Dear Courageous Ladies,
These are desperate situations that I fully understand, having been there in the past myself.
This is not about my story though, but how through my experience I could possibly help you.
You see for me, the stories are slightly different but also the same…..the Addicts are creating their chaos into the lives of others. Making you all ill whilst you’re just trying to do the right thing and protect your children.
Alcoholism goes from heavy drinking to progressively worse and worse drinking, to life threatening drinking which puts them by their own fault in harm’s way. Such as falling off a roof!!! Surely this is extreme enough for you to realise and go.
This is my advice; It won’t get better, it will only get worse. At the expense of your health ( the sane people ), which you don’t deserve. Remember even if your children love their father, what is this showing them? That it’s ok to behave like this? Show them that it’s definitely not ok to destroy other people’s lives and health.
You must LEAVE, any way you can. Lizzie so proud of you for doing this….don’t ever go back to it. He must take responsibility for himself. Ladies you are not responsible!!!!
To be healthy and not constantly living in a storm of anxiety is a basic human need. No one has the right to do this to another human being and their own children. You owe it to your children for them to grow up in a safer environment.
Gather the strength and LEAVE, LEAVE, LEAVE. Sending love and best wishes to you.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx