endure all of this. I felt that I already had a lot of bad things happen to me in my life so I had already paid my dues. I don't know why I thought that but I just did. Then life has a way of setting you straight. I'm so glad your son is in this program and I do hope that this is truly the beginning of his recovery. Addiction is such a selfish disease. They don't realize what they put us through. I feel a lot of resentment toward my own son and am trying to work through that but I really don't know how. We're here for you. [/QUOTE]
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