US Weekly is exclusively reporting that Kim Richards “has been admitted to a hospital by concerned family members.” Whatever that means.
Did her family cut her off unless she went back to a rehab? Did they get some sort of 5150? Did her children threaten to stop speaking to her?
If this is true, I really hope she is open to the help and getting better. As I went to pull a picture, I realized she was in the hospital this time last year…#Sad
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I have always been a fan of Kim Richards…I haven’t stopped.
I do hope she has been put in a controlled environment, without access to drugs or alcohol.
Living inside of her head..must make her frantic and sad…even if this “hold” is only 72 hours..it is 72 hours of no drugs or alcohol..and that is what Kim needs.
Sad…….hopefully she gets the help she needs
Fingers crossed…hoping for a wake up call.
Kim has been on my mind all day today for some reason. I really, really want her to win this battle. Nothing but positive thoughts and prayers for her.
Thank God.praying for you kim.you can fight this horrible thing that has a hold on you.Blessing!!
When you have a family member who is an addict there are no easy answers. You handle it one way, you are a cold cruel bitch. You handle it another way you are an enabler helping to dig their grave. Addiction is a viscious disease that doesn’t just attack the addict but the loved ones too. I have all the empathy in the world for Kim’s family. A hospital would be a seemingly appropriate place for her now. Kim has a LOT of work to do to save herself. But where there is life there is hope.
Great post. There are never any winners in this situation, no matter if she has a recovery or not. Damage has already been done to everyone involved.
Nicely stated, RCH. It’s been pretty painful to watch Kyle get so worked up over people’s negative perceptions of how she’s dealing with Kim (which BG loved to encourage, of course). Dealing with an addict is hard enough without that extra pressure.
I really have always been a Kyle fan. No one else has to be. But I see a true sister trying to love her sister and exploding in the limo and certain other points. It happens.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:34 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I’ve always identified with Kyle more than any other housewife. When she talks about how her mother made her promise to take care of Kim, her older sister, it is heartbreaking. Kyle does the best she can with an impossible situation. She’s inspiring.
Lady Cocotte,
I agree! Kyle seems like such a good sister, and has been so protective of Kim. It seems she wanted so bad for Kim to do well on the show, and be able to support herself.
I really hope Kim gets well. I pray she works out her demons.
Kyle has always been my favorite. She has a good heart and it’s sickening to watch Brandi and her fans constantly try to attack Kyle and drive a wedge between her and Kim. I may not be Kim’s biggest fan, but I do hope she gets better. It’s sad to watch this all unfold with her, but maybe the shoplifting was her rock bottom moment.
I also see true real pain in Kyle. She loves her sister.
well said
Yes, that language is concerning – she might have actually reached a level where she can no longer make decisions for herself. They’ve never said “family admitted her”. Either way – I’m sure things have gotten ugly.
Maybe, just maybe, this time she’ll get it. I hope so. This has just become too sad for words.
In California, you can be evaluated at Crisis Intervention and they will deem that a person is a risk to themselves or others. In such cases, a 72 hour hold is put in place and a person can be kept involuntarily. After those 72 hours, a person has the right to refuse care. That is a 5150 hold. A family member doesn’t say “I want this person placed for a psych evaluation”, but they can take a family member to crisis where they will be evaluated. I am wondering if this is Kim’s situation as news outlets are saying she is hospitalized. I’m not sure if Rehab is considered hospitalization or not.
I do so hope Kim can get the right kind of help that will bring her to good health and happiness.
Goes back to check to see if I forgot the whole 5150 possibility in my post. Nope, it’s right there in the post.
I guess Nancy just wanted us to know she understands what a 5150 is. Noted.
Sadly, I do 🙁
So do most people with an IQ about 70.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 10:55 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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What I was trying to say (and I’m sorry if I did a poor job) is that a family can’t demand a 5150 and they can’t keep a family member from being admitted if they don’t agree. It’s out of a family’s hands.
I did not know what a 5150 hold was but looked it up at I read it in TT’s blog. What happened last weekend was very sad. I hope this is a step in the right direction for Kim and her family. She has so many people that love her dearly I truly hope she gets the help she needs.
I’m not a fan, but only wish her the best.
It is very compassionate of you to start your comment with “I am not a fan…” lest we mistake your compassion for another human being as a blanket acceptance of her current behaviors or her behavior on a talk show.
It’s important to let everyone know you are SUPER compassionate to someone despite not being a fan.
No, I am not super compassionate. However, she needs help to recover and I cannot wish her anything other than recovery.
A hospitable stay at this time will protect her from herself, which is a very good idea.
Shame and embarrassment are strong motivators.
What scares me is that I don’t see any signs that she feels shame and embarrassment. She was so quick to jump into a bizarre interview on ET where she was clearly under the influence of something and defend herself. That is frightening.
TT, I forgot about Kim’s interview.
I do agree with you, Kim may not have the ability to feel shame right now. Sad.
It sure isn’t pleasant to think of someone being committed on a 5150, but in Kim’s case it would probably be for the best. It seems like she needs to be placed where she can’t pick up in the middle of the night and leave. Bonus of a 5150: Family can’t come to your “rescue” and check you out. Saves her sisters and children from any fall out from having to refuse her pleas. If the report is true, her family is probably feeling relief at not having to worry about where she is or what she is doing – for the time being. What a sad state of affairs 🙁
It worked for Amanda Bynes (so far so good) and Britanny Spears (complete turn around)… I really have my fingers crossed for Kim. I hope she is on a 5150 and not just pressured by family into rehab. Whatever it takes to get her help.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 11:02 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I’m just hoping it is a 5150 – and not that she’s incapacitated to the point where she’s not really awake.
I was about to bring up Amanda and Britney. They were both younger though. Kim has had their lifetime of drug and alcohol abuse. At this point it doesn’t seem like she’s had any real desire to be better or sober.
She feels no shame or embarrassment at all. She never takes responsibility for her actions. She thinks she is fine.
As someone in recovery, I am always pulling for those with substance abuse issues to get the miracle of recovery. It breaks my heart when people like Kim have so much going for them and so many resources can’t find sobriety.
Hoping for a miracle. If true then at least she is safer than on her own.
Since the article says that family admitted Kim, it sounds like it may have been a 5150. Hopefully at the end of the 72 hour hold the doctors will recommend to the judge or magistrate that reviews her case that she needs to remain for further treatment. Maybe with Kim being in a situation where she is no longer in control will allow her to look at her situation differently. Up until now she has been able to walk away from these rehab centers whenever she wanted. If she is forced to stay in treatment it may make her realize how badly she needs help.
Its got to be really hard to stabalize and convince a very sick person and effect a change in such a short time period of 72 hours. They’ve got to try something and hopefully something gets through to her. Some people struggle with such demons and Kim sure does. She looks so thin and emaciated in the shop lifting security photo it was shocking.
TT, you are feisty tonight! Do you know when Kim’s next court appearance is scheduled? I’m curious to see what a judge will decide to do with her.
No the last one came and went without any info. I assume it must have been postponed because TMZ is probably on top of that since she is local. I imagine Shapiro is furiously working to get her sober before court. He is likely the person that engineered the 5150 if that happened because the family really can’t force her into the hospital, which was the point of this article. US Weekly doesn’t make much sense. They likely got Dr. Sophy to sign off on a 5150.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 11:45 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I think it was a legal maneuver to gain sympathy from the court. Sadly, I don’t think Kim wants help yet.
I just watched “Sharknado 3. If Kim was hoping the movie would kick start her acting career, I’m afraid she’s going to be very disappointed.
At this point in Kim’s life- I believe Kim is doing what makes Kim happy or smile. And I think that is awesome, based on what Kim’s buffet of life is filled with ..Sharknado 3 is a fun project.
I am sure NO actor signed up for Sharknado3 for the $$
oops…meant “I am sure No actor signed up for Sharknado 3 for FAME”
I guess you missed all of Monty’s boasts. You should click the link Tamara provided above to get a better understanding of her career rebirth. My tongue is firmly planted in cheek in that regard.
But frankly, I don’t think Kim knows which way is up, let alone what makes her happy. Considering her multiple recent arrests, rehabs and public intoxicated binges in which shes been involved over the past year, her happiness is really not her most pressing need IMHO.
Actually, I follow Monty’s instagram account, so, in that aspect you would be wrong.
People make choices, and Kim being in Sharknado 3 ..was Kim’s choice
So i guess you’re one of her enablers standing on the sidelines cheering her every choice. Interesting.
Don’t hurt your back while leaping to the wrong conclusion..again.
Do you honestly believe any actor that signed up for Sharknado 3 – immediately started writing their acceptance speech for their emmy nod?
thanks for the label..wrong conclusion..again
You’ve never been around addicts or studied up on addiction (as in actual psychology courses), have you?
Kim is doing whatever she can do to get high. Period. Even if it harms her family (like getting drunk and high at her daughter’s wedding)
“Happy” is not what I would call it. It isn’t awesome. Stop listening to what she and Monty say and/or post – and listen to the silence of her sisters not even tweeting or commenting on Sharknado, etc.
If they are finally drawing a line and no longer enabling her – they could in the trenches right now, the real tough love part of watching their sister implode when they used to scramble to keep her at least minimally together. 6tyyyyyyyyyyyyyyygggggggggggggggggggggg4333
Yes erica, I will take my life lessons from you..wow..are you really that one dimensional..do you actually believe..this is my first comment about the life that Kim created for herself?
If a human can have one moment’s peace..one moment of happiness..this annoys you?
wow
What the hell do your previous comments have to do with anything? I could give a crap. The only one whose previous comments really matter are TT’s because this is her site.
I’m not sure about “one dimensional” or why you think that – but perhaps you need to read a bit better. You state that I’m “annoyed” “If a human can have one moment’s peace..one moment of happiness” Where the hell did you get that?
Boy you are an enabler from afar. I can tell you that Kim probably hasn’t had a moment’s peace or happiness since she fell off the wagon (I do believe she was clean last season, not the one that just ended). If she isn’t high – every moment, every thought, probably every cell in her body has been focused on getting high again.
You are falling for an addict’s lies and delusions… and you don’t even know her personally. Sad. Talk about one dimensional.
For the record, I’d be thrilled to pieces if Kim makes it to recovery. I’m hoping that people like Paul Petersen and his Minor Consideration organization have offered help (and that help has been accepted – even if by her extended family). We’ll never know, b/c Paul NEVER goes to the press and makes sure the paps don’t know his organization is involved.
Fair enough, TT. I’m honest enough to know that I’m probably projecting some family experiences (where some insisted they were fine and happy when they were anything but). If I went too far, my apologies.
But isn’t it as much of an assumption of what she is thinking/feeling that she was given a moment of happiness and peace b/c of Sharknado? and even if that is true, why is it “awesome”?
Someone who posts here once said it’s an unfair playing field when posting here, because I can ban people and control the …..opinion in many ways.
And that is true.
But what even that person doesn’t know is the things I know. Which is why I try to keep his topic moderated.
Your comments are fine, Erica.
But sometimes I know things you guys don’t. Some things I choose not to discuss. I know y’all don’t get it and I don’t care.
My line may be wavy but I’ve already lost friends over drawing it.
It’s my site and if you don’t respect that ( I don’t mean you specifically, Erica I’m talking in the broad sense, you are fine) it’s a problem and particularly hurtful if you are my friend. Everyone thinks they can say whatever…. without knowing who and what I know.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:30 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Sam..that phrase “don’t hurt your back jumping to wrong conclusion” is so funny! Thank you, I needed a laugh 🙂
Sequoia, clapping loudly for you watching Sharknado 3, I tried, I really did.
Watched Kim, wasn’t impressed.
Erica
focus…
first..you know nothing about me yet you eagerly try to put the boots to me and are annoyed that I didn’t just say “thanks”
second …do you know her personally, I don’t..yet you go on and on about who knows who ..what you feel an enabler is..what you believe I am..
wow..Kim is in my prayers…that is it..when she has ONE happy moment..why in the world does this annoy you?
Watching a human go from sober to everything that we “read” about..there is so much more that we do not know about that happens behind closed doors..
I kind of presumed you and others would understand that.. my bad..in the future..I will use smaller words and explain each thought I have..
good to know Erica
Sam, I have no idea what Erica is on about. I totally got your points.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 1:54 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Thanks and that’s a good night for all..and to all a good night
Don’t be a stranger, Sam. xoxo
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:15 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I am not annoyed. Just disagreeing with you about her having a happy moment with Sharknado – seriously… just probably a job for her that pays for more drugs or alcohol.
Just disagreeing with you that Kim is doing whatever makes her happy or smile. She’s doing whatever she has to do to feed her addiction. Doubt she was happy at her daughter’s wedding (or whatever that was) in Mexico.
Everyone, please meet Erica, an expert on what Kim is thinking.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:17 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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T – I think why I was drawn to your site is because while you may know some shit, you have a line that means you won’t let the world know what it is… it is one thing to post about who is fucking who – or who lost a tooth – or who has been booted off a show. But I appreciate that you DO have a line and that revealing specifics of Kim’s disease would cross that line.
I’m realizing tonight that I’m probably sympathizing/empathizing with Kim’s sisters a bit much… that it has gone beyond fun gossip and I’m not being as articulate as I usually can be in real life. This is literally a life and death situation for Kim and her family – and perhaps I need to step back from participating in conversations about it, and simply send them good prayers and good thoughts.
I’m perfectly ok with you telling me or anyone else to check myself at anytime – it IS your house!!! We are only guests! (You make me laugh 0 even your comment about me made me laugh!!!)
Frankly, as an alcoholic with considerable sobriety (in total over 22 years going back to 1990) I know Kim because I am Kim. Furthermore I agree with everything you have said regarding what we know about Kim’s very public drunken mania. I have encountered and befriended every kind of drunk from the intuitive to the delusional and one thing I know for sure. What goes on behind closed doors is usually way more destructive then what goes on in public.
Kim may have had a bit of pleasure making Sharknado but with 2 recent arrests, multiple stays in rehab, drunk international wedding parties and homelessness all played out for the world to see on RHOBH, Dr Phil and TMZ, Kim isn’t even a functioning alcoholic, she has been fired, arrested, hospitalized and shunned by many of those chose to her. Her family has even taken the major step of going public with their concern for her. Kim is in big trouble and jollying her along like some of her well intention fans, both here and in her life are prone to do, is not going to help her.
I don’t know Kim but I have liked some of her work, but that said, Kim put her life in the public forum for me to observe and comment on and from what I see Kim is out of control and on the road to self destruction. Kim only hope is to get and stay sober. Her life depends on it.
When Kim makes her sobriety her number one priority she with find recovery and hopefully some peace and happiness. If Kim doesn’t get her act together, her alcoholism is eventually going to kill her. I’m speaking from first hand experience so know what I’m talking about.
@sequia (can’t see correct spelling of yr name)
This is best summation I’ve seen of Kim and I’ve read 2 or 3 *kim reviews* before yours.
Thanks for sharing that.
Prayers for Kim and her family. I hope she gets the help that she needs and can overcome her difficulties. This entire situation is heart breaking
I agree with Marywanna and TT, it would appear that this is all part of some legal maneuvering. If she were on a 72 hour/5150 hold, she wouldn’t be in a room where she could have visitors or pictures, and certainly not where there are flowers in glass vases. I think they’re going to attempt a “medical crisis” situation, dehydration, exhaustion… Etc as explanation for her latest bought of erratic behavior.
That pic is one TT grabbed from 2014. I think she even mentioned it in the blog.
Renee, reading comprehension is fundamental.
Renee. Do you know what year it is? Did you graduate from high school? Can you read?
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I failed to see the caption under the picture when I read the article (sans contact lenses) on my phone in the wee hours of the morning. You can all put your pitchforks and flaming torches away.
Shapiro is a very kind, compassionate man and has a foundation in his son’s name (who passed from a drug overdose). We are pulling you for you Kim! 🙁 sending good vibes!
Kim use to answer my Tweets, she was always kind. I hope shes still loves turtles!
I dont the law but Jamie Spears took hold of Britneys life and it has been remarkable her transformation. I know he still maintains conservaship (no spell check, sorry TT)
Hopefully someone can step in and do the same for Kim. Wishing her recovery, i like Kim. She wasnt asked to be in show business but pushed by a stage mother. I cant imagine the pressure put on her to work, in order to provide. Rooting for Kim
Correct me if I’m wrong – but wasn’t part of Britney’s conservatorship (and Amanda Bynes for that matter) because they have a specific diagnosis in mental illness? Can’t remember if it was schizophrenia or bi-polar (which doesn’t always mean you need a guardian – I don’t think Carrie Fisher has one).
Although watching some of Kim’s behavior – I do wonder sometimes if there isn’t some self medicating going on, or brain damage for years of drug use. (I know they’ve talked about alcohol – and that could very well be her drug of choice – but she’s used other stuff I’m sure. My cousin, who has been sober for almost 20 years, once told me that his reasoning was so f-d up that he would deny himself alcohol – his favorite drug – and do other stuff, all the while telling himself that he couldn’t possibly be an addict because he was denying himself alcohol. Again, all while taking pills and snorting shit to keep himself high)
Actually, I think Britney was due to the belief that her mother and doctors had that she was suicidal. Wasn’t that it? Amanda B. is just an addict, but her…..quirky and disturbing behavior is what weighed the scales of justice in the court’s favor in that instance. I think.
I don’t think either of them got an official diagnosis until after the 5150, when they were finally hospitalized. They both were refusing help before then.
Not sure about Britney… but at one point, Amanda even posted that she had been diagnosed as bi-polar/manic-depressive. It would absolutely fit – she was working / appeared “normal” until 19 or 20, which is when the symptoms of bi-polar disorder can appear. It could be very possible that Amanda hasn’t used drugs very much at all.
I continually hope that Amanda and Lindsey Lohan get help and stabilize… have loved their G rated work for years!
Am I the only one who understood Kim’isms? I never reallyt got that she was that “out there,” but instead just kind of kooky like so many from our generation who turned on to drugs/alcohol at an early age. Ditto the much younger Kelly Bensimon – all the pearl clutching over “satchels of gold” and “scary island” cracked me up. That Kim has gone from kooky to blatantly self destructive is the tragedy that I hope she can turn around.
Being an addict myself (5 years clean, yays!) I KNOW how hard it is get get the help you need, and make it stick. Some can do cold turkey with meetings and sponsors, some can do the step down method at clinics with meetings and doctors and counciling, and some people need the full treatment – a locked facility with little outside contact and tons of classes and counciling and doctors visits every day for months. An addict like Kim, with years of addiction under her belt, may not actually know HOW to live sober anymore. Alcohol and drugs block or mute emotion and stress, a big reason a lot of people become addicts or backside back into their chosen addiction. She needs to relearn how to cope with stress and emotions and that she can turn to other things then drugs or booze when she is down. I really hope she gets the help she so badly needs, before it is too late. It seems like this addiction may have ended her career on RHOBH, I pray she doesn’t allow it to end her life as well.
Congrats on the 5 years!
Thanks! Hard but rewarding!
It’s refreshing to hear that people need different things. Everything is not a cookie cutter formula. I do think Kim is a very hard case. I know more things than I am telling and get why. I don’t judge her for a minute. Which is why I really want her to be okay.
I really want her to be okay.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:23 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I am glad to hear that she is getting help. I am rooting for Kim. I think the real Kim is the one who stopped to pray because she was so thankful to be on the housewifes trip. Kyle has said Kim is a sweet and sensitive person.
I have always felt sympathy for Kyle too. I know she loves her sister and has done right by Kim under very difficult circumstances. Oh, and a HUGE middle finger again to Brandi for getting in between Kyle and Kim.
Exactly. There is nothing formulaic (is that a word?) about treating addiction. I just want her to get help. She could do so much good, if she could just conquer those demons of hers…..
Good breakdown and points. it reminds me that their are different paths to sobriety. I don’t think they’ve tried forced hospitalization before. I hope the courts and her family get on the same page.
CONGRATS on your 5 year sober mark. Is that tacky to say to someone else? Hope not. I am sincerely proud of all demon slayers in the world.
Thanks! It has been a long hard haul, but I have made it this far! And there are many paths to sobriety, each person’s can be as different as day is to night. She just really needs to face the music and realize she has a problem. All of her words about being happy to be sober and what not are just that, words. As such, they are hollow and meaningless. I am really hoping she gets what she needs, but, as my Moms says, I ain’t holdin’ my breath.
I agree. Peace!
congrats on the sobriety unholyspork! and Sequoia, you too. I like that there seems to be a healthy amount of people in recovery here. I feel at home 🙂 This is a difficult disease to understand, and even harder to have, but the people who have made it out alive are often the most beautiful souls IMO. Prayers for you guys and for kim!
If you feel the need to write your own mini autobiographies could you please take it to the “Daily Tea” post comments? This thread is not about you.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Very sad. I hope she gets help.
This is just sad for Kim and her entire family. In CA a 5150 is pretty easy to get, but unless a person is an immediate threat to themselves they are released. Not only does Kim struggle, but the family is left worrying, waiting for bad news, and praying nothing serious happens. There are people who say why isn’t the family doing something, but it just isn’t that easy. Life surrounding an addicted family member is chaos, and you are left trying to use logic with a person who isn’t logical. Frustration builds when the addict can’t see clearly that they need help. You never truly give up caring, or concern, but it gets to the point where you have to pull back to maintain your own sanity. Kim needs love, support, but not enabling.
Poor Kim. 🙁
TT, thank you for being a watch dog for Kim and her issues. I cannot know what you know, and at this point I don’t that it matters much. Having family members who we have had to cut out of our lives due to addiction it is a sad situation. The whole Kim Kyle dynamic has been one that makes me crazy and pisses me off, i do wish Kim would get the help she needs and that her loved ones would stop enabling her. I think Kyle really does love her sister although i haven’t always trusted her intentions, I also know that Brandi was most likely the worst choice in friends Kim could have made. I want to thank you for the compassion you are showing kim and her issues and the protective nature of you moderation, you were also very sensitive to posts when i lost my mom last month. Whether you want to admit it or not i think you are one super caring bitch!! And I mean that in the best possible way, i love to see you smack people down, even me on occasion. Please have a good day and keep being my favorite brand of crazy. Loves!
Diana, WoW!
I can’t imagine, you are obviously a very strong person. It goes to show that ppl can overcome their past and not repeat the same just bc it’s what they know.
My x was supposed to have our son this past weekend. On Thursday I called to confirm times and he tells me that he is going to treatment. I was pissed bc he had just told our son the night before that he would see him. My x has had any and everything that money could buy. At the age of 13 he lost his brother (suicide), his father passed away one year to the day that our son was born. Instead of dealing with pain of any type he popped a pill. As someone said earlier, it’s about learning how to deal with life’s ups and downs without a drug. I pray that my x finally gets the help he needs bc I need him to be the Dad he knows how to be. Sometimes money is the root, bc there is always someone that is willing to sell you a pill. Its about being strong enough not to seek it out.
I hope Kim realizes how many ppl love and need her, but they need her straight. Her children are getting older and starting their own families. I would hate for her miss out on those wonderful moments. I don’t know what Kim needs, but I think it’s more than rehab. Drugs and alcohol obviously don’t help, but there seems to be something that is deep within her that is hurting her. Something that she is constantly running from and instead of facing it she medicates herself. I don’t know, but I pray that she loves herself enough to face it soon.
Tara – Can I tell you my first thought when I read that he had told your son he’d see him this weekend? Maybe at that point he hadn’t decided to go, and perhaps he realized that he’d be high all weekend with his son in the house. Perhaps that was the wake up call.
Hope it goes well for him.
Tara, thank you for sharing, I’m so sorry
You were pissed because he was going into treatment?
Hope she gets the care and the help she needs. Hope the family relationships are healed.
Wow, Dianna F. and Tara, your experiences with this disease sounds horrific and I’m glad you both have made it to be able to share your stories. My mom was an alcoholic, and since I am the eldest child I always felt that it was my “duty” to protect her in any number of situations over many years since I was about 6. I always thought I was the ‘only one’ that had to deal with those feelings of guilt, anger, super controlling in my surroundings etc. I am glad you all shared your stories, and we all can only hope and pray that Kim or some of her family members read some of the positive comments here, to know a lot of people wish her well.
Oh I hope its a 5150. It seems like a lot of progress can be made that way. I’m excited for her. If her options have been taken away, she might actually have a chance this time.
Thank you for sharing
Thank y’all.
Erica you are right, my x was looking for excuses. I am proud of him for finally manning up to this. His fiance and I talked for hous last night. I get along great with her, maybe bc we have both endured the same things with his addiction plus she loves our son. I know he can do this, he did it before.
Diana, I just saw your post, thank you for sharing. I am so very sorry. My heart breaks for your experience.
Diana, reading the part where you felt like you were a contestent on a game show. It hit me, I could never give my Dad the right answer or expression on my face. I was so brutalized I grew up with no self confidence. I guess I blocked those memories. Thank you. Dee
I do hope she gets the help she needs. As much as we love(d) watching her be such a train wreck on the show, it’s has to be humiliating to know that millions of people saw you hit rock bottom (or close to it) on national television. I pray for her an for her family during this time.
That must have been so hard to have a mother like that and you survived it. Wow is all I can say. Im sure Kim has really hurt and effected her children in profound ways. That would be tough to face as a mother. Almost no mother would want to be that way and fail at such an important job.