https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap An auto biography about David Sheff who deals with his son, Nic Sheff's, addiction. en-us 2018-12-03 19:44:06 UTC 2019-01-22 19:56:28 UTC hello@padlet.com walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/311997333 Sheff, David. Beautiful Boy: a Father's Journey through His Son's Addiction. Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008.]]> 2018-12-06 19:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/311997333 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/314875284 David and his two younger kids get to see Nic for the first time in six months due to him being at college.]]> 2018-12-15 09:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/314875284 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/314929229 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). ]]> 2018-12-16 00:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/314929229 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/314929968 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.]]> 2018-12-16 01:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/314929968 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317558776 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.]]> 2019-01-05 03:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317558776 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317558846 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]]> 2019-01-05 03:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317558846 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559085 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.]]> 2019-01-05 04:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559085 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559456 When Sheff's wife was pregnant with Nic and he was due in July of 1982.]]> 2019-01-05 04:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559456 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559582 At the age of 3, Nic has to witness the falling out of his parent's relationship. Dealing with fighting and divorce.]]> 2019-01-05 04:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559582 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559615 On page 22, Sheff admits that "No child benefits from the bitterness and savagery of a divorce."]]> 2019-01-05 04:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559615 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559711 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.]]> 2019-01-05 04:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559711 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559844 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.]]> 2019-01-05 04:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559844 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559894 Nic makes a big decision to donate his old toys to Toys-For-Tots out of the kindness of his heart]]> 2019-01-05 04:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/317559894 walkeken001 https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/323198618 Sheff goes through many phases of dating on and off, until he finally gets married. His new wife, however, knows nothing about children.]]> 2019-01-22 19:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/walkeken001/f0afds24bqap/wish/323198618