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How to love an addict without destroying yourself or them

My adult son struggles with addiction and I do not know whether helping him enables his behavior or abandoning him makes me a terrible mother.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Addiction creates impossible choices between harmful help and harmful boundaries for those who love the suffering person.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ubuntu — I am because we are?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.