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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the poster whose family cut off the siblings, did you do it when they were denying they had a problem?  I am struggling with what to do with a sibling who is acknowledging that they are struggling and seeking help.  The problem is there are still days when bad decisions are made.  She is not abusive towards me in an aggressive way, I am just concerned about the kids.  I have tried to make clear what my limits or boundaries but it is hard to cut someone off when there are kids in the picture and I think she wants to get better.  How best to deal with that?  Oh, I have for the record already started seeing a therapist to help me deal with this.  Therapy does help.[/quote]

For sibling #1 I said you are not allowed in my house if you have been drinking, so she never came over again. The rest of the family coddled her and eventually she died.

For sibling #2 his wife thought he was an alcoholic and that is all I needed to know. So the whole family cut him off, she moved out and he took 1 year to get sober.

For sibling #3 it was undeniable, he went to rehab, he came out and drank, he went to rehab, came out and drank, got a DWI and we all agreed, no contact at all. His wife got a restraining order and we all refused to answer our phones, he went to a 1/2 way house (I know crazy right, jail and a 1/2 way house) then eventually AA, sponsor, his own apartment, it took 5 YEARS from start to finish.

It will be really hard if the husband is not on board. [/quote]

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