Who on this earth would ever, ever, think you and Bill are not good parents? Likewise, who would think that Jax was non-loving or immoral because of an addiction? To hell with whomever they might be!! I can just tell from all the information you have shared about Jackson, that he is a wonderfully loving, moral, beautiful person!! Monkey indeed ~ is one very good description of his tremendous suffering. God Bless YOU Jackson!! PLEASE, PLEASE stop hating yourself. You could never be a disappointment to your mom and dad, because they love you so. Sounds like YOU ARE LOVED BY MANY!

You are two of the best parents I know!

P.S. Where is that link supposed to go? It took me to some online store for dishes and kitchen stuff.

lmao at the bad link. see? there you go. the link that WAS in there was a link i sent matty. it was for some serving dishes i thought they might like. see? for the cook? lolololol.

i fixed it. it goes to the right place now.

can't stop lmao.

OK...that makes WAY more sense now. LOL

I just love you, Stacey.

I, too, stayed home with the punkin because I LOVED it!! However, I hired women to do everything around the house... paint, electrical, plumbing...just so she would have female role models for such things. At 12, she can now change the oil in the car as well as make an incredible pasta and shrimp dish from scratch. God, I love being a mother. I am so lucky.

Monkey on their back. Very accurate phrase. I pray for Jax every day. And for the two of you.

I'm with you all the way. As for the roles I was (and still am) a traditional Mum, our marriage works well that way. (I did have a 'friend' who seemed to think that doing housework etc was a sign of weakness. She walked out on her husband and 4 children the week before Christmas a few years back.)

I hope that Jax learns to love himself again soon.