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Old 06-21-2017, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by redwitch View Post
Sadly, our problems don't go away just because we moved here. If our children have a drug or alcohol problem, our first instinct is to help them. Even sadder, that "help" comes in the form of enabling. So, until the parents truly see that supporting these offspring does not help them, the rest of us have to put up with these mistakes.

On the plus side, there are several adult children living here that you will never hear about. They are the ones who gave up their lives in another town to become caretakers. They are our unsung heroes. Fortunately, there are more of these Heroes here than you can possibly imagine.
"So, until the parents truly see that supporting these offspring does not help them, the rest of us have to put up with these mistakes."

Some of them are HUGE MISTAKES. Hope their mommies are reading this.