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My parents drink too much

 

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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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BY CAROL WESTON ON 10/26/2011 2:50:00 PM

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good luck girly<3

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by swim_chick101 on 10/28/2011 12:58:20 AM

 
 

there was a play from Children's Theatre at my skool about drugs. there were 2 characters and both of them had a parent with an alcohol problem. it was really good and eye opening

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by artsgurl983 on 10/27/2011 5:35:11 PM

 
 

scary.

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by AlwaysDreamer on 10/27/2011 4:11:20 PM

 
 

MODMODMOD!
So my sister recently sprained her TOE, and my parents are flipping out. They bought her crutches, are acting like her total servants, and basically making a bigger deal out of it than it needs to be. Even my DOCTER said she didn't need crutches. She actually advised AGAINST them. It doesn't help that she's the younger child. I KNOW that my little sister is the type of person that would fake an injury to get something, because she's done it before and told me about it. Due to my sister's MASS overreation, I can't carpool with my friends anymore because my sister doesn't want to have to drive with them anymore, and because she's the cripple, what she says, goes. And I have a NASTY attitude now, because NO ONE believes me, and I KNOW I'm right because I heard her talking about faking it to one of her BFFs. And since I have this nasty attitude, I'm looking like the big evil older child who gives no sympathy to the poor little cripple girl with a sprained TOE. Help me out here.




Hey girlie,

that's super tricky.  Unfortunately, all you can really do is wait it out.  She can't fake a sprain for very long.   
Jordan S.

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by uni301 on 10/27/2011 7:51:30 AM

 
 

My parents are ex smokers.

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by BriannaM911 on 10/26/2011 8:24:24 PM

 
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