This Grammy is tired.....
Tired of my addict daughter's manipulating, tired of worrying about her, tired of wracking my brain trying to determine where I went wrong as a mother.
At least I don't have to worry about my 10 month old grandson - as he is now with me. Last week she was committed for evaluation for substance abuse. Her father and I signed the committal papers. The Dr recommended out-patient treatment due to the fact that she has never been in treatment/rehab before and that her child is still an infant. I tried to tell them out-patient will never work, but hey, they are the professionals, right? The only good thing to come from this is that Dept of human services placed the baby with me until she finishes treatment and can pass clean drug tests. She is addicted to opiates (hydrocodone). They kept her in the hospital for 6 days for evaluation and I would almost bet she was using yesterday as soon as she got out. She has other issues to deal with as well. Her fiancé (father of her baby) died of a drug overdose May 9th of this year. It was absolutely horrible, as she found him dead in their bed. She moved in with my husband and I for a few weeks and then insisted on moving back to her home. I knew it was too soon and she was clean while she stayed here. I set her up with grief counseling but she instead chose to use drugs. I never dreamed at age 64 I would be the primary caretaker of my baby grandson - but I wouldn't have it any other way. I have been reading posts on this site for a few days and now realize that I am not alone. Thank God for this forum.