Spearboard, my brother needs your prayers ASAP.

[rojodiablo]

Yes, my younger brother needs your prayers. After stealing and selling off a bunch of stuff from my dad, my dad's girlfriend, and myself to support his booze and medical meth habit........his trial starts today.

Since my favorite gun is still MIA:mad:, let's all pray the gudge finds him guilty and gives him the max. sentence.

:cowboy:

[SpearoTastic]

Man, so sorry to hear of your family troubles. Here's to everything sorting itself out. :beer:

[bliss]

Bummer man.
What ever does end up happening, hopefully it opens his eyes and turns him around.

[PrincessSlaya!]

I am sorry. I know addiction is a hard battle for Family and the Afflicted. Sometimes quickly sometimes slowly.

[Chainsaw]

Heroin and meth are the two worst kind of addicts. They will steal from their own mother to get a fix. It is a sad day when a family member becomes addicted to any such powerful drug. And yes alcohol is a drug too.
I have been trhough the same sort of family dynamics Paul, and it is heart wrenching and causes extreme anger, hurt and resentment. But in the end, jail is the best place for them.
My experience was not so lucky, the judge cut her loose, without consequences, still runnin' and gunnin' useing and abusing.
Just sad, no one can help them but themselves.

[U/C Spearo]

Hope it all works out. There's never been a worst drug ever then crystal meth, more meth abusers in the world then cocaine and heroin combined.

[mochosla]

I don't know how old your brother is but you should look at this group:

bily.org (B.I.L.Y Because I Love You) I belong to that groups and it works. Hit me up if you need any information.

[Smudge]

I went through this Paul. When I left for boot camp I was right out of high school. I left all of my things with my parents. TV, VCR(1994 folks :D) Thousands of dollars in hunting, camping, fishing and spearfishing equipment, and when I finally got home after 6 months, (2 months in bootcamp and 4 months of A-school) it was all gone. My first speargun, my first shotgun, bow and .22. My tents, dive gear, everything. I have worked since I was 14 and I come from a pretty poor family to begin with. I earned everything I had and my dirt bag brother hocked it all.

It took nearly 20 years for him to get his act together and he still teeters on the edge if you ask me.

Here's a prayer that he gets help in what ever form he needs it. Whether that be a long sentence or some sort of effective rehab or a cobination of the two. It took all of the above for my brother to clean up. But I still wonder when he's going to fall off again...

[sfdiver]

so much for forgiveness and anonymity, huh?
The both of you need to hit a meeting.

[Smudge]

so much for forgiveness and anonymity, huh?
The both of you need to hit a meeting.

Easy to say looking in from the outside.

No matter what your experience has been, it's not the same as Paul's and I would not pass judgement if I were you. Not your job.

[Chainsaw]

so much for forgiveness and anonymity, huh?
The both of you need to hit a meeting.

First of all the two you are judging did not do the deed the drugs or the damage.
Second, because they did not, they do not need a meeting, the responsible person does. That is what it's all about, taking responsibility for one's own actions and making a positive change.
Let's get real and grow, put the responsibility where it belongs and don't preach program, if you understood it you would not be telling this to people.
Besides we are not talking about a twelve stepper here, we are talking about a tweaker, two completley different animals and topics.
I did not "out" my family member, but as Smudge said, different people different story.
And you can only forgive so much, if a person is still on a path of destruction wrong doing, and you have done all you can for them then it is their path and they have to follow it to their destination wherever that may be.

[Capt. George]

so much for forgiveness and anonymity, huh?
The both of you need to hit a meeting.
Cry me a river ! I gave my brother`s kid a job on deck & he was stealing from passengers & crew to support his habitat. It cost me about $ 2,500 in stolen watches,dive computers, sun glasses, I phones. I set some bait out with my Freediving watch and he bit. I have the same feelings F him i hope he gets hard time.

[scootz]

so much for forgiveness and anonymity, huh?
The both of you need to hit a meeting.

My ex wife went to your meetings for years. She is currently in jail for first degree burglary, and hasn't seen our three kids (6,9, and 13) in two years. I've had full custody for four years. We are happy now that she took her dysfunction and left.

You can take your meetings and shove em up your ass.

[Joshua R.]

I will pray for you and your family Paul. Have Faith, practice courage in the face of adversity and be patient.

[Ethan kills]

Man that was not what I was expecting to read.

[Jolinedaniel]

So... How about dem sea bass?

[Fin Fever]

I pray that your brother can get rid of his habit and that your family heals.

[zenspearo]

Best wishes Paul

[Gringo Sushi]

My prayers for healing are with your brother and family.

[tailsurfer]

Wow! that sucks... but still I suggest this gets moved to CA off topic.

[rojodiablo]

I don't know how old your brother is but you should look at this group:

bily.org (B.I.L.Y Because I Love You) I belong to that groups and it works. Hit me up if you need any information.
We are talking about a 40 year old MAN here, not a confused 19 year old. He has habitually stolen from my dad for the last 25 years.
so much for forgiveness and anonymity, huh?
The both of you need to hit a meeting.

Alcoholics go to meetings. Drug addicts got to meetings. If....IF they want to change. He's quite happy doing what he does. And I am just really over him, because my father is 70, and whatever money he makes in these last few years he will need for retirement.

I doubt my brother will help when my dad is broke, too old to work and destitute because my brother took him for everything he could.

[rojodiablo]

I pray that your brother can get rid of his habit and that your family heals.

Hell, I am still trying to get rid of my brother. :rolleyes:

Cockroaches always crawl out from under the baseboard when you aren't looking!:lol:

[HAYDUKE375]

I am truly sorry to hear this and I think it is brave of you to share... Betrayal is always devestating and the only thing we can do is "to accept the things we cannot change and change the things we can." I am sorry for your family and I pray that whatever the outcome of your bros trial, that he, you, and your dad get what you need in order to acheive some serenity... whatever, happens dont allow his setbacks to make you stray from you path of righeousness... God Speed and God Bless, you are in my prayers.

~DUKE :cowboy:

[Spear CR]

Sounds like Rojo is over it already.

[rojodiablo]

Sounds like Rojo is over it already.

:cowboy:;)