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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP who said this was fine because the sister had to be honest to conquer addiction, you may not understand the common understanding of honesty in an addict context.  It first means honesty to yourself (admit you have a problem) and then honesty with a sponsor if you have one.  As they work through the program, they will begin admitting more honestly about their problem to other people.  It does not mean the addict should be forced into immediate honesty with everyone they know.  That could be very damaging to a recovering addict, particularly a newly recovering one.[/quote]

13:37 here.  By no means am I advocating the OPs kids be involved in aunt's Step 9 work.  Even if these young kids were directly harmed by aunt's addictions, I would recommend non-verbal amends as a way to mend the relationship and help with recovery.  I was just answering a PP who asked "what kind of addict could talk about addiction?"  The answer is an addict who is committed to their recovery.  By no means do kids have to hear her First Step story and rock bottom behaviors, I actually think that would be a bad decision.  But I do think the OP should talk to her sister based on her statement that she has been in recovery and just had a relapse.

Every addict relapses.  Unfortunately its part of recovery.  But so is honesty.  And that's the beauty of the program.[/quote]

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