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Hi there, please take care of yourself, your own health and your children. You cannot help your Mum………………….I’m sure that you’ve tried for years.

My husband was an alcoholic, but I suppose at first we used to call it his drink problem….how could we manage his drinking problem. The thing with alcoholism is that it gets progressively worse over time. I totally relate to your fears of finding her dead or having had an accident. I had to leave my husband and take my young child away at the time, to save us from the hurricane that surrounds an addict.

After time after time when we feared that he would die, he did actually die. But this was a release for us, his family and for him. I understand how badly her behaviour will have affected you and I’m so sorry for you. I think that you’re right in that you have to protect your own health, as it’s very harmful to experience all of the storm and chaos around an alcoholic. She is probably abusive to anyone who tries to help her.

Please don’t feel responsible for her…she should have been responsible and a Mother to you. Don’t let your children near her ( sounds like you haven’t anyway ), but it could be very harmful for them. Protect your own bubble…it’s not your fault.

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