This is my story in a nutshell. My husband and I have 5 teenagers and a twenty year old. We are a blended family and have been blended for 10 years. Our kids have endured the death of one parent (my first husband) , a horrific divorce (my new husband and his ex) and se...

I've benefitted tremendously from the supportive staff, leaders, and fellow parents at BILY for several years now. They've helped me look at my parenting, talk through issues regarding my son (and our family system), and support me through major decisions regarding my...

We don’t know what we would have done without BILY. Before attending any meetings we would fight about how to deal with our son who was in his early 20s. He didn’t live with us but also wasn’t self-sufficient.  He wasn’t holding down a steady job and kept asking for mo...

We are very grateful to the group for the awareness and resources you provided to us. You guys are doing an amazing and selfless labor. It’s truly admirable. I got my son back and I am still married! That’s pretty amazing. Thank you for all you do for us and our kids....

Our son decided he could do whatever he wanted to do and he didn't have to listen to anyone. He got really into "gaming" on the computer and became addicted to the point where he would stay up almost all night, even on school nights. This led to his not going to school...

Before we came to BILY, our family was really hurting, both parents and children. We were worried because our teenagers were taking drugs, doing poorly in school and argumentative and obnoxious with us at home. They weren’t growing up into the intelligent successful ha...

Our 20-year-old son had been a weekly abuser of alcohol and pot since age 17. When sober, he regularly turned the home upside down with defiance, physical damage to the home, and total disrespect for parents and siblings. When, as a family, we visited other family memb...

Years before we discovered BILY, our family was being torn apart by rage and sorrow. Our two teenage sons, though both smart and talented, were often disrespectful, irresponsible, and destructive. Our older son used drugs, punched holes in walls, blew off schoolwork, s...

I first learned about BILY through a flyer distributed at our daughter’s high school. They were hosting a community forum on illegal drugs in North County. Since we knew our daughter was using drugs, it prompted me to check out BILY’s website. I was extremely impressed...

My husband and I have three children: a son and two daughters. When our son turned 16 and began smoking pot, our lives changed completely. He became very disrespectful towards us. His grades declined, he was secretive, and he stopped participating in family functions....