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Date Posted: 19:47:07 07/30/07 Mon
Author: Tint
Subject: Re: Religion
In reply to: klutz 's message, "Re: Religion" on 19:12:55 07/30/07 Mon

Hmm. You know, klutz, I'm on the lookout for my future 3rd ex-wife. Wanna be my co-dependent enabler?

>Thanks for replying to my missive, too. For a while, I
>thought you were just ignoring me. Then I thought you
>might be pissed. Turns out you weren't, so I guess
>I'll just have to try harder. ;)
>
>You haven't hit your bottom yet. I hope it's lighter
>for you than some, but there are others who never do
>hit bottom. They just keep going and going and going.
>My sister's BIL had pancreatitis last summer -- was in
>ICU, the end was near, he recovered, but then he
>couldn't drink again without severe danger to his
>health -- and is now drinking again. (His family won't
>address it with him because "he might drink more."
>Hello!) My grandfather was an active chem dep until he
>died. My dad and sister made it on their first stints
>through rehab -- as did I as part of family week --
>one of my uncles made it in one shot, too. Another
>uncle had to go twice and my third uncle is still
>struggling with it after four times. (If this isn't a
>case study for genetic predisposition, I'd like to
>know what is.)
>
>I fear for you, Tint. If running cross-country to
>escape the law, then annuling a marriage, then telling
>yourself that your kids' relationship with you is less
>important than your next fix (when you told me their
>births were life-changing events), then I say you
>didn't hit a wall with Step 2 -- you hit it with Step
>1 and admitting that you were powerless over
>alcohol/chemicals.
>
>When you're ready, you will find a higher power.
>You're going to find it all around you. Because when
>you're ready, you're going to realize the path back to
>who you were and can be will be populated with those
>who love you and miss you now. They won't be able to
>do it for you, but you'll want to find it in yourself
>to do it for you in part because of what you want to
>be for them (and that's scary, isn't it? That you
>might get clean and still let them down).
>
>You've got a difficult road ahead of you. And for what
>it's worth, I think you know you do, you're just not
>ready to take that first step. When you are, I'm ready
>to cheer, cajole and kick as necessary.

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