Not that my opinion matters but I really don’t think it’s the appropriate time or place to be throwing blame around.
I don’t even think blame is even that important here. In many ways it’s a blameless situation. X’s life is so tragic because it almost seemed predetermined to have a negative outcome. X is a guy that slept in alleys and junkyards on the literal streets with dogs that he befriended in order to escape abuse at home. X was told he was going to Disney world as a child, and dropped off at a group home, where he had to play with the zipper on his jeans to pretend it was a fire truck. X said a few years ago that he never once in his life heard his mom tell him that she loved him.
The type of demons X battled were already set to be a forever part of his life before he made it to double digit years on this earth.
I don’t think there’s much value to handing out blame. If people want to do it to talk about how best to avoid these situations, as cheesy as it sounds, the answer is to love your kids and do your best. And if someone you love becomes an addict, educate yourself and do your best on how to help them without enabling them. And if you’re an addict yourself, get help if you ever think you’re ready to receive it.
