Should I give my son's father another chance?

A female age 30-35, *ollowmeheadorheart writes:

my ex (we will call him Kyle) and I were together forever, we started "dating" in middle school (we were 13 I think) we were best friends and everything we did we did together. Shortly after graduation things went down hill. We were both in college and I guess you could say we were getting curious about what it would be like to date other people. He found out I was hanging out with a guy from one of my classes behind his back (I never cheat or dated this guy just hung out) Kyle got mad and we ended up breaking up and that same weekend HE had sex with another girl. We got back together a few weeks later. I knew that Kyle occassional did drugs, mainly just party drugs (I also had tried them too) but it wasnt an issue with him (or so I thought). things went from bad to worse with us. He became very jealous of every guy I talked too and he cheated several times. Partys and drugs were becoming his only interest. We ended up breaking up because his attitude and lack of interest in me were to much, with in days of that break up I found out I pregnant. It was like the whole situation woke Kyle up, he seemed to be back to normal. Going to class everyday, lookign for a job really trying to be the sweet guy I had known from the past. For 9 months things SEEMED fine, what I didnt know was that he was still doing drugs this time harder drugs and 2 weeks before my son was born he told me he cheated on me again. After my son was born he was a great dad, amazing actually. We were no longer dating but he was a huge part in my life. One when my son was about 5 months old he came by my house I had soem friends over and he was high and we ended up arguing and he got physical. A friend of my threw him out and threatened to call the police. After that things got really bad for him. He ended up OD'ing and takign more and more drugs daily. He stopped seeing our son and adventually 5 months later he went into rehab. His parents asked me if I would be willing to attend coucelling sessions with them because the rehab thougth since I had been a major fixture in his life it would help. Some of my friends said I was stupid to help but regardless of everything he did he was still my sons father and a friend and if I could help him I wanted to. So I did. He went through his rehab programs and now 8 months later he is doing great. He worte me a lot of letters while he was in rehab, telling me how sorry he was for everything and how much he hated himslef for missing out on our sons life. He comes to visit our son now and helps out while I am in class ... then that brings us to now. I have so many feelings for him and everytime we are together they are here. a few nigths ago I had an evening class and he watched our son when I came home he was here and our son was in bed. We talked and he told me he wishes he coudl go back in time and make everthing perfect for me and our son. We ended up kissing and he spent he next day we talked about maybe gettign back together.I told a few of my friends and thye think I'm nuts. They all think he will cheat on me or physically hurt me. In all the time we dated before he never once laid a hand on my in angry. I honestly deep down think that the drugs were the reason behind all of issues he faced but they think that he is jsuta bad guy. I am crazy to think he change and should I give him another chance?

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