SS and this gals son have been really good friends since kindergarten. That's how BM and her became friends. She is a single mom, and she works her ass off for her kids. She is a little rough around the edges but really, a very good person. She REALLY loves Jesus. I've always liked that she was in BM's life, she kept her somewhat grounded. It was obvious that they have grown apart over the past couple of years. She moved about an hour away (same town that BM's dad lives in) and SS really misses his friend.

Anyway, she text me about getting the boys together. I wasn't sure what her status with BM is currently so I put out there the blanket statement that I have to her family when they want to see him. Of course we can arrange that, but I have to have your word that you won't bring BM around him. This is not negotiable.

So... then she spilled her guts. All of the things we suspected, she confirmed. BM has been on meth for years. It started getting really bad about 2 years ago. It spiraled out of control when she met Meth Man (that will be a year ago in October). Meth Man cooks in his garage. He also does heroin. She can't confirm that BM does it as well, but she said if there are track marks then its more than likely. The track marks started about 4 months ago. Friend completely cut her off a while back. She has tried to help her but BM is too far gone. She won't be a part of her life until she is clean and sober.

Of course she said there is NO WAY that outpatient rehab will be enough. She needs to go away and get intense therapy for a long time. She is always chasing a high. If she doesn't have the money for one, she will "earn it". Gross. Or, she will fake injury and go to the ER for pain meds. She dodges when she has to pee clean, and can stay clean for the 2 days it takes to get it out of her system. The only way we will "catch" her is with a surprise test.

She apologized for not telling us sooner. She has been wanting to call me for a long time but felt guilty that she was aware of what was going on and left SS in that environment. She thought she could help her and didn't want her to loose SS, she was trying to be a good friend. She is grateful that we took SS from her and will stand up in court on our behalf when ever we need her to, if we need her too.

So.. there you have it. EVERYTHING we all suspected has been true.