Once Charles started down the path of drug addiction, I struggled with the loss of normal but even more than that, I grieved those moments in life that are rewards for having raised a child.
Who doesn’t love it when a child accomplishes something that makes us feel proud? After all, it’s those highlight reels what still dominate the Facebook feed.
There were moments I can now look back on that make me smile but as the drugs took over my child, they became rarer events. Slowly, I had to adjust my expectations. With each police run in or failed … Read more...