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This sums up my feelings pretty well
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 748638" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>TL, I agree that you have to do what helps you get through having a loved one with this terrible disease. However, I can't think of a single case on this board where the addict/alcoholic got better until the parent backed away and let the loved one figure things out and suffer the consequences of their addiction.</p><p></p><p>Giving our loved ones love and support without enabling is not easy to do. Addicts are master manipulators and always seem to figure out a way to get what they want from us using things like food, housing, and medical care as their leverage. They know we love them and are worried about them and they use that love as a weapon. </p><p></p><p>It is such a fine line to walk.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 748638, member: 1967"] TL, I agree that you have to do what helps you get through having a loved one with this terrible disease. However, I can't think of a single case on this board where the addict/alcoholic got better until the parent backed away and let the loved one figure things out and suffer the consequences of their addiction. Giving our loved ones love and support without enabling is not easy to do. Addicts are master manipulators and always seem to figure out a way to get what they want from us using things like food, housing, and medical care as their leverage. They know we love them and are worried about them and they use that love as a weapon. It is such a fine line to walk. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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