Hi…I wish more people would comment on each others posts there are a lot of people struggling with no responses ……Your dad is a grown man and should nt be placing you in this position…But he is ill …but through the choices he has made in life and the paths he has chosen to take…There is help out there for him but he has to want to change his life and you cant make him to do that…I understand he is your dad and you love him dearly but you too are entitled to enjoy your life in the way that you choose to live…I am mum to a son in prison for addictions…so understand where your worry of abandoning comes from…But you know sometimes its much easier to support someone from the outside rather than living and breathing it everyday…You don’t have to completely desert your dad…If you feel its going to be better to move out then do just that…You can at least then go back to your own home for some time out and visit and help him again the next day but at least you get some space and sanity from the situation…Hope this helps …Good luck xxx
