10 tips to help family members

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/family-friend-portal/tips-help-cope/ 10 Tips to Help Family Members of Addicts Cope 10 Tips to Help Family Members of Addicts Cope In 2013, about 6.6 percent of the American population was dependent on alcohol or had difficulties relating to alcohol use, while more than 24 million people had abused an illicit drug in the prior month, says

I Wish for One Day

I wish for one day to be stress free. I’d like to just be happy for 24 hours straight without someone throwing a wrench into it. I wish I knew how to get there. Maybe some yoga or meditation would help but I’d need a quiet space for that. There is no quiet space at

Court Date Tomorrow

Tomorrow our son has court. He is supposed to have $700 towards his restitution. Whether or not he has this I don’t know. He can’t tell us a consistent story. You know it’s said if you tell the truth you don’t have to remember your story. It would be nice if he told the truth.

Addiction and ADHD Treatment

My son was in second grade when his teachers talked to me about seeing a doctor for his attention problems. Since he was our first child we really didn’t notice this as much at home. Since I was at home with him and his two sisters they were kept pretty busy. His extra energy was

Today is another day

Every day brings new challenges, new joys and gives life new meanings. Today is a day I’d prefer not to hear my sons problems. You see even after 12 years he has still not paid his restitution from his felonies. He has been on probation for 12 years! He has been given more breaks then

It’s not always easy, in fact it’s never easy

The hardest thing I had to do was apply for a visitor pass at the county prison. I didn’t feel like I would make it through the day, but I did. And it wasn’t as bad the next time. Yes sadly there was a next time. But those 16 felonies were knocked down to just

Hello world! Ready to begin!

*** It’s been 1 year and a half since I started writing this blog. So much has changed but so much has remained the same. My son has been in jail several times, He’s there right now and will miss the birth of his daughter this week. Instead of becoming more positive about his recovery