“Addiction takes people to some very harsh places, and like a drowning person in panic, we often try to pull our loved ones down with us--as though they owe us that because they love us. It's so wrong I can't even really explain it unless you've had the misfortune to be there as an addict. It is irrational, unkind, and inexcusable.”

Thank you, Hawkeye for your insight. And the stories about your mom & family... wow...

I don’t think I’ve disclosed this here... but to get away from her screaming at me, I’d often take her car keys & go hide in her car
No one knows this. Ironically I felt safer in there. And I was completely homeless (just a few $ in my pocket) a few times when I walked out... I slept in Central Park & on park benches... outside my job for a few weeks. It’s definitely a dark period of my life.