Are You Concerned About an Alcoholic Child?
Trying to cope with a son’s or daughter’s alcohol abuse is one of the most difficult challenges in life. Their problems become ours, as objectivity goes out the window. It becomes a never-ending cycle of crisis and rescue. We pay for doctors’ bills, treatment center stays, attorneys’ fees, rent, food and cars, often at the expense of our own financial security. It is difficult to say no because of the underlying fear that, somehow, we’ve caused the problem.
Many people come to Al‑Anon for the support and understanding they need to handle this heart-breaking situation.
I remember feeling hopeful
I grew up in an abusive, alcoholic home, but didn’t know I was affected by alcoholism for a
At my first Al‑Anon meeting, I found understanding
I went to my first Al‑Anon meeting because I was desperate to help my daughter. I’d tried everything.
Today, I love my son with no resentments
Soon after my son turned 18, he announced that he was moving out. I knew by the look
I stepped off the ‘worry bus’
Back when my son was in high school, providing me with a multitude of avenues filled with worry,
There’s a slogan for that!
As a mother of two young adult boys who have multigenerational problem drinking in their genealogy, I sometimes
Finding a productive path to help my grandchildren
“The one thing I really learned was not to feel sorry for the alcoholic.” I spent most of
I’m Putting My Son in Your Care
I’ve thought about my relationship with my Higher Power and my relationship with my son. Here’s what I
Mother copes with son’s problem drinking and drugs
Mother copes with son’s problem drinking and drugs I thought if I could keep my teenage son
Mother finds the courage to say ‘no’
Mother finds the courage to say ‘no’ When I first came to Al‑Anon, I felt as though
I Stopped Hiding Behind the Masks
My oldest daughter and I were driving past the house where we had lived until she was eight
I can’t change my son or my grandson, but I can change me
Thinking back to my first Al‑Anon meetings, I remember how hard I tried to change my teenage son
First Al-Anon meeting expectations
Ann, Linda and Betty, all active Al-Anon members, discuss what they expected to find at their first Al-Anon