This was a great reading for me - not only in dealing with the addicts in my life - but also in dealing with ALL of my adult children.
It is so difficult for me to LET GO of my children.
I still struggle with wanting to be their MOM.
Not always out of a controlling issue - sometimes out of a protecting nature - but they are adults - I must let them BE adults.
This causes me to have grief and some hurt emotions that I must deal with and process thru journaling, venting and maybe a good old fashion crying with a healthy recovery friend. That's ok - I need to feel what I feel.
Then I can let it go and go on with living my life and let my adult children live theirs.
It's the healthy, loving thing to do.
Not the easy thing, but the HEALTHY thing.
Wishing each of you a day filled with Serenity, Joy and Love,
Rita