I need some advice please…. My mother cheated on my father and left him for another man. That was a year ago?
Posted by adminMay 31
and now my father is an alcoholic. He can’t keep a job, he drinks three large bottles of rum a night and isn’t eating at all. He’s lost almost 90 lbs. and looks terrible. He calls all of his children begging us to come over but every time we do he gets angry when anyone asks him to stop or get help and he kicked my little sister out of his house for talking to him about it. He won’t admit it. Last week I went there and he was in the neighbors yard passed out and I had his 3 year and one year old grandchildren with me- they were scared. I had to drag him into his house and upstairs He asks all of us to pick him up alcohol from the store every time we come over. This has become and everyday problem in our lives with the 3 am calls that make no sense and the begging for booze and the denial. What can we do?
3 comments
Comment by Krystal on 05/31/2011 at 8:17 am
honestly intervention! either do it ur self or call the show if u have never seen it it is on a&e cheack it out!
good luck im so sorry for u!
Comment by Cherilyn E. on 05/31/2011 at 8:28 am
It only takes two adults to commit him to an inpatient treatment center. they will get him the help he needs. You should be able to get the information you need about it at your local courthouse. We had to do this for my sister. and it helped. Be sure you realize thought that whatever course you take, he will be mad at you for a while. This will pass as he comes to terms with his addiction and progresses through his treatment.
Comment by YoungFella on 05/31/2011 at 9:12 am
I think it is tough for any family member to have to deal with another who is in the state your father is in. Maybe you could get a close friend of his or a clergy person to go and talk to him to see if they can convince him to seek help. If not and you and your siblings are in agreement contact the authorities and have him committed to a hospital as he is endangering himself and others.