I talk about my observations regarding communication and how we seem to be communicating inefficiently regarding Addiction and Recovery in our families and communities. What’s your thoughts? Let us know and email us at iloverecoverycafe@gmail.com
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A couple of thoughts that aren’t going to link together well.
I am constantly amazed at how much my son, who is 8, understands about the world. He’s much more tuned in than I think I was at his age. I think it has a lot to do with how much information is readily available to him via various forms of media. In particular, I think that (here in the States at least) kids are exposed to much more information in their schooling than I was at his age. They also get a lot from other sources – friends, older kids, etc.
With respect to the disparity between the parents and the addicts comments in the documentary I think that many parents in the US tend to underestimate their children (see above) and also have a tendency to put their heads in the sand when it comes to bad news.
There is so much pressure here that we put on our kids to excel in everything that they do, and we tend to ignore things that they aren’t good at.
This is particularly problematic in areas where people are well to do. Cape Cod is interesting in that there is a wide variety in the median household income (from between $50,000/year to over $250,000/year). It would be interesting to see the demographics of the people in the film.
My suspicion would be that in the households in the higher income brackets would be less likely to be in touch with realities of the opium epidemic. That’s my experience with it here in Maryland – the folks who have the most money are the least in touch with the reality of the opiate epidemic here.