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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (57264)7/31/2004 12:05:09 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793717
 
For me, I look for the holy grail in another way.

Mary, have you ever had a loved one addicted to drugs or alcohol? Or a child who decided his path was one of total rebellion and runaway?

If you attend Al-anon meetings, an adjunct to AA for those whose loved ones are on drugs or alcohol, they will tell you that you must stop "enabling" these people and let them find their own bottom.

We come into the world alone and die alone. If we refuse help, a point comes at which we must come out of it alone. People around you who realize this are using "tough love." The real "tough part is not on the part of the user, although they think it is. The "tough" part is on you, who must have the willpower to let them go.

I enabled and enabled a son, and he did not stop his behavior until I quit. As long as I was handing out the bucks, he was insulated from reality. I was the problem. And, boy, was it tough on me to quit.
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