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bullgoose · 08-03-2003, 01:32 PM

Gonna tell you straight; KICK HIM OUT!! My son is a true alcoholic; a real hard-nosed boozer; he damned near burned our house down at least five times; one night, he held a gun on me, until I took it away- the list goes on and on; I fially took him to a shelter and signed him in; he put himself through hell for four years, culminating in the whole family standing around a hospital bed, waiting for him to die from exposure, pneumonia, and a couple other things. He didn't die; he's sober now and, at 34, starting a "normal" life. Sounds bad, doesn't it? The truth is, IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWAY, NO MATTER WHAT I DID!! I also have three daughters; they are just fine, but they wouldn't have been if my son had stayed with us; he had to learn the hard way. Sometimes you just have to let go, no matter how hard it is; in my sons case, it turned out well- that isn't always true.

08-03-2003, 01:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	Gonna tell you straight; KICK HIM OUT!! My son is a true alcoholic; a real hard-nosed boozer; he damned near burned our house down at least five times; one night, he held a gun on me, until I took it away- the list goes on and on; I fially took him to a shelter and signed him in; he put himself through hell for four years, culminating in the whole family standing around a hospital bed, waiting for him to die from exposure, pneumonia, and a couple other things. He didn't die; he's sober now and, at 34, starting a "normal" life. Sounds bad, doesn't it? The truth is, IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWAY, NO MATTER WHAT I DID!! I also have three daughters; they are just fine, but they wouldn't have been if my son had stayed with us; he had to learn the hard way. Sometimes you just have to let go, no matter how hard it is; in my sons case, it turned out well- that isn't always true. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."