Children Are Watching
As a child, my Mother and I didn’t have a normal relationship—she was trapped by drugs and alcohol. At the age of 3, my brother and I would be playing in the yard, and my mother would drive up and tell us if we got money from grandma, that she would drive us around the block. Like normal children wanting to see their mother, we would beg our grandmother until she gave us money and mom would drive us around the block. During the car rides my brother and I would be happy to see her and spend time with her.
During one drive my mother and her friend Sherry took me for a drive to the lake. It was in the middle of summer and extremely hot outside I was 4 years old and this memory is still stuck in my mind to this very day.
Mom came and told my brother and I to get money from grandma and we could go to the lake with her. My brother and I were so excited; that much I can still remember. I had my shoes on but my brother did not. Mom told me to get in the car after we handed her the money and she drove off and left my brother standing behind.
At the lake, there were a lot of other people there and it was really hot. I got thirsty and my mother looked through the ice chest to find something for me to drink and after a while of searching, she realized she didn’t have any water.
Unlike a clear thinking person who would go to the store or drive the 10 minutes back to the house to get me a drink, mom gave me an ice cold beer. The taste was horrible!
Now I recognize that despite everything, my mom was basically a good person, she was young and trapped by addiction. She did the right thing by letting our grandmother raise us and I am thankful for that. I wish that there would have been a program like Narconon so my mom could have gotten the help she needed. I can’t help but wonder what my childhood would have been like if I would have had more rides around the block with a clear thinking mother who was in the present and not bound in traps, addictions and personal suffering.
The actions and behavior of parents, influence children. Children watch and learn from their parents to find out what is acceptable and right.
If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, don’t let that influence other children. Get help so that the childhood memories are great, positive and memorable.
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