Originally Posted by
Shellcrusher 
Hey jayscott.
I get very nervous with this kind of thinking but...it's my current position. My AW decided to get back into some of her art stuff. She gets a breather, gets out of the house, gets creative, lets her mind wander, etc. She's becoming a much more stable, consistent person. She's into her 3rd month of this and I can tell that she's doing better. Well, until something big happened and then she went on a weekend binge.
My point is, I see these times as very dangerous, seductive and they're very manipulative tools. It's like raising a Grizzly Bear from a cub to full size. They can generally behave but if and when they do snap, it's bad.
I hear ya. I guess what I meant was that it's
very easy to say there's nothing to hang a hat of hope on right now when she's not doing anything differently day-to-day than before she went to rehab. If she had come back home with even one different behavior to show for it, there would be that temptation to say "well, maybe she's made some progress."
nodaybut2day: I need to update my journal, but I did grab the receipt for the vodka bottle purchased 2 days out. Plus my mom was there, so legally I'm feeling pretty secure at the moment. But then again, I'm "just the dad" so who knows? Better safe than sorry.