The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

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Originally Posted by Enchanted_Stevi

I'm sure she will. I just have to keep saying positive things to her about it. Plus she like it when people clap for my mom at A.A. =P No it isnt fun at all! Ive been dealing with this since 1998!! So THANK GOD she finally got the hint lol

Yeah, it's not a good thing, for you OR your mom, so I am glad to hear she's getting help. Definitely keep up with the encouragement, and even go to meetings with her if she wants you to, for extra support - she will need it. Alcoholism is hard for everyone involved, but so is recovery.

I grew up surrounded by alcoholics (until I went into foster care...because of my mom's alcoholism, heh) - my biological father died from liver complications due to drinking when I was 7. My step-dad drank beer like it was water.

And my mother drank a box or more of cheap wine a day for over 20 years, which finally killed her (horrifically, I might add - like, we're talkin' "there are no words strong enough to describe just how horrific it was" horrific) at the end of this past January. A few years ago, the doctors told her that she was going to die if she didn't quit drinking, but she didn't stop. My step-dad finally realized that if he wanted HER to quit drinking, then he needed to quit, too. So he did. He's been clean for about a year now, and there towards the very end, my mom finally consented to start going to AA, and while I am grateful she finally started trying, it was just too little, too late. But I am so proud of my dad for stepping up and trying to correct his problem, even though he could've easily ignored his own issues because they weren't making him sick like they made my mom. And I'm even more proud that he managed to stay sober when my mom died, because he was absolutely gutted over it. And I mean gutted.

So I know how hard it is to have family members with this kind of problem. If you ever want to talk, just give me a holler. I'll be here for you.