i’m the newly adult child of two (and a step parent) addicts AMA

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My father has been an addict of many substances my whole life in and out of jail,
He abused my mother and after an incident she was prescribed morphine which started a 10 year opioid addiction resulting in fentanyl use, She’s now 3 years sober!
my step father was a casual user until he broke his back and started using consistently (don’t know for sure what but it ended up being ketamine and fentanyl at the end of our relationship with him 2.5 years ago)
3 weeks ago he passed alone in a public bathroom of an overdose.

this is obviously a lot and not all that has effected me as obviously we went thru abuse and homelessness aswell as accidental consumption, however i still view what i experienced as positive and believe i have a much broader view on life than many people.

Comments

  1. FortWayneGuy Avatar

    What is your favorite type of cheese?

  2. WhyNotMonk Avatar

    Does it change your view of using certain pain medications that are addictive?

  3. Skittles-101 Avatar

    Does addiction run in your family at all?

  4. New_Assignment_2341 Avatar

    Have they ever tried to offer you to use?

  5. mystical_coffee Avatar

    Do you have any fond memories of your childhood?

  6. colormechaos99 Avatar

    My parents were addicts too, I don’t necessarily see my childhood as positive, but I am grateful for the way I grew up too. When did you realize your parents weren’t typical parents?

  7. Lopsided-Party-8951 Avatar

    Tell the story of the accidental ingestion.

  8. DoctorRiddlez Avatar

    Whats your favorite type of cake?

  9. Truth_Hurts318 Avatar

    Do you feel hated or rage toward your mother? Do you blame her for her addiction? You sound proud of her, that’s excellent. Did you need to forgive her and if so, how did you do that?

    *hatred, not hated

  10. Ordinary_Can_1510 Avatar

    Are you and your friends all sober or are you also into alcohol or other substances?