I sincerely thought that I had to do it all alone. I had asked enough of my loved ones and it was time to stand up and parent my kids and take care of everyone else. Fine, but I forgot to take care of myself. I spent most of my children's lives high. I wanted to be the perfect parent, the perfect Mom and the perfect wife. I lost all those things. My children live with their Father and his new wife and I'm headed back to rehab for the third time.
You don't have to do this alone. Keep coming here, keep talking. Hopefully the more we talk, the easier it will be to remove the stigma.