thank you

[mtgoat911]

you all are part of my relaspe prevention!! so far this school year it has been one battle after another, my son is only 9 but he has some of the same problems as us grown folks
i would have lost my sanity today if it wasnt for the possitive messages i have gotten ...from those who are in recovery and those who are struggling just to get clean
all of us have a place, and soon the ones i am helping get clean will be picking me up
its all about unity here, and in life, as long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that tear us apart....all will be well.

[CYMER]

I feel the same way. I get home from work and settle in for two more hours of homework. I have four kids, two in elementary, one in middle school and one just three. I would not pass up the homework with the kids for anything! Even the three year old gets involved to due stuff like color. I will greatly miss this time when they are older and smarter that I. Is it not true that the homework they do is much harder than when I was in school? My 12 year old is taking trig…I think I took that in the 12 grade… I do not think I could have made it out from where I was without them being around. I feel sad sometimes thinking about how I have spent my two youngest entire time in this earth on meds. They do not even know what I’m like without them. I will show them now!
Thanks Everyone!

[mtgoat911]

i wish i was not so straight forward in my approach, i crash and burn a good bit
jenni, i spent the last 3 yrs getting calls like that from the school
my son has improved so much since i got clean, addiciton is a family disease, so when the addict starts to heal, so will the family!!!
some children do not respond well to "normal" education, school is like a job  to kids
and what do we do when we are unhappy at work?  we find a new job, and if we are unhappy with that job,, we might see that the field we are working in stinks and not suited for our personalities
children should have this same option, if one way of teaching is not working, then they should be free to move onto something new
insanity is doing things the same way and expecting different results
every year my son was in the same class room setting but i was expecting different results
if something is not working in my life, i have to change it
and the school was not working, i have 2 other children who do well in a traditional class room setting, so while they are at school i spend 4hrs a day with my oldest son, then i get in the carline to pick up the others, we come home have play time and a snack then i start on homework with my "school" kids
i feel like I am back in school......

[AlessandrasMom]

Great post.  You help so many people here.  I really look forward to reading your responses to people in need of help.  Your straightforward advice and telling it like it is, is a tremendous asset to this forum.  Stay strong.  Your son is very lucky to have a mother like you.  

[learning2befree]

sorry to hear about your son is it a new diagnoses. I have beeen through the same thing, still going through it received another call today from the school complaining of his behavior. sometimes I want to ripe my hair out or worse. your posts are very helpful to me I hope someday to return the favor

[refusingbondage]

Nice post.  We all have different opinions, different methods, different experiences, but bottom line - we are all addicts looking for the same thing- salvation through freedom from drugs.  Personally, I like reading your posts.  Sometimes a non-BS answer is just what I want to read and just what many people need to hear.  Life is full of struggles and and I thank you for finding the time to help us with everything, while we go through our own struggles.  God bless.  

[ochooked]

Excellent post Mtgoat -----  A timely and encouraging reminder of what this site is all about.  Sometimes we all need to hear it again -- especially at the times when we tend to get rather 'intense' over minor disagreements.  This site was a real 'Godsend' to me and I will always be grateful for it.  I wish you the very best - - you are one of the solid rocks who have helped so many.  blessings.