Families & Friends Of Addicts Support Group
Addiction affects more than just the individual. This community is dedicated to the families and friends of individuals suffering from any form of addiction. Mental health professionals are increasingly considering alcoholism and addiction as diseases that flourish in and are enabled by family systems. Family members react to the addicted person with particular behavioral...
my husband is a drug addict and i left him alomost 3 months ago because of it. being with him i have met so many kids (including my step daughter, at age 7 she knew how to roll a blunt) that have drug addicts as parents and suffer neglect ect... it breaks my heart to know that she said her child was the worst mistake she ever made! a baby is never a mistake, they are all blessings! in my opinion this child needs taken away from his mother who doesnt want her son anyway! (from what it sounds like) he deserves a mother that wants him and will do whatever they have to in order to keep him out of harms way.
i hope i wasnt to harsh, i just dont want anything to happen to your nephew! im very touchy when it comes to addicts and their kids because of my step daughter and husband. my husband has 3 kids from 3 differant women and treats all of the kids like they dont matter. im just glad our daughter is only a yr old and doesnt see that her father doesnt care. good luck and stay strong! hugs to you!!!