Tag Archives: addiction

Addiction

Posted on March 18, 2023 by msw blog

Addiction comes into a family like a snake and slowly squeezes until somebody dies. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new … Continue reading →

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Love of a Sibling

Posted on November 28, 2022 by msw blog

My joyful, bright, freckle-faced younger brother was voted “Joe High School” in his yearbook. Less affable, more opinionated, I was voted “Most Likely to be Heard.” But decades later, no noise could stop the addiction Matt developed to prescription OxyContin. … Continue reading →

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Staying on Track

Posted on August 18, 2022 by msw blog

I try to focus more on what being sober can bring me.  Go watch the sunset instead of going to the bar. I try to focus more on meals instead of the wine. And then there’s the nice aspect of … Continue reading →

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Who He Really Was

Posted on February 19, 2022 by msw blog

People say a mother’s love is blind, but that’s not true. For six years, I saw Tristan’s desperation and heard his lies, but that wasn’t the truth of who my son was. That was the shadow of addiction. I also … Continue reading →

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Betrayal

Posted on July 17, 2020 by msw blog

He betrayed you—maybe more than once. Then he changed. Now what? There are few people harder to trust than an addict. He will look you right in the eye and tell you he’s clean, tell you he has finally kicked … Continue reading →

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