An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: Outrage
Last night as our family watched our Kansas City Chiefs get beaten by our nemesis Pittsburgh Steelers we sat in shock after the final whistle. As the game faded and the miserable game summary ...
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An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: Talk To Your Teenager
About 3 weeks ago Friday I spoke to students at a local high school, Blue Valley Southwest. I was ask by a teacher to speak at his new school. For several years I had spoke to his students at ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: My Speaking
I write a lot about my speaking to students, young people at detention centers and to adults when I am invited.A couple of weeks ago a teacher utilized the video production class equipment at his ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: Believing In Someone
A few months ago The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids ask me to write an essay for them to update their readers on our family progress. It's been several years since I have written for The ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: Relapse and Overdose
In the news is a story about Demi Lovato, actress, singer and celebrity. She makes the news because she relapsed and overdosed. The story goes on to detail that her life was saved when she was ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: Beautiful Boy Movie
Today I gathered up enough guts to see the movie Beautiful Boy.My history with this story goes back many, many years. I can still remember clear as day, we were at a Starbucks with friends for ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: Good From Bad
Sometimes I want to step away from all of this addiction stuff. My son has been clear and sober since July 2010 so what can't I just give it up and move on? How do you move on from the most ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: Forgiveness
I haven't been writing lately. There hasn't been much going on in our life other than the things I have detailed in previous essays. I didn't want to waste time for all that read this blog.As a ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: My Letter To Santa
Dear Santa,It's been a hard year for the kids this year, no matter if they are on the naughty or nice list. Please be easy on the judgements and do whatever you can for the little ones. They have ...
An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom: A Disease
Here are a few short musings about our experience and learnings. No matter where you are in parenting or loving someone addicted to drugs these might be something to consider when you are ...