Journal Entry for December 19, 2007
I've been feeling sort of melancholy the last couple of days. Not sure if it's Crystal, my marriage or just my whole life in …
I've been feeling sort of melancholy the last couple of days. Not sure if it's Crystal, my marriage or just my whole life in …
Hi Sheryl, Just checking in on you to see how you're doing? My son's trial ended on 4/17/09. It didn't turn out very well. He has 18 charges against him and only a few turned out o.k. I think I'm still in shock over the Jury's verdicts. I'm still going to NarAnon and I think it's helped me a lot. I've been going to the meetings since May 08'. I sometimes think that we must have made some type of mistake while we raised out son. He's always been a good kid, did good in school, etc. Of course everyone tells me that they are sure we were good parents and they (our kids) are the ones who made bad choices. Let me know how you're doing when you get a few minutes. Take Care. Love, Georgia
Hi Sheryl, Just looked at your profile. Do you live in Las Vegas? My husband, son and I have lived in LV since 1994. I'm sorry that your daughter went back to drugs and is in trouble again. I read this new book that came out last year called "Addiction." I checked the book out from the library. It really made me understand how addiction gets a hold of people and how it is so hard to resist the drug/drugs. My son had to detox in jail and says he'll never do drugs again. I told him that I'm sure he believes that but I think with addiction that it's something you have to fight everyday, every hour and maybe every minute. We don't know yet how much time he'll have to serve and he's our only child too. I'm sure you know what I mean when I say that it breaks our hearts to see what has happened to him and the feeling that we're so helpless and can't help him out of this mess. Since Steven has been in the Clark County Detention Center (actually he was put in the Henderson Detention Center first on May 10th and has been in the County Det Center since July 5th) I've been going to NarAnon meetings. I live in the Southeast part of town so the meetings are on Monday nights. There is another group meeting on the North side of town (forgot which day/days the meetings are there. The meetings have helped me a lot. It lets you know that other people are going through or have gone through a lot of stuff too. My son, Steven, has a trial date that suppose to start on Dec. 15th. We're still hoping that the Dist Attorney will offer him a deal and that it won't go to trial. We'll see what happens. My husband isn't handling this very well plus my husband has started a new job so the combo of both is a lot of stress on him. Keep me updated on what's happening with you daughter. Did I mention that Steven turned 28 in July? Take Care. Love, Georgia.
hope you're doing well.
so how about that update?? xxxx
STIll miss you... could we get an update on you please? many hugs and prayers
Hi everyone - I am back! I went through a year with my 25 year old daughter in prison and it was so hard on me and my family. She got out and I was there to help her to get her back on her feet again financially and emotionally. Unfortunately, she loves her addictions more than she values herself as she is sitting in jail again and awaiting a sentence of 2-5 years in prison. How could this happen? I am mad, hurt, numb,sad,and shocked. Not sure how I am going to do 5 years this time around...