Families & Friends Of Addicts Support Group
Addiction affects more than just the individual. This community is dedicated to the families and friends of individuals suffering from any form of addiction. Mental health professionals are increasingly considering alcoholism and addiction as diseases that flourish in and are enabled by family systems. Family members react to the addicted person with particular behavioral...
fact,,, Pen is getting married in two weeks,,, be happy,,,
your brother is an addict
he can attend only if he is sober,,, is he
my point is,,, what exactly do you want,,,, do you want him there or not,,,,,
how he looks,, well you have no control,,,, who he brings,,, you have control,,,,,,
you either live in the past,,, or proceed in the future,,,, but you can't put one foot in the past,, and one foot in the future,,,, cause guess what,,, you fall,,,,, if your brother is sober, and trying,, then you need to support that,,,,,
sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too,,,,, however you do have a choice has how y ou want it served......
so I'm going to ask you this?,,,, do you want your brother at your wedding or not?
enjoy this new journey your about to embrace,,,,,, and if you need me at your wedding to comfort you,,, just say so,,,, ugh,,, I could need some time away,.,,
love ya girl
Wishing you a wonderful wedding day!
I hope you can at least come to a temporary agreement with your brother for your very special day.
Have to pull my self together..
i am so sorry for all the pain this has caused you. you sure didn't deserve it. you deserve alot better sweet girl. wishing you a better day tomorrow and many better days ahead . hugs
If you are lucky, you only get married once. please try to focus on you wedding and your husband. you might even ENJOY the day.
blessings to you.
I wish there were family members who would keep an eye on him. The ones who know, can't and the ones who don't know, we don't want them know. They wouldn't possibly understand, only judge and pitty us.
We have to rush now. Get him to look normal.. It sounds terrible, I know, but he will be escorting me, people will be looking at us, pictures will be taken. All I want for him is to feel OK with himself. That's a titanic tast in itself. I hope he makes it.
I am considering making a little brides maid wreath for the child. I've been crying over the idea.. I don't want to cry anymore. I don't know if I'm right in thinking that she should have something from my wedding.. I don't know if it's guilt talking or love. I want my brother to feel included.
Even though I've had it enough with all the drama, like everyone here, it seems that it is still part of our lives. How great it would be if I could just shut the door to all the drama and move on.
So, my point is, if you want to see your brother, you might have to deal with "that woman".