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[quote=Anonymous]This is kind of long winded so I'll summarize REALLY fast.

My dad married my step mom about 10 years ago. I was in my mid 20s as was my sister. Her sons were 19-mid 20s, so we weren't raised together or anything and live scattered but have generally decent relationships when we do see each other, we just don't keep in contact other than when we are all visiting home or birthday texts, etc.

One of my stepmom's kids struggles with opiate addiction. Started in his late teens early 20s and after a bajillion chances with the law in the last 4 years or so landed himself in state prison, not just county jail. He's been locked up since October but sentencing and movement to the penn. was this month.

I just don't know what to say or not say to my step mom when I see her. We are going to visit soon. I know being with our kids makes her feel better. She has definitely experienced depression bc of this situation and ailing parents (dementia) and my dad, while I love him, is not the easiest person, and never been the world's best spouse. He sort of declared that he was "done" with this situation, and isn't really supportive aside from telling her she needs to go to a therapist 1 on 1 because he thinks her support group is just an echo chamber of people who aren't coping well as opposed to lifting each other up. I have no idea if he is right or what. He really did do a lot of support, my step bro's own father cut him off and did very little after his first relapse after rehab, so my dad shouldered a ton of legal fees and a place to live for years. But still, he is callous about it IMO sometimes.

Anyway, just anyone been there, done that?! Its way way way outside our family's experience. Nothing even remotely like this on my mom's side so she isn't all that helpful with advice either.

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