Oprah found out she has a sister she didn't know about. The episode today was so like my life. I found out that I have a brother several years ago that I never knew I had. The emotions she went through and the processing of this information is so familar to me.
Dr. Phil's episodes with Ted William's was another ironic parellel. Dr. Phil admonished Ted's family for drinking in front of Ted, who everyone thought at that time was in recovery but we have since found out he has been drinking all along. Dr. Phil explained that you cannot drink in front of an addict, especially when they are in early recovery. I asked my sister and dad not to drink on Christmas Eve because difficult child would be there and she had just been released from rehab. Instead of honoring that request, my sister brought beer and wine and had her family sneak into dad's kitchen to drink. Of course difficult child was fully aware of what was going on. This has caused a huge rift between my sister and I.
Nancy
Dr. Phil's episodes with Ted William's was another ironic parellel. Dr. Phil admonished Ted's family for drinking in front of Ted, who everyone thought at that time was in recovery but we have since found out he has been drinking all along. Dr. Phil explained that you cannot drink in front of an addict, especially when they are in early recovery. I asked my sister and dad not to drink on Christmas Eve because difficult child would be there and she had just been released from rehab. Instead of honoring that request, my sister brought beer and wine and had her family sneak into dad's kitchen to drink. Of course difficult child was fully aware of what was going on. This has caused a huge rift between my sister and I.
Nancy