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Other moms, dads, relatives, any guidance?
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There are some amazing parents of addicts around this website who will have wonderful insight for you. My ex is an addict and I am a recovering addict as well so my perspective may be a little bit different but in the end I think the way we need to approach the addiction/recovery of our loved ones is the same. We need to set firm boundaries about the kind of behavior we will accept in our homes and we need to allow the addicts the dignity and respect of making their own choices no matter how awful they are.
I hope your daughter is serious about recovery! I really really do. But, it's hard to stay hopefully and at the same time remain realistic about what the future might bring. It's really up to her.
Have you looked into Al-anon? Addiction is truly a family disease. It affects everyone. We may not be able to fix the addict. But we can work on ourselves. Actually, there is a saying that we should work the recovery that we hope/wish our loved one will work. Al-anon is the place to do that.