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Hugh_Lebowski

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15. Jail is a place for many an epiphany in this regard
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 02:01 AM
Mar 2023

I would bet that with at least 80% of people who've attained long-lasting sobriety ... it began in jail, or at minimum, the seeds for it were set there.

At a certain point, no matter how much you love someone ... you gotta let them pay the piper in hopes that life will kick them upside the head hard enough that they decide they can't keep doing this shit.

For me it was facing homelessness, not jail ... but everyone's bottom is different. And my mom and gf (later wife) were my rocks. Not everyone has those kinds of resources/people who love them.

I wish your family well

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