Mary Cosby delivered one of the film's most raw, honest, and heartbreaking scenes. real housewife history.
At the end of tonight's episode, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Cosby finally sits down with his son, Robert Jr., who hasn't been acting like himself lately. At that moment, he confessed to his heartbroken mother about his drug problems and past suicidal thoughts.
“Sometimes I feel like life is like unseasoned chicken. But when you get high, it's like adding seasoning to it,” said Robert Jr., 21. He said after revealing that he was taking Xanax to “relax,” along with Adderall to “balance things.”
He told Cosby that he started using drugs when he turned 16. At first he only used “natural products,” but after someone at a party offered him Xanax, he started taking it regularly. “Then I started doing Xanax with acid, and Molly and Xanax. 'Cause I really liked Xanax, so I mixed it with everything,” Robert Jr. confesses.
The “tipping point” for him, he says, was when he was taking 10 oxycodone pills at a time and “couldn't even feel it.”
“I won't judge you. I'll help you. I can help you, but you have to help yourself. I'm not going to cheer. You know I'm not.” You'll be there,'' Cosby tearfully tells his son.
In her confessional, she added: I feel like I've disappointed him somehow. I know and know that Robert smoked marijuana. I know he will eat the food. Still, I just trusted him in my heart and knew he would stop there. And I was clearly wrong. I missed the mark. ”
When Cosby warns Robert Jr. that he will die if he keeps going, he frankly says, “I wanted to die at the time.''
“I just felt like a stain. I felt like this world wasn't for me,” he said, to which Cosby tearfully replied: If something happens to you, do you know what will happen to me? ”
Robert Jr. — Charged with drunk driving in 2022, reportedly tested positive and was forced to check into a rehab facility in recent monthsCocaine, fentanyl, THC” – tells his mother that she is the “only reason” [he] didn't kill [himself]”
“Please know that I love you more than anything in this world. I love you more than my father. Please never tell him what I said.” says Cosby. “But you are my friend, you are my son, you are my gift. God gave you to me. You are the only one who has made me happy. You. Before I was born, I was never happy. You came and you were so real. It was everything I wanted in a human.”
“I'm finally starting to find happiness again,” Robert Jr. said through tears, while Cosby said, “Please recognize it, own it, and change it. You can do it.”
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If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.
