mom-of-3

T-Man had a meeting with PO yesterday.  He was late because he worked me over - begging me to stop to get him smokes and an energy drink.  I argued with him but relented after making a deal with...

It helped that I wasn't anxious.  It helped that the staff was warm and very professional. It helped that I had my hubby there, of course.  And it helped knowing that I was in a top notch hospital....

I came down with a whopper of a head/sinus cold on Friday.  Apparently, I should be good to go for surgery on Tuesday (according to my packet - if you develop a cold two days before) but it still...

T-Man had his underage drinking charge appearance today.  Hubby dropped him off and later called me to tell me that T will be on probation for a year, will be "randomly" drug tested, is expected to...

I've really come to embrace that slogan.  Over the years I remember reading it on people's bumper stickers and, although I knew it was from AA, I really didn't know what it meant.Well, today I will...

Well, I went to my ol' hometown and visited their adolescent drug treatment facility.  I had been in touch with the exec director because I was so intrigued with what they do I had to contact her...

Yesterday was my birthday and I believe the best - ever! Started out with my class working out very well, beautiful sunny weather, tons of FB birthday greetings, dinner out with my favorite man, to...

"Rainy days and Mondays always get me down".  Well, not today ~ so far. For one it isn't raining (yesterday it poured all day - from morning until bedtime and then some) but today the sun is shining...

J seems to be doing well for now.  He's refusing to take his anti-depressant because he says it has been making him very, very tired.  I can attest to that because all he's been doing is laying on...

I know how to respond to an addict ~ tough love, no money etc.  But how does one react to someone that has both a fragile mental illness and alcoholism?  I find myself being so much more careful...

I can't seem to distract myself from my son's recent diagnosis.  Maybe it has to do with when I was young and my mom had to deal with her two bipolar siblings.  Being the eldest of seven I was...

At least I was overwhelmed yesterday.  Too early in the day to feel that way but I decided to take a deep breath and take one thing at a time.Yesterday I went for my surgery consultation.  I love...

J is still brooding and begging for us to release him.  I told him that we don't have that power - the doctors do.  He told me that the doctors said that we can release him anytime since we were...

Why did I let my son, J, suck me in?  I promised myself that I would not allow it. He's been calling me a lot from the psych ward begging to let him out of there.  I was told that I don't have the...

Thank you for helping me with my son, J.  I know that you guiding us through getting him to a hospital to get the desperate help he needs.  And through the people I spoke to, guiding me to his...