In my wallet, I have a pair of golden earrings. They are small and not of much value. I keep them there hoping that one day I can give them back to the owner, my daughter, when she is clean and on the right path. I have had them in my wallet for over a year now. I wonder if someday I will be able to take them out of my wallet. I hope so. Since coming to Nar-Anon, I am not as obsessive with my thoughts about my daughter’s addiction as I was one year ago, but I still think of her and want the daughter I used to know back in my life…
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