When Is It Time
20 years ago, my son left California to find a better future than what he saw ahead of him here. He ended up in Utah. And now he is back, a troubled young man, an alcoholic. I knew he drank; I knew he had relationship problems. The depth of issues was hidden from me (and I probably had my head in the sand, not wanting to know) Traci knew, she told Bill; the girlfriend shared with her pretty much everything. So, after his girlfriend kicked him out, he has come home. Because Traci knew what was going on, she was farther ahead emotionally. The drinking, the narcissist relationship that has gone on for years, and by what it sounds like, is still going on, even though they have said the words, we are not together right now. I listen to what Traci says, but she doesn't understand that I didn't have time to process, didn't get to have that knowledge to prepare, to I'm supposed to just jump in be ready to handle everything. Not to take things personally. She had Zach, she has ...