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"If we don't stand for children,
we don't stand for much."
- Marian Wright Edelman
Addie's Mom
Isn't Home Anymore
Addiction is scary - especially when you don't know what it is
Released, October 12, 2019
"What is an addiction?"
This is a difficult question even for adults to fully understand and answer. Imagine being the child of an addict, confused as to why your mom is acting so differently.
Addie is a young girl facing this problem. If she can't trust her mom, who can she trust? Should she tell someone about mom's strange behaviors? Does her mom even love her anymore?
Scared, angry, and feeling unloved, she reaches out to her favorite teacher for help, but in Addie's eyes, this only made things worse.
Addie's Mom Isn't Home Anymore is the first of Addie's four-part journey to answer this question, told through her own eyes and from her perspective. Addie's story is one of courage, trust, and learning to overcome fear to help someone you love, and is designed to help guide parents, guardians, and professionals through the process of educating children about addiction.
Addie's Mom Comes Home From Treatment
But things aren't the way they used to be
Released, June 16, 2022
"The struggle is real!"
After several months away from one another, Addie and her mom are finally reunited with one another. Expecting things to be like they used to be before the disease of addiction tore their family apart, Addie’s mom has to make significant changes in her life to fight her illness to stay clean and sober. This leaves Addie feeling like she is competing for time with her mom, and Addie doesn’t like it. Things just aren’t the same!
Will things get better for Addie and her mom?
Addie’s Mom Comes Home from Treatment is the second book of Addie’s four-part journey, told through her own eyes and from her perspective. Addie’s stories are of courage, trust, and learning about the disease of addiction and all it demands. Addie’s stories are designed to help guide parents, guardians, and professionals through the process of educating children about addiction.