Oh, my prayers are with you guys.  It would seem that it is harder on you as
parents than it is on her.  She can choose to do what she does.  You have no
choice.  You have to deal with the aftereffects of it.  My prayers are with
you.

Cheryl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:48 AM
Subject: Gretchen


> This isn't a plea for money so don't take this wrongly.
>
> Recently, we have reason to believe, that Gretchen is using drugs again.
> Perhaps not on a daily bases but just occasionally, for her, is way too
much
> under the circumstances.  She was very depressed when Christopher was
> remanded to another six months in jail due to his lack of compliance.
Last
> Friday night, she paid us 200 dollars which she owed for rent and other
> things we pay for her.  Sandy left her purse sitting on the kitchen
counter
> over night.  The next morning, 100 dollars was missing.  That next
morning,
> Gretchen got up and was happy and cheery, something highly unusual for her
> in the morning, and the next morning, Sunday, I was out in my office about
6
> in the morning and Gretchen came upstairs and left the house.  I called
her
> two hours later to see where she was and she claimed she was cleaning the
> shop where she works with our son.  I asked her why she was doing it at 6
in
> the morning and she said, Because I couldn't sleep.  Crystal meth keeps
you
> awake, sometimes for days, depending upon how much, and how often, you use
> it.  Then, after a couple of days, you crash and sleep and sleep and sleep
> and sleep.  Last night, Gretchen crashed and slept all, or most of, the
> evening.  The Lord has replaced the missing 100 dollars already but it is
> Gretchen we are greatly concerned about.  I am also greatly concerned at
her
> co-dependency of Christopher.  Everyone involved with Gretchen senses
> something is wrong again right now so we likely will be sitting her down
for
> another little talk.
>
> Phil.
>
>
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