parents of addicts, setting boundaries?
This afternoon my AS, husband and I will meet for a counseling session. The AS is 29 years old, two months out of a residential treatment of 28 days, unemployeed, bankrupt and demonstrating signs of using again.
I am having problems deciding what to say in the session . . . to my own son. Our family has a history of poor communication and codependency. I don't want to dredge out the sins of the past; I am anxious to move on with a new relationship, yet I want to protect myself and my husband from being used. Of course, I want a better life for my son, but I cannot make it happen. I need help, support, prayer, hugs and suggestions for making time with the counselor count.
I know the ills of a life in ruin cannot be healed in a counseling session. What would you say to your adult child in a session?