((Big Sis))
Sometimes our straightforward friends can slap us into reality. That is a good thing. It's just that we want so much more for them than they want for themselves. I do believe that our addicts want their lives to be good. I do believe that they sometimes want some of the same things that we want for them. They just can't seem to let go of the dysfunction. Even when my daughter is clean, she is still dysfunctional.
As parents we will always have hopes and dreams.........if they are not fulfilled it is okay for a parent to grieve the lost dreams.
Lo