My best friend back when I was 13 (she was 16), had to share her house with a drug addict step-dad. He'd often steal things and she'd get all the blame! What made me so sad about this whole situation, was the fact that her mother believed that guy. Everyone seemed to know he was a drug addict, but the mom was in denial.
As a result my friend left the house when she was 18, started to drink and do drugs a lot. I could completely understand why she left, after all I also grew up with a crappy step dad! One that also stole to support his gambling.
Anyways, when she left she engaged in some really dangerous activities, like having unprotected sex with multiple strangers during parties of people she didn't even know! All while being so drunk and high! I'm sure the fact her parents didn't seem to care about her didn't help at all.
I saw her two years ago, didn't see her earlier because I was in the process to quit my own addictions while she was just starting to use almost on a daily basis. I just didn't want to have contact with her during that time, it might sound awful, but I knew she'd drag me down.
Sounds awful, but I had no choice but to turn my back on her. Terrible, I know, but I was facing my own struggles with addictions and she wasn't in the same page I was. She just wanted to keep on going... I did try to help her and ask her to get tested for HIV, but she wouldn't listen.
Last edited: May 12, 2015