there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground
So many people ask: "Aren't you mad? Furious? Where's the anger? If I were you, I'd rage. Not give him the time of day. Say 'You're...
Many Paths to Freedom
"The advice given too often is that we can't help our children. We are told that tough love is the only way and we must let them hit...
Where there's life....
...there's hope. Truths have been revealed and yes he did bad things. Took deadly drugs. Many bad things. I believe his mind and body...
trenches, day 3.....circling the drain
What to do. I know not what to do. Still. Day 3 in the Trenches and I'm moving in circles. It's dizzying. Tough love. Soft love. No love....
Day 2 in the Trenches
When you learn some terrible terrible news and then go to bed…the next day you awaken from a night of fitful sleep and reality nudges...
Taking the Bullet
Why do these 20 something boy addicts have to say such hurtful things? Why can’t they see that they are talking to the one person in the...
Sea of Unknowns
My son and I have a conversation when he’s about to start high school, “You don’t do drugs, do you Zachary?” “No Mom, I’m not stupid.”...