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[quote=Anonymous]So I think my father has a drinking problem and I'm puzzled by our family dynamics and not sure what, if anything, I should do.  He clearly drinks to excess frequently, and sometimes to the point that he can't keep his commitments the following day.  It effects his health and our family.  My family also has a culture of social drinking - beer with lunch, a toddy in the afternoon, wine with dinner, an after dinner drink - not all of these things every day when we're together, but more than one of them most days.  Dad recently had a scare related to a bad interaction between excess drinking and some new medication, realized he needed to stop, and declared that he would no longer drink.  Yet while we were all together over Easter, everyone drank in front of him, and my mom actually put alcohol in his easter basket "because she had already bought it."  (I asked her about it later.  she agrees he has a problem, but feels it's his problem to solve.)  I'm disturbed and upset, but not sure if there's anything I should do.  My parents aren't local.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated![/quote]

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