An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom

To all my faithful readers: It's been a while since I posted a new essay. However, I still check and read any new comments. Plus, I know...

 9 years ago on Thanksgiving morning I wrote a post about what does the parent of addict have to be thankful about? It is the week of Thanks...

Three weeks ago I had a total knee replacement in my right knee. I am not new to joint replacements, already had my left knee replaced and m...

During the holiday season, as families gather we all have the best intentions. I am thankful for the family and fellowship shared on these d...

 It is with mixed emotions I write about this milestone. After I received another email from a parent lost and searching for answer about he...

It's been over 13 years since I created this blog as an effort to learn more about addiction and find peace for myself during our son...

 A fellow blogger from the UK contacted me today. She lost her brother to addiction. She wrote a moving post that I want to Guest Post here ...

Here are a few short musings about our experience and learnings. No matter where you are in parenting or loving someone addicted to drugs th...

While scanning the internet to see if after over a decade my blog remains relevant I found where a student athlete in central Florida used i...

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 judge...

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....

This morning on my Facebook feed a news story popped up about a robbery and outcome in Camdenton MO. This is the area where we own a lake ho...

It has been many months since I wrote a post for this blog. Looking at the last post was I wrote was November 23, 2018.  Often I wondered if...

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 giv...

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 remembe...

In the news is a story about Demi Lovato, actress, singer and celebrity. She makes the news because she relapsed and overdosed. The story...

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...

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 te...

A part of my recovery process as a parent of an addict is speaking to young people about addiction and what happens to a family. Last nigh...

How do we help our loved one that is addicted? I struggled mightily with that question for years while I lived a life of a son actively addi...