Since I have started the blog I wanted to really dive deep into my sister's addiction and how it all began. But that is hard to do when writing a blog. Also I am not the right person to tell my sister's story. So here is a recounting of my sister's addiction and her road to recovery.
Showing posts with label sorrow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sorrow. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Family and Addiction
My best friend, let's say his name is Mike, has a younger brother who is an addict. I'll call my friend's brother Shawn.
So Shawn has a long history of drug and alcohol abuse. I've heard many times that Shawn needs to get his act together and be the man of the family that he is suppose to be. Mike and Shawn are the two oldest kids out of six and my friend Mike doesn't like that Shawn is setting such a bad example for the younger kids. Shawn has caused numerous problems for his parents and has put an enormous burden on his whole family. He totaled his parents car, stole money, and more. It is much more than most families can bear normally. This was an extraordinary situation, Shawn was suffering from his addiction all while his mother was dying from cancer.
I could go into more details but it is a tough subject for me to talk about. The point is that if anyone should have been left to fend for themselves or cut off from a family, it was Shawn. But that didn't happen. His parents showed incredible strength and wisdom by loving him even when it burdened and put a lot of stress on the family as a whole.
For me and my best friend Mike, it was a hard pill to swallow. How do you forgive someone who has done nothing but make your entire family suffer in a time of great sorrow and stress?
So Shawn has a long history of drug and alcohol abuse. I've heard many times that Shawn needs to get his act together and be the man of the family that he is suppose to be. Mike and Shawn are the two oldest kids out of six and my friend Mike doesn't like that Shawn is setting such a bad example for the younger kids. Shawn has caused numerous problems for his parents and has put an enormous burden on his whole family. He totaled his parents car, stole money, and more. It is much more than most families can bear normally. This was an extraordinary situation, Shawn was suffering from his addiction all while his mother was dying from cancer.
I could go into more details but it is a tough subject for me to talk about. The point is that if anyone should have been left to fend for themselves or cut off from a family, it was Shawn. But that didn't happen. His parents showed incredible strength and wisdom by loving him even when it burdened and put a lot of stress on the family as a whole.
For me and my best friend Mike, it was a hard pill to swallow. How do you forgive someone who has done nothing but make your entire family suffer in a time of great sorrow and stress?
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