I can't figure out if it's okay for me to say I've had enough and stop accepting my sister's calls and prevent her from seeing my son. I'm afraid that if I continue this charade that I'll grow to hate her in time.
IMO, YES. Very Okay. We don't change until we are made to change. She has to have a bigger loss than the "loss of her drugs".
Until we start losing things, losing people we harm, etc. Then for many, there just is no reason to quit.
Being around your children is a big thing to me.
I would never have babysat when I was using.
I think about that today, one of my Very Best Friends has a little girl.
If I was using, I would not let myself be around her or her little girl.
If I am using, I am not a safe person to be around. Period. What if she accidentally left some of her drugs around, and your son found it.
You have every right to step away for yourself. And it's the best thing for her as well, IMO..
Love Her, Hate the Disease.
She's doing bad things, because when we are active I think we get so clouded in our jugement as to what is right and what is wrong.
Drugs hold us hostage. :ghug
~Just My Experiences~
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