Family ties

I ended up going. It's a long story. Let me just say I'm exhausted. My sister thinks that because I'm certified to do addictions counseling I can provide them with couples counseling. I told her that because I didn't want to lose her as my sister I couldn't say the things that need to be said. Her husband doesn't speak English very well, so I told them I would try to help them find a bilingual counselor. I'm still really worried, but I have to just keep thinking that what I can do for them is limited. They have to make better choices and decide that they want better lives. I really worry about the babies because my sister thinks it's okay for her to leave them with people that shoot up just because they don't do it at the house. One of those people was there last night and I couldn't even make myself look at her. My sister actually told me that she thinks the reason her first two children were such easy babies is because she smoked marijuana while she was pregnant with them.

While this wore me out, it just made me even more thankful for what I have in my own life. We own our house and cars, I have an amazing husband that would never dream of hitting me or using his words to abuse me, I am not a drug addict, I don't wonder where my next meal is going to come from, I have the ability to work and I love my job, I have friends that I trust and that trust me, I have three wonderful fur babies, I have the ability to support myself, and most of all, I respect myself.