Many of us living in one day at a time recovery got to understand the sins of our parents. What we mean by sins are the imperfections of those who mentored us and fell short of bringing us up in a safe, involved and loving world. We might have even grown up to be adult children of the addicted or our parents might even have been people living with mental health disorders. They might have been traumatized. We might also be people who were victimized and traumatized by others or those who knew no better. Perhaps even walking to school left our lives a mess because of the violence or aggression in our neighborhoods. The reality for some of us was we grew up to live with addictions and mental health disorders and such cycles continued living on in us. This is the reason that many of us surrendered seeking recovery. In our search for recovery we understood our parents. We also understood that most people we grew up around were doing the best they could. We became resilient in our one day at a time recovery. We became healthier people and we got to understand broken reality. We became survivors. Recovery does that to us. Reach out. Peace.
