Equal

 We have 3 children.....all brought up the same, all treated equally, all had both parents around their entire lives and yet.....one is so so so different from the others.  When I say different...I really mean different.

All graduated from high school.  One took some time off after graduating but did pick up a part-time job and then went back to school to receive a diploma as a pastry chef.   She has now done some travelling and is once again working, expanding in her talents.   The other took a year off after graduating but worked full-time until he enrolled in the professional engineering program at our local technical institute (now a graduate and working full-time in a prominent engineering firm).  And one.....managed to get through 3 levels of electrical apprenticeship (just needs one more to complete....a short 10 weeks...that's it) but decided to make a few poor choices and decided to dabble in cocaine and meth.  And ever since, has had trouble holding a job, blames every one else for his problems and brings endless worry, sadness and anxiety to parents who love him and want only the best.  We have tried and tried but he needs help and won't admit to it, placing the blame for his misfortune on everyone else around him.  He was supposed to be at work today....I'm not sure he made it.  I have not heard or seen from him today and now...it's midnight and he has not returned home.  He is an adult and almost 30 so there's really very little I can do except pray and pray and hope that one day he'll figure it out, hopefully that day does come soon.