Old 07-07-2016, 07:42 AM
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Bobbieka
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Behappy, I have 4 kids. 2 are 26 and 28 and didn't have to go through what the younger 2 have. They are 20 and 18 and saw the worst. This past year, I was pretty much checked out the entire year. My 18 y/o was a senior and I showed up drunk at her Senior night for cheerleading. She was pretty angry with me. There are other stories like that. My older daughter (20) goes to counseling, the younger one doesn't want to right now. What has been helping us is I write them letters each week. Telling them how many days sober, what my plan is for the week, (counseling, AA, anything I do for sobriety) and I say something about them. Some memory or just a positive about their character. That has been helping us all mend tremendously.

You are now in my prayers. It will heal, but it does take time for the trust to come back. Living amends. They'll see it.
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