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.’”
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.” Beautiful Boy- A Father-s Journey Through His S...
More Than a Memoir: The Raw, Relentless Honesty of Beautiful Boy This is not a story about a father who "saves" his son