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Old 08-31-2010, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Chino View Post
My daughter's detox and rehab strongly suggested keeping a sober home if they were going to live there.
If I got a " do over" I would not have taken my daughter back in after being at rehab for months. She was back out there within hours and the cycle began again.

It took time for me to understand that I was powerless over her and her choices and that I was not her only option.

A sober home will require your daughter to become employed and start taking responsibility for herself as a condition of remaining in the house. If she instead chooses drugs, she becomes homeless. It's important to remember that it is your daughter's choices, not you, that determine the consequences.

The rehab can likely work with your daughter to locate a sober house, once it is understood that coming home is not negotiable, provided you are ready to impose your own boundaries and let go of the outcomes.
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