Amanda's Story
Amanda faced many obstacles during her early years. Her childhood was anything but a fairytale and included pretty much everything that you can think of in which a childhood is ruined. Because of this, she dropped out of school before graduating high school. Despite not completing high school, she was doing very well in early adulthood. Though her job as a waitress was not ideal, it paid the bills well. She drove a nice car, always lived in nice places, and took care of herself. She had appeared to overcome the demons that no child should be given. Amanda was defying statistics by surviving what would destroy most.
A few years later things changed. She succumbed to drug use. Almost immediately her life was crumbling due to a meth habit. She lost her car, quit job after job, cut off most ties with friends, and no longer had a place of her own. Amanda lied to everyone, but friends and family knew the truth. She had quickly become the statistic that she had once defied; just another life ruined due to a tragic childhood….just another life taken hostage by meth.
Then suddenly a miracle happened. She conceived a baby. Amanda instantly quit all drugs…just like that. She didn’t go to treatment, no one intervened, and no one helped. Her son was the only cure that she needed for her addiction. Her son was more important than drugs. People who have once battled drugs or known someone who had know how amazing this is. Drug users don’t just quit. It’s not that easy. Only it was for Amanda. She just quit. She knew that she didn’t want that life for her son. She broke the cycle.
Within a few years, Amada (and her fiance) cleaned up their lives more than anyone would have guessed. Amanda got her GED, got a great paying job with benefits at a hospital. Her fiance got a job at a corrections center. They eventually owned two cars, saved to buy a house, and cleaned up all the mistakes that their drug habit had caused. They both (especially Amanda) changed their lives 100% for their son. To know Amanda now, you would never have guessed the person that she was a few years ago.
A few years later things changed. She succumbed to drug use. Almost immediately her life was crumbling due to a meth habit. She lost her car, quit job after job, cut off most ties with friends, and no longer had a place of her own. Amanda lied to everyone, but friends and family knew the truth. She had quickly become the statistic that she had once defied; just another life ruined due to a tragic childhood….just another life taken hostage by meth.
Then suddenly a miracle happened. She conceived a baby. Amanda instantly quit all drugs…just like that. She didn’t go to treatment, no one intervened, and no one helped. Her son was the only cure that she needed for her addiction. Her son was more important than drugs. People who have once battled drugs or known someone who had know how amazing this is. Drug users don’t just quit. It’s not that easy. Only it was for Amanda. She just quit. She knew that she didn’t want that life for her son. She broke the cycle.
Within a few years, Amada (and her fiance) cleaned up their lives more than anyone would have guessed. Amanda got her GED, got a great paying job with benefits at a hospital. Her fiance got a job at a corrections center. They eventually owned two cars, saved to buy a house, and cleaned up all the mistakes that their drug habit had caused. They both (especially Amanda) changed their lives 100% for their son. To know Amanda now, you would never have guessed the person that she was a few years ago.
For a related story, check out Ava's Story
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