My younger brother, also an addict, just got out of jail at the beginning of January. He was part of the first inmates released due to the new early release program going on in the state of Kentucky. Unfortunately we are already taking bets on how long it will be before he goes back in. He has been in and out of jail and prison since he turned 18. He is now 41, the hope of change dwindled long ago. He was in jail this time for 2 years. Two years clean for him. Another brother told me about a conversation they had before he was released. The other brother told him who he was working for, (an addict in recovery and doing good), jailed brothers reply was "well tell him I'm getting out soon and if he needs anything I'll be the go to man". Not a chance in hell that he has changed in those 2 years. We are having a family get together next week in hopes that we will see him once this year.
A couple of weeks ago somebody had posted a picture of a new tattoo they got. When I first seen it I didn't have time to comment and when I went back to comment I couldn't find the post. I couldn't remember who it was either but wanted to comment that I thought it was great and actually had an appointment for a tattoo myself. I seen Barbara's blog today about a tattoo she is wanting to get also. So out of curiosity, does this fall into the codependent category? Not that it matters, my tattoos are part of who I am and there isn't anything anybody could have said to keep me from getting it.
