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[quote=Anonymous]My advice: 1- do not call him sick. That would freak a kid out. They already know their father has a problem. You don't need to tell them he's sick on top of that. 2- be totally honest. Their father has a problem with drinking alcohol. He can't stop drinking it the way others can. When he drinks, his behavior changes and he does dangerous things. He needs help to be learn to control himself. There's a place where he's going to go, something like a hotel, where there are other people like him and people who have special training to handle these issues. 3- do not normalize it. They'll just end up thinking that there's something wrong with their family and THEM versus something wrong with the father. Denial is a horrible horrible thing to have in addiction situations, especially with children. Don't try to protect the father at the expense of risking the kids' mental health. Good luck.[/quote]
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