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[quote=Anonymous]My mom threatened to divorce my dad when I was in high school if he didn't quit drinking.  He was an obvious drunk.  For some reason, he was able to do that even though he didn't have a long relationship with AA.  Mom continued a decades-long dependency on alcohol that I only recognized years later.

Even though we grew up with my dad's alcoholism, my brother still became addicted to alcohol and drugs.  He went through two divorces and two rehabs.  He had a relapse a couple of years ago but I think he is sober now.  He's a loner and has never used AA to the extent he should.  But he did quit, even though he is not as emotionally healthy as I'd like to see.

I stopped drinking because I was worried I was heading in the same direction and attended 12-step groups for a good long time about 25 years ago.  Later, I warned our kid as she grew up that she might be predisposed towards addiction and that AA and Al-Anon are always there for her.  Kid started realizing she had a problem and got involved in AA (knowing it was the family thing) and was fortunate to get a fantastic sponsor who helped her get on the right track.

In none of these cases did we have any control over whether the person stopped drinking but we did have control over the choices we made for ourselves and found we could make our lives more sane even if the family member continued to drink.

Good luck, OP!  Hope things get better![/quote]

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