One week left.

We have one week left of our drug and alcohol class. 5 weeks has flown by. I do have to say that I have really enjoyed this class. Not only do we get one on one with Josh, I have been learning things that I didn't even know.
Although I have hated learning things about little Josh, I have also loved it. Love that we are talking more than we did.
I hope he realizes how much he is loved. I also hope that this helps him not do it again. I am so grateful to Big Josh for taking time from work to go and support Josh as well. We have both gone every week. This week I got to talk to one of the girls that shows up alone, and I felt so sad for her. It just seems like her parents don't care. That's how I feel for all the kids that show up alone.
I am grateful that my eyes were opened. I was just talking to Josh about his 9th grade year when I blew up at the VP of the school. I thought about writing him and e-mail and apologizing for how in his face I was. I must have had blinders on. I thought Josh was perfect and could do no wrong because that's how I raised him. But the truth is he still had his free agency.  Not that that makes him a bad kid. But the VP wasn't all wrong.
I remember our Stake President giving a talk about a year ago to us parents. That if we thought our kids weren't doing stuff  we were wrong because they were. I remember hearing of kids that were doing drugs and drinking. I remember thinking well I know my kids, and I don't need to worry about that.
The truth is we should always worry about that even if we think that our kids aren't doing it. I know that they are at least being tempted.
It is so scary now days! You just have to hope that you have taught them and that they are able to say No to their friends.