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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the first things that I was told when I dropped my kid off was that now it is time to take care of me and the rest of the family.  At first it was hard, but honestly, the time they were away was so peaceful.  Yes, I had to worry about money and aftercare plans and all of that. And, I had to travel to the program almost weekly, which meant a flight, a night in a crappy motel (which in some ways had its benefits because I had no responsibilities for that night) and a day off work.   But, our days were just so peaceful.  We really used the opportunity to heal.  I no longer had to wonder what I was going to find when I walked in the house.  I was no longer afraid that we would get hurt by my kid.  I was no longer afraid of the phone ringing.  I had four glorious months of planning my days around psych hospital visiting hours or having to run back to school after I got downtown to my office because of yet another crisis.  We enjoyed Thanksgiving and Christmas without incident.

But, honestly, those days were short lived.  There was four months and later another two months.  And then they came home and there were more crises and more suicide attempts and more overdoses and more violence.  Sending them for treatment was the break.  But, I will never be the same as I was before mental illness hit our family and I don't think the rest of my family will either.  [/quote]
I’m so sorry PP. I hope this doesn’t sound wrong, but this was written beautifully. [/quote]

Thank you for saying that. I really do love my son more than I ever imagined loving anyone. But it’s hard. It’s nice to hear something good about my writing about the difficult times. [/quote]

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