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...
OK so I had my 24 hours to cry and be devastated, Went to sleep crying woke up crying..... ENOUGH!!! back to life. Yes my daughter needs me and My husband said Marg we NEED you to be the STRONG one here and we can't have you fall apart right now. And he is so right. So for now my pain and agony are going on the back shelf. I am the mother of the bride and I need to pull myself together. Justin is safe in a decent jail geting meds and only had a small amount on him so will probably get 6 months. I have not seen or spoken to him my friend has insiders to keep me posted.
We are all going to be OK and I am refusing to let this ruin what is planned to be a spectacular day for our family!! Thank you all for the words of comfort I KNOW all of you want nothing but the best for me and all of us on this site.... I will keep you posted and I actually feel bad for Justin cause I KNOW he did not want to do this, drugs are the devil and they have my son. Please keep praying for him he needs it so much!
Marg
We are all going to be OK and I am refusing to let this ruin what is planned to be a spectacular day for our family!! Thank you all for the words of comfort I KNOW all of you want nothing but the best for me and all of us on this site.... I will keep you posted and I actually feel bad for Justin cause I KNOW he did not want to do this, drugs are the devil and they have my son. Please keep praying for him he needs it so much!
Marg
You relax ,,, or at least try,,, planning a wedding is more then enough worries ,,,, we love you,,,
May God bless your daughter with plenty of happiness and love
Later on, I called my mother. She sounded depressed and actually, spaced out. I asked her time and time again if smt happened but no, nothing had happened. No excitement for the wedding, no words of support, nothing.
Seems like you're giving yourself a valueble present. That gives me hope that my mother can do the same thing too, even if our situation looks like a dead-end.
I wish she could just take her mind off from my brother. True, we don't really know where he is or how he's doing, we suspect terrible things, my parents wait for his phone calls like a thirsty man needs water. It's draining. How long can one hold?
For all these reasons, I wish she were happy for me, but not for my sake. She needs a break and so does everyone and anyone affected by the addiction family disease.
.. I get wordy when I get emotional..
You mothers go through such heartache it's like a thing out of this world. If there is the slightest of opportunities to have your heart smile, focus on that. You, like your daughter, deserve a break, a time where you will breathe freely, no matter what.