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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 759793" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Dear Miracle</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry, too, you're going through this hard, hard thing.</p><p></p><p>Maybe if your son wants to do it his way, 100 percent, without taking guidance, he would be better off in the sober living in the other city. There are 2 ways to see this: Does he want independence and has his judgment and insight improved? Or is he still full of himself, and is he wanting freedom to seek drugs and get himself back in trouble? If it's the latter, I don't see where he or you is served by his being down the street. You're not asking, but I agree with you--this is too, too hard, if he's not going to be treatment compliant, and accept moderate guidance.</p><p></p><p>Ours is a cautionary tale.</p><p></p><p>My son has always left treatment and sober living at the first chance he could. He never ever considered the risk to him. He always sought freedom and the drugs,. He would whimper home when he had no money or nowhere to go, or both. And if we wouldn't let him stay, he would squat in the yards. It was no better closer to home than farther.</p><p></p><p>I wish this was easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 759793, member: 18958"] Dear Miracle I'm sorry, too, you're going through this hard, hard thing. Maybe if your son wants to do it his way, 100 percent, without taking guidance, he would be better off in the sober living in the other city. There are 2 ways to see this: Does he want independence and has his judgment and insight improved? Or is he still full of himself, and is he wanting freedom to seek drugs and get himself back in trouble? If it's the latter, I don't see where he or you is served by his being down the street. You're not asking, but I agree with you--this is too, too hard, if he's not going to be treatment compliant, and accept moderate guidance. Ours is a cautionary tale. My son has always left treatment and sober living at the first chance he could. He never ever considered the risk to him. He always sought freedom and the drugs,. He would whimper home when he had no money or nowhere to go, or both. And if we wouldn't let him stay, he would squat in the yards. It was no better closer to home than farther. I wish this was easier. [/QUOTE]
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