Along with the joy of parenthood, with every child comes a piercing vulnerability. It is at once sublime and terrifying

Anyone who has lived through it, or those who are now living through it, knows that caring about an addict is as complex and fraught and debilitating as addiction itself.

How innocent we are of our mistakes and how we responsible we are for them.

Here's a note to the parents of addicted children: Choose your music carefully...There are millions of treacherous moments.

At my worst, I even resented Nic because an addict, at least when high, has a momentary respite from his suffering. There is no similar relief for parents or children or husbands or wives or others who love them.

Wherever you be, wherever you may, seek the truth, strive for the beautiful, achieve the good.

I am becoming used to an overwhelming, grinding mixture of anger and worry.