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<blockquote data-quote="OpenWindow" data-source="post: 101302" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>My dad was an alcoholic, but we still thought he was the best father in the world.</p><p></p><p>We always knew he came home drunk and started realizing it was a real problem when I was in 7th grade. The last memory I have of him was a week before he died. He came home drunk and I knew it. I'd been wanting him to buy me something (can't remember what it was) and I knew he wouldn't say no when he was drunk. He took me out and we bought whatever it was. The only thing I remember is being terrified because he was driving crazy and I thought for sure we were going to crash. A week later, he died of a heart attack (brought on by all the drinking, I'm sure). I felt horrible for a long time because of what I did the week before, and that I did nothing to help him. I thought it was my fault that he died, because I didn't tell anybody even though I knew he drank too much.</p><p></p><p>As we grew older, we found out terrible things that had happened while he was drunk, and it still impacts us today.</p><p></p><p>I'm pretty sure your kids know more than they say or show. If it were me, I'd give him an ultimatum - the family or the alcohol. I know there are some who live with a functioning alcoholic and everything works out. I'm not in your situation so I can't say for sure what to tell you. I just wanted to let you know that your kids probably do have an idea of what's up.</p><p></p><p>Linda</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OpenWindow, post: 101302, member: 45"] My dad was an alcoholic, but we still thought he was the best father in the world. We always knew he came home drunk and started realizing it was a real problem when I was in 7th grade. The last memory I have of him was a week before he died. He came home drunk and I knew it. I'd been wanting him to buy me something (can't remember what it was) and I knew he wouldn't say no when he was drunk. He took me out and we bought whatever it was. The only thing I remember is being terrified because he was driving crazy and I thought for sure we were going to crash. A week later, he died of a heart attack (brought on by all the drinking, I'm sure). I felt horrible for a long time because of what I did the week before, and that I did nothing to help him. I thought it was my fault that he died, because I didn't tell anybody even though I knew he drank too much. As we grew older, we found out terrible things that had happened while he was drunk, and it still impacts us today. I'm pretty sure your kids know more than they say or show. If it were me, I'd give him an ultimatum - the family or the alcohol. I know there are some who live with a functioning alcoholic and everything works out. I'm not in your situation so I can't say for sure what to tell you. I just wanted to let you know that your kids probably do have an idea of what's up. Linda [/QUOTE]
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