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Old 12-15-2011, 10:30 AM
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catlovermi
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In recovery, we try very hard to learn that we own the consequences of our actions and decisions. We try not to tell others what to do or what decisions to make, but support their journey toward the strength of figuring out their own best path.

What are the consequences of your daughter's decisions to use?

What are the consequences of your decision to allow an active drug user into your household?

You have every right to protect your own needs and to allow your daughter to face the consequences of her own decisions. You must search within yourself to act in your own best interest and not take on the results of others, the ignorance of others, the problems of others. We each own our own decisions and what follows from them.

It's when we get confused, about who owns what, that things go awry. Your daughter cannot self-correct if she is never allowed to fully own her decisions in life.

Said with gentle support, we know how hard this is, or we wouldn't be here on this board by the thousands, seeking mutual support!

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