Author: tearj3rker

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:06 am

Living with the devil… There is still a lot you don’t know about addiction. And judging by what I have read, there is still a lot you do not know about your daughter.

Frankly, there is a lot in your account of your daughter that doesn’t make sense to me, so I will refrain from commenting my thoughts. It must be very hard for you though.

There is a pervading sense of blame in your writing, as if you don’t know who or what to blame for your daughter’s condition. Ever heard the saying that addiction is a "no blame" illness? Who do you blame when someone gets cancer?

I would like to say though that people who have spent time in jail in the past are not called "inmates", just like people who were once in nappies are not forever infants. You cannot tar people for life just because of some past mistakes.