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Jun 14, 2011, 10:10 AM
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How Do You Discuss Your Child's Substance Abuse Problem with Your Other Kids?
......How do responsible parents communicate with their other, healthy children about the disease that may be infecting their sibling? Confusion, uncertainty and insecurity abounds for the child or children that doesn't understand why their brother or sister is sleeping all day, acting crazy, sounding and looking like a different person and not participating with the family anymore.
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Jul 07, 2011, 05:18 AM
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Are the siblings younger or older than the child with the substance abuse?
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Jul 07, 2011, 09:57 AM
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oops here's the link. hope it helps.
http://intervene.drugfree.org/2011/0...ther-children/
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Jul 07, 2011, 10:37 PM
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madisgram, I am sorry that I don't have much advice for you. I just have not been through what you're going through. But I want you to know that I read your post and I feel for you---its not going to be easy to get through this. Hang in there and I'm sure you will find a way.
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Jul 10, 2011, 11:33 AM
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this may not be much help but when I was little my older siblings were into drugs. Even though first hand I saw the destruction, one being kicked out due to doing the drugs at home and one went to prison as a teen when I was just before ten yrs old, neither one of my parents talked about it... Later no one knew my secret agenda of I need to graduate high school before doing drugs. I must say what a moron thought but it didn't matter if in school or about to graduate, it still is a regret and has messed up parts of my life. Now I'm not sure if talking would had helped, other issues lead to drugs too. But Part of my young curiosity was why did they like to get high?and DARE, In school didn't help with this curiosity. Also when being younger I truly thought only weak people get addicted which is a foolish thought. every situation is different but perhaps just talking about it may help with understanding and help with the future. Your post seems like your a caring parent which will have more effect, my mother personally tried to cover up drug abuse, with all 3 of us and forbidden my father with talking about his abuse in college to the younger kids. Shed tell me it would reflect on her and she didn't want ppl to think she was a bad mother if someone knew about my drug abuse, that made me feel worse and in a way resent her due to she seemed like she didn't care. I hope this helps a little.
May you have the strength to talk to your kids, all of them. And I hope you can get through to them. May your older child find the strength to help themselves with perhaps the help of love from you and others. |
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Jul 10, 2011, 12:08 PM
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just an FYI. i don't have this situation but thought it may be helpful to those that do. but many thanks for your caring concern. just reminds me how pc people are so loving and supportive. hugs.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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