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Family Does Matter
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Sunny
The day my wife convinced me our son was an addict, was the gloomiest, darkest day of my life. I no longer could say, “All the kids his age have a few beers, and smoke a little pot. So what?”

As our son started on his road to recovery to have a bit of hope, the days got a bit brighter. He then went to a live-in program, which besides helping him, we now realize, was one of the brightest times in our recovery…apart from our Families Anonymous meetings. We love our son, but how wonderful that he lives miles away! We sympathize with those whose addicts live close-by or even harder, still at home.

Although he’s relapsed twice, the few months he spent in a live-in program has done wonders for him and us. While working full time to support himself, he went to school part time and now has an excellent job. He hopes to continue his education and go further in his field. Wow!
Although he still does not do many things the way I would do, I’ve finally learned to keep my mouth shut. We speak to one another a few times a week, and have just returned from a weekend visit with him. Because of my Family, we are a family again! He not only attends meetings but is involved in his meetings…just as we are involved in Families Anonymous. We have a lot of sunshine coming in. Why, I even call our son ‘Sunny’ on rainy days.
--From Florida

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