Liz I feel for you and it must be hell for you right now that your daughter decided to go back to the city. I will pray that she is shown the way to a life without drugs. I wonder if it would have helped if she had been in a residential place for addictions. I think the fact that she came to you to asking your help shows she knows that you are there for her. It must have been heart breaking to drop her at her friends when all you wanted to do was hold her and take her home and protect her from the drug addiction. I believe the fact that she tried shows that it is something she wants to do, but as we know addictions have a strong hold on us. I pray that she will not give up on herself and will try again soon. I so hate addictions and what they do to the person and their loved ones.
My husband went 5 days without drinking then he had beer on Saturday and Sunday. I don’t know how to handle it as I was annoyed that he drank again. This morning I asked him if he was going to try again (he always has to start on a Monday) and he said yes. We will see what happens though. It is interesting how my addiction has helped me in some ways though. He told me that he was not planning to drink on Sunday, but I had annoyed him. I told him not to put it on my shoulders. I would have accepted that before that I had caused it, but I am a bit smarter now. He is a functioning alcoholic and he works and is at home in the evening drinking. It is so much more difficult for you as your daughter is not at home so it is more stressful what you are going through. I pray to God that she will find the path to recovery and until she does that she is kept safe. I believe we can never give up hope. (((Liz)))
