A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
'Don't forget your Sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.'
'Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women... your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other
women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women always do.'
We all know that addiction has touched many individuals and households in the country. Perhaps the most heartbreak comes when this illness afflicts teenagers at a period in their life when they feel invincible but have only limited life experiences to help them deal with tough personal challenges. We know that some folks in our community have had to deal with these issues first hand. Now, a new book by David Sheff provides an intimate look inside one family's jouney with an addicted son, viewed through the eyes of the father. This book, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through his Son's Meth Addiction, is one that we think will be of great interest to many of our readers.
