“...was the best decision her parents made saying no.”
Oh, you have to! My Step-Son was heavy into drugs in High School. I had his Dad remove him from the house one night when I got up with a sick dog and the POS was sitting in MY Living Room, watching TV and smoking pot!
Then, after things got WORSE, he ended up in rehab. I had divorced his LOSER Dad by then. Agreement between me and Step-Son was that when he FINISHED Rehab, stayed AWAY from his LOSER Dad, and had a JOB he could come live with me for free, so he could finish college.
Well, his Dad checked him out of Rehab and they went out drinking! Luckily a family friend saw them, called me, I called Rehab and that was the end of that. Step-Son ended back with his bio-Mom. I REFUSED to take him back. He broke our deal. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done - but the best! (He was my Step-Son from Age 3; I don’t know where I went wrong, but Genetics was working against me the whole time.)
Today? He’s been clean and sober for 8 years, and manages a half-way house for others trying to kick drugs and alcohol.
So, some stories have happy endings...after you take a HUGE, unnecessary DETOUR in your life, so I wish the best for Track. Sarah called this one correctly. Enough is enough, and when you annoy Mama Bear long enough, she swats you a good one! ;)
My family has had similar stories Diana.
Not to mention here recently we had experienced a less than civil discussion regarding people close to me who know better.
It hurts so much thinking about it and I hate hearing others are experiencing the same things.
We are all human, I wish You, The Palins and I didn't share this similarity but apparently we do.
The realness can be quite sobering to see what everone goes through.
You’re right ‘you have to’ say no....and it’s suppose to be hard. ..Real Love is not always a soft cushion when their life is at stake and they threaten others and the hands that feed them.