Boundaries don’t have to feel like a trap. They can be a bridge back to trust, dignity, and peace when a loved one returns home from a recovery program. We get honest about how to welcome someone back without sliding into control, enabling, or constant conflict—and we offer a practical framework you can put on paper tonight. We start with a mindset shift: treat the returning son or daughter as an adult with agency and responsibility, not as a child to rescue. From there, we map a simple reen...