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Sheff goes through many phases of dating on and off, until he finally gets married. His new wife, however, knows nothing about children.

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Nic makes a big decision to donate his old toys to Toys-For-Tots out of the kindness of his heart

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Nic starts kindergarten, and while people picked on him for wearing tights, he stands his ground and has confidence in himself. He ends up making many friends.

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Sheff and his ex-wife hire a doctor to make the final decision on who will have custody of Nic. It is later concluded that Sheff will have Nic for the majority of the year and his ex-wife will have him on holidays.

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On page 22, Sheff admits that "No child benefits from the bitterness and savagery of a divorce."

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At the age of 3, Nic has to witness the falling out of his parent's relationship. Dealing with fighting and divorce.

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When Sheff's wife was pregnant with Nic and he was due in July of 1982.

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Sheff comes to the realization that Nic is old enough to make his own life decisions. Sheff has come to terms with not being able to help Nic and his addiction to focus on his own well being.

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On page 12, Sheff says, "For whatever reason, a stranger's story seemed to give them permission to tell theirs." What Sheff means is that by one person reaching out to tell their child's journey on dealing with addiction impacted others to feel more comforted about telling theirs

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While dealing with his son's meth addiction, David finds a light of hope reading other parents' perspectives on their own children which inspires David to write articles about Nic.

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Nic has been lying to his father about using again. David, his father, figured it out after he came home late from an AA meeting. The next morning he admitted to be using since the beginning of second semester at school.

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Nic goes out for a job interview, getting a job at an Italian restaurant. He asks to have driving privileges again to go to his AA meetings. (At this point in time Nic has been clean of methamphetamine for around 150 days).

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David and his two younger kids get to see Nic for the first time in six months due to him being at college.

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Sheff, David. Beautiful Boy: a Father's Journey through His Son's Addiction. Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008.