Need some serious advice regarding alcoholic parents…?

Question by kat k: Need some serious advice regarding alcoholic parents…?
My mother and father have been alcoholics for as long as I can remember. Growing up I was the mom of the house, taking care of my younger siblings while my mom had a hangover 2-3 times a week, dealing with her emotional outbursts, helping her if she fell…you know, all of that.

Despite this I am relatively well adjusted and just last year after I turned 22, I had moved out and decided for my younger brother and sister’s sake something had to be done, once and for all. I staged an intervention. After all the drama, my parents agreed they had to stop- but they wanted to stop without “help” and quit drinking cold turkey. So a year went by with no alcohol, with the exception of christmas, and now the past 2 weeks I have found beer in their fridge outside.

I am moving to Chicago in less than 2 months now… Part of me wants to say, Fine keep doing it if you don’t want to stop I can’t stop you and nothing can. But the other part says, You can’t give up now… I will be leaving behind my sister, 13, who is … well, EXTREMELY effected by this drinking.

So what do I do? Do I say something again, do I leave it alone? I hate this feeling! I am so upset : (
DDlynn you couldn’t be more right- that’s the thing. My mom stays at home all day with no job and nothing to do- she shops mostly. I think the boredom and lack of responsibility is a lot of the problem here. My dad has had the same job for over 30 years and is more of an enabler…

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