drug addict son

i have joined this site this evening as i am desperate for advice,my 41yr old son is an addict and today he has sent me nearly over the edge with his behavoir,i will give you some history of his addiction and actions,first he got sent to prison for stealing in shops to pay for his addiction,he lost his flat because of this so on his release in july he came to our home which is a 1 bed flat and was sleeping on the setee comming and going as he pleased,he is on benifits but had never offered to pay towards household bills,so i took it upon myself to find him a flat and managed to get him a place with council,this is were everything has gone wrong and i feel a lot of emotion,mad guilty hopeless ,i picked him up this morning to get the keys to the new flat with a purse full of money to buy him carpets furniture ect anyway on the way to veiw the flat he started shouting and calling me and my husband all the names under the sun that he hated us,i pulled over in tears and told him to get out the car and never to darken my door again,have i done the right thing im so unhappy sat here worrying wodering how he will cope,then i think of the hurtful things he said and get mad.where do i go from here:|:|:|

It sounds like quite a lot that you have to handle. Herbavore is right though, you need to let go. Your son needs to be faced with the biggest decision in his life, and he needs to know how to say no to drugs, and by supporting him financially you cannot help him achieve this. You will feel guilt through this, but you are only doing what your mommy instincts are telling you to do.
 
Change can't happen if everything stays the same. You cutting him off from your monetary and emotional support was one of the best things that you could have done for your son under the circumstances. Strange how kicking your child to the curb can actually be good parenting, isn't it? We can now only hope that he begins to realize that he can no longer live as he has been. It will be painful, but quite honestly it could be the experience that turns his life around.
 
I would also urge you to take the advice of previous posters and seek family counseling to learn how to avoid enabling him in the future. I wish you the best of luck <3
 
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