Wondering about parents....
I'm the mom of an addict. I've been off and on here for a bit, but my son's been away in florida for over a year now. I am wondering how many marriages suffer as a result of a child's addiction. We have never been on the same page, but finally the denial curtain lifted from my eyes and i arranged for my son to go to treatment. My husband just feels that he should just stop, and that's it.
I, on the other hand, have spent the past year, learning soooo much about addiction and co-dependency, and understand recovery, and that it is a disease, and been in my own recovery with my meetings and a therapist.
I have now recognized that my own life with my husband was scarred before and this has done us in. We have grown totally apart, barely speak to one another. I now think I do not want to be married anymore.
I'm feeling strong, and know I want to begin my own journey forward, and not stuck with someone who can't move ahead. Just wondering about other families.