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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 751952" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>So sorry you are agonizing over your son's addition and choices. We all do or have done it.</p><p></p><p>You have gotten good advice and compassion from others. If it were my son I would just suggest that he pray for strength to beat his addiction. I know he would get mad but I would do that anyway. My son could not get better on his own. It's like their in the whirl of a drain going downward. They are so beat down by their own behaviors they don't see any way out. They know it and they hate themselves for it. </p><p></p><p>How can we fix it? The truth is we cannot and that is the hardest part of all. I dealt with this myself for almost 7 years. My husband and I had to accept that he could die and that isn't easy for a parent to accept either. </p><p></p><p>There really is no right answer in this. There is no way out for us as parents to ease our suffering. We suffer with them, that is for sure. When I think of it all I can cry on a dime even though I feel the worst is behind us. </p><p></p><p>My son did get better only by being in the faith based program and we were fortunate that we made that his ONLY choice if he wanted to be in our lives. I am thankful every day that we were in a position to do that. I know that isn't possible for all of us here but our son wanted to be in our lives and he knew that the only way was for him to complete that program. He fought like hell. That is the only guidance I can give anyone.</p><p></p><p>Hugs and prayers for you and your son.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 751952, member: 15032"] So sorry you are agonizing over your son's addition and choices. We all do or have done it. You have gotten good advice and compassion from others. If it were my son I would just suggest that he pray for strength to beat his addiction. I know he would get mad but I would do that anyway. My son could not get better on his own. It's like their in the whirl of a drain going downward. They are so beat down by their own behaviors they don't see any way out. They know it and they hate themselves for it. How can we fix it? The truth is we cannot and that is the hardest part of all. I dealt with this myself for almost 7 years. My husband and I had to accept that he could die and that isn't easy for a parent to accept either. There really is no right answer in this. There is no way out for us as parents to ease our suffering. We suffer with them, that is for sure. When I think of it all I can cry on a dime even though I feel the worst is behind us. My son did get better only by being in the faith based program and we were fortunate that we made that his ONLY choice if he wanted to be in our lives. I am thankful every day that we were in a position to do that. I know that isn't possible for all of us here but our son wanted to be in our lives and he knew that the only way was for him to complete that program. He fought like hell. That is the only guidance I can give anyone. Hugs and prayers for you and your son. [/QUOTE]
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