[Sugah]

Savsy, if the staff didn't want you to leave, could they possibly be a resource for you now? Can you call the facility and ask for help? I see Jason is the only one who responded, and his experience is much like yours. I don't have a lot to offer. I didn't get clean until long after I left home, though I can relate in a big way to your relationship with your father. My mother was there, but she wasn't any help. She was just as busy as I was trying to keep him from exploding. Funny -- all our efforts, and to the day he died, no one could change him. It wasn't until I was older that I realized that changing others was another thing over which I was powerless.

I offer you my prayers. I hope you find your way out of there. Perhaps if you find help for yourself, it will come from someone who can help your sister, too.

Peace & Love,
Sugah