Lawlor.Session1. Journal.
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The most influential time in my life would have been in September of 2015. My husband had a serious drug problem and after 17 years of trying to make our marriage work, I decided it was time for me to leave. Little did I know God had other plans for me. Plans that will eventually lead me to use my life experiences to help others.
The first time I was made aware of EJ’s drug problem was about four years into our marriage. He had been laid off from work for about six months. Money had been tight, and our bank account drained. He seemed different, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. When finally, he admitted he had a drug problem. I decided to stick by his side and help him overcome this addiction. After trying to deal with things privately I …show more content…
I decided to stick by his side and help him overcome
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this addiction. After trying to deal with things privately I quickly realized this was way out of my league. He moved to Tennessee with his family to get away from the negative influences in his life. After living there for a few months he came back to North Carolina clean and sober, or so I thought. Not having much understanding of the life of an addict, again I was in the dark and thought everything would be just fine. We tried making a fresh start, and a few months later I became pregnant with our daughter. Life was great. I spent my days taking care of our daughter and working full time. I had little time to keep an eye out for my husband.
EJ was not your typical drug addict. He was always kind, helpful, and full of love. He was the apple of my daughter’s eye. As for EJ and I, we had our typical marital problems along with some not so typical ones. Fast forward three years later after I had our son and things began to take a turn for the worse. I hit my breaking point when my grandmother’s medication went missing, and she became ill. Once I discovered it was my husband that had caused this.
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The most influential time in my life would have been in September of 2015. My husband had a serious drug problem and after 17 years of trying to make our marriage work, I decided it was time for me to leave. Little did I know God had other plans for me. Plans that will eventually lead me to use my life experiences to help others.
The first time I was made aware of EJ’s drug problem was about four years into our marriage. He had been laid off from work for about six months. Money had been tight, and our bank account drained. He seemed different, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. When finally, he admitted he had a drug problem. I decided to stick by his side and help him overcome this addiction. After trying to deal with things privately I …show more content…
I decided to stick by his side and help him overcome
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this addiction. After trying to deal with things privately I quickly realized this was way out of my league. He moved to Tennessee with his family to get away from the negative influences in his life. After living there for a few months he came back to North Carolina clean and sober, or so I thought. Not having much understanding of the life of an addict, again I was in the dark and thought everything would be just fine. We tried making a fresh start, and a few months later I became pregnant with our daughter. Life was great. I spent my days taking care of our daughter and working full time. I had little time to keep an eye out for my husband.
EJ was not your typical drug addict. He was always kind, helpful, and full of love. He was the apple of my daughter’s eye. As for EJ and I, we had our typical marital problems along with some not so typical ones. Fast forward three years later after I had our son and things began to take a turn for the worse. I hit my breaking point when my grandmother’s medication went missing, and she became ill. Once I discovered it was my husband that had caused this.