HardLessons
Thank you so much for your post. It is a sad story, yes - but a huge encouragement to me.
My addict recently got pregnant. I can relate to wanting to help them make a new life. It is a tremendously difficult temptation to resist when one has the means to do it.
I have been holding back, putting her on her own to navigate the social services system. I am grieved for the child yet to be born, not knowing what she will do. But I can see that she only steps up to responsibility when her back is against the wall. So your post is an encouragement to me to let go and let God.
I may never know her child, and I wish I could have that "Disneyland" kind of relationship with her and her child, but I can also see that it is more important for her (like your addict) to become responsible and to figure out how to be a parent, as best they can.
It seems to me that you did what you could to help and in the end you had the courage and strength to let go when it became obvious that you needed to.
Thanks for your story. It is a source of strength and inspiration to me.
Peace,