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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m stunned people don’t get OP’s anger. Have any of you read the whole thread? I’d be mad as hell dealing with what OP is going through.

Someone stealing, showing up high to family hangouts, mooching off elderly parents? OP is better than me because I would have told DH’s sis off in person.

Being asked to go through this hell for a sibling is NOT the same as for an inlaw you’ve never liked. [/quote]

Also, I don't find OP particularly angry at all.  She's very firm in her stance to not support SIL or the ILs in her addiction and horrible behavior (stealing, lying, and getting other people arrested for her crimes!).

Karma will get all the ignorant PPs who are high and mighty about "supporting" the addict.[/quote]

[b]Addicts have a disease [/b]that causes them to do terrible things to themselves and others. Many of us on this thread are capable of hating the disease while still having empathy for those who are suffering, including the parents and the sister as well as OP. Sorry this kind of nuanced thinking escapes you.
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I know this is a comforting mantra for some of you enablers but I 100% disagree that "addicts have a disease."  It's very convenient that SIL "being sick" allows you to ignore the fact SHE GOT A CLEANING LADY ARRESTED for something she did.  This is not a disease.  This is a piece of shit sub human and many other addicts are just like her.  Be as delusional as you want.[/quote]

LOL. I am not delusional at all, nor do I think that behavior is acceptable. It is possible to be compassionate and also not be an enabler. I hope that OP can figure that out, even if you can't. Since her children have a family history of addiction, there is an increased possibility that her children will struggle with this, too, in the future.[/quote]

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