Beautiful Boy- A Father-s Journey Through His S... 🎁 Validated

Rating: ★★★★★ (Essential reading) Genre: Memoir / Psychology / Parenting Trigger Warnings: Drug use, relapse, emotional distress

More Than a Memoir: The Raw, Relentless Honesty of Beautiful Boy

This is not a story about a father who "saves" his son. Sheff tries everything: therapy, rehab, tough love, gentle love, bailing him out of jail, refusing to bail him out. He is an expert researcher, yet he is a completely powerless father. He writes: “I wanted to scream: ‘I’ll do anything. I’ll die. I’ll kill. I’ll sell my soul. I’ll give up everything I own. I’ll do anything you ask. Just stop.’” Beautiful Boy- A Father-s Journey Through His S...

David Sheff writes in the epilogue: “I look at my son and I see the boy I loved then and the man I love now. I am filled with awe. He is a survivor. We both are.”

Then came the drugs.

Why David Sheff’s story is essential reading for every parent, not just those facing addiction.

Whether you have personally dealt with addiction or not, this book (and the 2018 film starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet) is a masterclass in the limits of love. David Sheff was a successful journalist living in Marin County, California. He had a wonderful wife, young twin sons, and a brilliant, artistic older son named Nic. Nic was curious, funny, and empathetic. He was, by all accounts, a "beautiful boy." He writes: “I wanted to scream: ‘I’ll do anything

Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction is not an easy read. It is not supposed to be. It is a jagged, beautiful, and devastating account of watching someone you love more than life itself slowly turn into a stranger.