My Dad is an alcoholic and two nights ago I finally, after 23 years, told him how it hurts me to see him drunk and how angry it has made me.
Now he isn`t talking to me and our relationship has fallen apart. We`ve always been close.I don`t know what to do. I`m still angry with him because he drinks and won`t stop for the sake of our family, but I don`t want him mad at me for a legitimate feeling I have. What should I do?
2007-03-27 12:33:53 · 12 answers · asked by ALittleLight 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
You should try to wright him a letter, about how it hurts you. That way he can't interrupt what you are saying and you can really say how you really feel. He's prob. not talking to you,b/c he knows he has a problem, and he's embarrassed. My mom is a recovering alcoholic and I know where you are coming from. Good Luck!
2007-03-27 13:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by twinklestars211 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he should no way be mad at you. u did the right thing by tellin him how u feel, and he should except that. u should keep talking to him, let him know that it hurts u 4 him 2 act the way he is. make sure u dont yell or make the conversation into an arguement. parents r understanding when their kids r happy. :)
2007-03-27 12:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by casey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If what you said was the truth,dont worry about it. He will either get over it , or not. nothing more you can do, MY mother is an alcoholic and we wll never see eye to eye on that subject. If you are lucky you can have a relationship with him with other subjects, if not, let him melt in his alcohol till he faces it. sorry that is all you can do.
2007-03-27 12:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by lilbigsis2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it particularly is a fable, any English guy/woman (or Welsh, Scots, or Irish) might enable you recognize Beer is ultimate inebriated chilly. I drink mine rapidly from the refrigerator, not something worst than a heat drink. Yuk!
2016-10-20 13:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he's mad hun, cause he knows you are right, and it upsets him that he actually Can NOT just quit... he needs a nice treatment center for a month or so and AA, but he wont go till HE is ready... no matter how much it hurts you or your family
try an Al-Anon meeting or two, and you'll understand
2007-03-27 12:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by bronzebabekentucky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Join ACOA, Adult children of alcoholics. Talk your feelings out with those that have been there and learn ways to cope with it and maybe help you dad too.
2007-03-27 12:40:01 · answer #6 · answered by Outside the box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try telling your dad that the drinking problem is hurting you also and get him help
2007-03-27 12:46:03 · answer #7 · answered by ronald R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try and talk to him. Tell him you are sorry for making him mad. Then try to make him understand how you feel when he is drinking. Hope it all works out for you.
2007-03-27 12:39:25 · answer #8 · answered by punkxrocker3 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
maybe you should talk to him privatly and start like this:I know that you are not going to talk to me, but I just want you to know how I feel. Then you should say all your feelings to him.
2007-03-27 13:18:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've done the most important thing and now he needs to decide what's important for him.
2007-03-27 12:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by m k 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋