My sons can get under my skin at times! It is wonderful you really like his girlfriend. I was lucky both of my sons married very nice girls. They have been married 12 and 13 years and still chugging along!

Hope you can get outside and breathe in fresh air! Take good care of yourself.

This is my first activity here. Same stuff attracted me because I have been married to my alcoholic husband for 26 years. I've been able to be happy, have peace and raise children very successfully in this time, but I'm so anxious and annoyed today: it's been building for the last 2 years really. It's like I've regressed in my feelings back 20 years. How are your children with the alcoholic? Do you find this group helpful? I'm hoping to start reaching out for support again. Hoping to find someone to talk to, sometimes complain with and just get things off my chest.

Annette ..... This group saved my life!!!!! Support, information, understanding, encouragement, love and even some laughter. My sons are 31 and 28. We seem to be a close family of three included are their amazing girlfriends, and my husband orbits around us. They are are patient with him but there is a lot of underlying resentment. As my husband is progressing in both drinking and medication for chronic pain and tranquilizers just because.......he is becoming batshit crazy. It is first and foremost annoying and heart breaking as well. They try to at least be kind, but then again they get to come and go.
I am close to retirement, leaving now would put financial burdens on me that I am not willing to endure. But I have all the independence I need and have a full and satisfying life with out Prince Charming ( as long as I remember to never get drawn into his drama)
Welcome to the group! I hope you find some support here. Feel free to add me as a friend. I'm on here almost every day!!!!! It's great to have such a group at your fingertips from the comfort of your own couch.