Addiction & Recovery

My son is an alcoholic. A bad one. He was raised with me and my wildness and knows the eventual outcome. He knows there are ways out. So far, he's not interested. He may very well die that way.

Addiction is a dicey thing, psychologically and physiologically.

I have a story; friend of mine. Horrible drug addict, raised by a horrible drug addict. Had four children, deserted them in a drug house. Ugly Legal problems. I met her, she was in treatment for the 4th or 5th time. She had tried all kinds of churches and counselors. My husband and I kind of scooped her up and "spoon-fed" her sobriety (she says).

We went to court with her. Went went to her supervised visits with her children with her. We helped her find her son, she had no idea where he actually was---I'm saying this to point out how bad the situation was with her, not to say that we are perfect angels--the women was extremely and dramatically messed up, mind body and soul.

13 year later she's happily married, an excellent mom and finished getting her CPA license.
Best of all she finds women just like she was and says 'this is my story' and they understand there's hope

And she'll tell you it wasn't easy, she wasn't perfect, she isn't perfect. But she's one hell of a woman.