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My parents drink too much

 
My parents drink too much. I don’t mean wine with dinner. They get mean or pass out when they drink. It’s awful. How can I get them to stop?

 

Dear Bad Situation,

You can’t make them stop, but you are not alone and can get help for this very serious problem. There are many support systems for kids. Alcoholism is a common disease that wreaks havoc on many families. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an organization that helps people swear off drinking, one day at a time. Alateen is part of AA and is for kids who have family members with drinking problems.

 

Visit www.aa.org or www.al-anon.alateen.org. Or call 1-88-4AL-ANON on weekdays—the call does not show up on your phone bill.

 

If possible, enlist an aunt, uncle, grandparent or other adult relative who doesn’t drink to help you confront your parents with compassion, not accusations. Some people throw loved ones a “surprise party” with an agenda. Several near and dear ones gather to say, “We’re worried about you and love you too much to watch you drink your life away. You need to get help.” The drinkers’ first response is likely to be anger and denial. But, eventually, many drinkers become ex-drinkers. Good luck.
 
 

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good luck girl, try to hold up. Be strong. to keep your mind off things, while your loved ones are trying to help your parents, draw, play a game, and if you have a dsi, ds, etc., play some games. it helps me when im upset. Its also a good idea to read. Harry Potter is a good start. also try "withering tights". you'll really zone out and forget your surroundings. It REALLY helps.

by silver_wolf on 11/2/2011 8:06:50 PM

 
 

my mom goes every friday to a lounge/bar with her friends and sometimes i get scared if she gets drunk and do stupid things.. like smoke or something Frown

by demi_lovato1998 on 10/28/2011 10:29:07 PM

 
 



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Hey girlie,

Try to calm down about this right now. You don't even know if you heard correctly! It's possible he could be involved in this stuff, but you don't know for sure. If you're concerned, you could always talk to him about it and be straight with him - tell him you know he's an adult and he'll make the right decision for him, but that you heard him talking and you just want to make sure he's keeping his family in mind too. It might help ease your mind to actually be honest with him <3 Or you can wait things out and see what happens. As long as he doesn't let this get out of control (and only deals with it sometimes, whether he takes it or not), it won't become a big issue. Try not to be scared - just because he's involved with this kind of thing doesn't mean you have to be! Plus, you still don't have any reason not to trust your dad, since he's still doing a great job of taking care of you and not letting this get in the way. That's the most important!
Lauren C.

by squigglegiggle13 on 10/28/2011 9:14:03 PM

 
 

good luck, dear. you got this.

by strawberrygirl411 on 10/28/2011 3:48:38 PM

 
 

good luck sugar <3

by floraaa on 10/28/2011 2:40:56 PM

 
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