TLC
To most people, TLC means "tender loving care." In Families Anonymous TLC can mean tough loving care. If I really love someone in a healthy way, I will refuse to let that someone manipulate me. I will no longer allow another person to be the hub of my universe, or the focus of my own happiness in life.
TLC means I stop participating in the the games played by someone who misuses alcohol or other drugs. I stop covering up his mistakes and refuse to make excuses for his behaviour. I may even have to say, "I love you, but I can only live with a person who is clean, sober, and responsible. I love you, but I will not bail you out of jail. I love you, but I will not pay fines or attorney's fees to get you of out of trouble,"
TODAY I WILL practice the kind of tough loving care that nourishes the growth of myself and others.