How do I deal with my alcoholic parent?I left college to help my alcoholic mother after she called me constantly telling me how broke she was and that she and my little brother were going to be kicked out of their home. I went home, got a job, and guess what….I spent 20 more years getting the same phone calls. I never got my degree, and it’s one of the biggest regrets of my life. She’s still an alcoholic, my little brother is now a violent alcoholic, and as far as I know, living in a shelter. Me….I’m still dealing with the fricking trauma of it all.
I know you think that not being there to “help” your mom is going to be your biggest regret. But let me tell you, it won’t be. You can pull the bottle out of her hand 100 times, and the 101st time might be the one that gets her. It’s not your battle. IT’S NOT YOUR BATTLE! One life is already being destroyed. Don’t make it two.
