Re: SHOULD I TELL...YES -- METH HELP FOR FAMILIES

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Subject: Re: SHOULD I TELL...YES

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Elizabeth

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Date Posted: 14:52:15 04/07/06 Fri
In reply to: Donna 's message, "SHOULD I TELL..." on 20:20:06 04/04/06 Tue

With mom and dad both using drugs -- I was the only one left to raise their daughter. Mom was bi-polar and also a crank user. I told Daisy that her mom had a disease in her brain and it stopped her from thinking well enough to be able to raise a child. When we found out the same thing was happening to Dad, I told her something similar. I was so worried about her knowing her parents were drug addicts. Child protective services convinced me to tell her the truth -- that they were taking bad medicine by choice etc... otherwise she would expect to inherit the same problem or find a way to take the blame for their actions. She is 5 yrs old now. Mom is still using -- Dad died of overdose. I have a lot of friends -- also grandmothers that are also raising their kids, kids --and we all agree that we need to be honest with these blessed children and let them understand as much as they can. As awful as it is, the children need to know. They need to be able to put the blame where it belongs and not on themselves. Be up front -- They need to know. They will be angry with you later if you don't tell them... After all, they are adults themselves. They need to understand...

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