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A Question Parents in Pain Need to Ask Themselves
Parents who are in pain because of their troubled teen or adult children need to ask themselves a question. This mom realized what that question was since she had often neglected herself, focused only on saving her child. In this post she offers you a few suggestions for better self-care. Maybe they will help you too, no matter what happens with your child.
Tips for Hurting Parents to Survive the Holidays
In my post yesterday I said I would share a few tips for surviving the holidays as a hurting parent. They are good for anyone who is hurting, no matter what the cause. Here are...
Holidays are Hard for Hurting Parents
The holidays can be so hard for hurting parents whose children are ruining their lives with drugs or alcohol, are suffering from mental illness, are involved in self-harm, have...
A Question Parents in Pain Ask
The most common question parents in pain ask themselves is WHY? My husband and I did the best we could to raise our daughter with a lot of love, with a strong sense of right and...
Hurting Parents Discover Unexpected Outcome from Daughter’s Addictions
My husband and I began to see unexpected things happen with our 19-year-old daughter, Renee, after we received a very unexpected phone call. One of the safe people in her life...
Your Child Can Be Set Free From Crippling Behaviors
I find great comfort and hope from the Bible for life's trials and heartaches. I have had plenty of them. A major source of heartache has been my now twenty-six year old daughter...
What do Super-storm Sandy and Hurting Parents have in common?
A hurricane turns into a super-storm. Fear. Anxiety. Devastation. Destruction. Lives are changed forever. Life is full of storms. Some do more damage than others. As I have...
When You Wonder if Your Child Will Ever Be Okay
I remember when I felt very discouraged and depressed about my addict daughter. I was wilting from the strain of her destructive choices and behaviors. I felt like I was stuck in...
Can music help a broken heart?
Music has always been an important part of my life. I was a music major my first two years of college and have enjoyed the flute for most of my life. Music is also an important...
Suicide Survivor shares story, gives hope
This is the story of a suicide survivor. I watched it the other night and it was so moving. I just had to share it. It gave me a lot of hope....
Is Your Child Using Social Media to Express Thoughts of Suicide?
Has your son or daughter expressed thoughts of suicide on their social media sites? Have you discovered email messages or texts that cause you to think they want to end their...
Are you struggling to understand your gay child?
Has your child told you they are gay? Are you still in shock? Are you wondering how this could happen to your son or daughter? Is it causing you much pain and heartache? Are...
Desperate Parent’s S.O.S. for Help!
S.O.S. It is a well-known universal plea for help, a distress signal. Do you know what those three words stand for? I didn't. I had to look it up. It means Save Our Ship! ...