Someone elses addiction

Hey marine mom. I think we are always too close when we are in the middle of someone elses addiction - it just cant be avoided but when you say you cant seem to seperate yourself I think it is his disease you need to seperate from not your son - you can find the disease easily in the crazy looks he has in his eyes, the hateful outbursts, the uncaring way he treats all who love him. That is not your son. Believe me when I say your son is still in there fighting the fight. You will never, ever be able to do all the right things in this (I still make mistakes with the people I work with) - we are emotional beings and this is why, particularly as women, we suffer so much and sometimes make the wrong call. If you make a bad call with your son it WILL NOT mean you become responsible for his using so dont ever take that on - you are doing the very best you
can do with what you have! Sometimes it feels like you're in the middle of a war-zone armed with a spoon!

Just remember to ask yourself each day with each choice "Is this action going to support my son or is it going to support his addiction (using)".
It will become clearer to you the more you do it.
Sending you all strength and love, Mack