Emotional Black Fridays
I definitely had my share of Black Friday’s in the darker days of his active addiction. Thankfully my holiday this year went well.
I definitely had my share of Black Friday’s in the darker days of his active addiction. Thankfully my holiday this year went well.
s soon as the leaves begin to turn, moms begin to think about the upcoming holidays. It is part of the female DNA. Us dads think about the holidays as well. We think about who plays football on Thanksgiving and what the point spread will be. We think hard and long about what time dinner [...]
“Come on Mom! What the Hell? It’s Christmas. Let me come by for dinner.“ More words from my little puppet’s lips designed only to again swaddle your child within my addiction wrappings. Please mommy, let them in, your child is hungry. I promise I will bring dessert!
If yesterday was a bad day, sit down alone and analyze what went wrong. Be honest. Were your expectations too high? We must learn not to do the same things over and over and change the game plan for the next holiday.
The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results. This was taught to me early but is still one of the best tools ever presented to me.
The task is to administer that same consistent treatment to your child regardless of the calendar date. Letting an active user come home to today’s family cookout will normally end in tears. Balance and protect your life. Keep your expectations in check.