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Spartacus's avatar

Seriously. Just Sunday night I went for a walk and ended up talking to another mom. Her son is getting out of prison where he's been clean. And her son's girlfriend, who is still using, her dad was so desperate he chained her in the garage for a month. He can't afford to send his daughter to rehab.

That's how the deplorables are living.

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Jim Barr's avatar

How fast do you think the boyfriend will be using again when he reunites with his girlfriend. Maybe the madness slaughtering middle America is real. Either way, with nobody but Trump to articulate the rage they're feeling, we shouldn't be surprised we're fading as a country. I wish we had better leaders.

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Spartacus's avatar

We talked about exactly that, she and I. She has put herself at risk for losing her home. She wants him to live with her and take care of the family. He does concrete work. Makes good money. It told her to take care of her daughter.

Ask yourself, why should he care? Why shouldn't he just go back to addiction? What does his life amount to? Work his ass off, break his body down, and be looked down on, called the enemy? What does anyone's life amount to today? Why give a damn?

Jung said it a long time ago. Addiction is a spiritual problem.

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Anne B's avatar

She could go to NarAnon. Loving an addict is a spiritual problem also.

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