The longer we stay sober the better our lives get. It doesn’t mean everything goes smoothly or our way but we do learn how to deal with it. Heidi said on the phone that everything we go through is another opportunity in which we get to experience growth. How true that has been for me. My reason for bringing up looking through my stuff was not to brag but just as another reminder as to how far I have come.
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I remember the “aha moment” very clearly. My wife and I were going away for the weekend and needed somebody to take care of our three cats. My mother is usually our go-to person for that task, but she had a lot on her plate that weekend and I didn’t want to add to it. So I asked my son if he and his girlfriend wanted to stay at our house for the weekend and take care of the cats.
Continue Reading Addiction is a brain disease and it makes people do some crazy things. Things they wouldn’t normally do. When this finally clicked with me, it became much easier to forgive my son and let go of those events of the past. I no longer had to carry them around with me and let them eat away at me.
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To my son, I wish to say: You mattered! You gave me the best and happiest years of my life. You are so loved. You were an incredible, amazing person who possessed great intelligence, musical talent, beauty—both inside and out, and deep friendships with many people who loved and respected you. I wish you could have seen what I saw.
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Relapse is very common and not the end of the world, even not desirable by any means. During the time of abstinence the addict has lost some of his physical tolerance to the drug and a relapse can often be accidentally life-threatening or even fatal.
Continue Reading As parents, when our children are born we become providers of unconditional love. It’s one of the qualifications listed in the job description for “Parent” (or at least it should be). We give life to a new human being and are responsible for their well-being. We know that our child won’t be perfect, but we also know that we will love them no matter what.
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