Alcoholism Support Group
Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.
Hey I was just wanting to see if there were any women out there just like me. I'm a single mom of a 15yr. son who I've raised alone and I've been dealing with depression and an alcoholic for over 15yrs. now. Really wanting and trying to quit drinking now. We both don't really have many friends at all right now and this year I"m homeschooling him because it was so difficult getting him to go to school and do the work. He's an angry boy and I'm trying to gain back his trust and respect and get him to listen to me. It's so hard because my problems have affected him ofcourse and he probably needs help just as much as I do. I'm open to all friends. Just wondering how many are out there dealing with same issues. It's lonely here and scary. Sobriety is scary. Want so much to better our lives from now on and be a realy mom.
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Keep doing what your doing, we can only do our best with what we have.. I to have a 15 year old son, 12 yr daughter and a 6 yr old son, my 15 year old is diabetic and he is now trying to drinking thing and the drugs, i would love to beable to blaim others but i can't i have to blame me and the childrens father as it is all taught behavour, all i can do now is change me and hope to hell all my children see what the booze has done, i am no way perfect in it all, still have many slips but i do find that i talk more about the drinking openly around my kids, have you ever thougth of attending Al-anon and your son can attend alateen? It works AA also works.. lots of good friends there as well... Take care. keep your chin up and always remeber your doing the best you can.
rainyangel
thanks cdaw, no I haven't attended alanon because I'm an alcoholic. I think my message reads like I suffered with an alcoholic, actually I meant I've suffered from alcoholism. anyway, it must be hard for you with three children I can't imagine. one is enough for me. best wishes to you.
rainyangel
also, I'd like to get him in alateen or counceling, I just can't seem to get him to do anything I ask lately. Will keep trying. I'm gonna buy him an alateen book.
deleted_user
keep doing what you're doing. i also have a fourteen son. he has lost all trust in me too. been fighting my addiction for twenty five years. i gave him every excuse in the book. i've told him every lie in the book. i blew off school functions, baseball games football games, you name it i blew it off. but i went to treatment over the summer and am now trying to get my life back together. he has regained his trust in me to a certain degree. he now knows that when i leave i'm coming back. if i say i'll be gone for an hour for a meeting, he knows i'll be home in an hour from my meeting. littl by little the trust is being built up. the same will happen with you. it just takes time. you can't rush it. we didn't lose the trust overnight and we cannot get it back in a day. just hang in there and it will happen. remember to be open with your son and let him know that you are there for him. maybe have him go to an alateen meeting or an alanon meeting. maybe go with him. just hang in there. keep going to meetings and getting yourself better. the rest will fall into place.
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