Originally Posted by GardenMama

Anvil and Cynical One, these are just perfect descriptions of acceptance! Thank you. The thread may have gotten off track with the "training" example, but I want to get it back to your original intention, which is that when it comes to addicted loved ones, we have to accept that we are not in control of their decisions or their sobriety. This is really hard to do but these examples are useful and helpful.