do you think i made the right decision in telling my parents?
The most difficult decision i ever had to make was whether or not to tell my parents about my twin brother Ryan’s drug problem. I vowed to him i wouldnt tell them, but that was when he was just casually doing it at parties, it had gotten out of control since then and he was becoming addicted extremely fast. Me and him had always been close as we were twins, and he hated me for telling them. I began to hate myself too because i knew i let him down. He ended up getting the help he needed with his family there to support him. (there is 5 siblings so a lot of support). In the end he realized i made the decision because i loved him and didnt want anything to happen to him, but i always wonder if i made the right decision because i let down the one person i knew i could trust and it was the same thing for him with me and i blew it.
In case you were wondering Ryan is almost complete with his senior year of high school(this happened January of 2008, so he missed his senior year but he was already going to get held back as he was skipping school and failing his classes) and will be attending college in the Fall.
If you’re wondering why my parents never knew, they suspected it and always asked me and i always said he didnt do drugs because i was keeping my promise. I ended up telling them after many times of them asking because i couldnt lie to them anymore.
You definetly did the right thing… He’s just mad for getting in trouble. Inside, he most likely feels glad, because your parents helped stop it before it REALLY messed up his life. You might have even saved his life! A lot of things can get out of control really fast with drugs. Keep yourself healthy and NEVER use them!
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in my opinion i think you did the right thing… sometimes you have to break promises to help someone before it would be too late. you saved his life and now hes on the right track
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You absolutely did the right thing. Your brother will thank you one day even if he can’t see that now. You were acting in his best interest. That is what family does.
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You would have only betrayed him and his trust in the end by not telling. There comes a point when covering someone’s tail is dangerous and a threat..thus your situation. Of course you did the right thing. I think that if he is off of drugs and thinking clearly he will trust you more than ever, not only with secrets but with his life from here on out.
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You definetly did the right thing… He’s just mad for getting in trouble. Inside, he most likely feels glad, because your parents helped stop it before it REALLY messed up his life. You might have even saved his life! A lot of things can get out of control really fast with drugs. Keep yourself healthy and NEVER use them!
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