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[quote=Anonymous][quote]
    Yes, DH (the FIL) is an alcoholic too, yes we have grandkids. - OP

You're a nightmare. You know what it's like to be married to an alcoholic, you raised your son with an alcoholic father, and you do nothing.[/quote]

OP, you could be my MIL.   My DH's father was an alcoholic (an abusive one).  She elected to stay married and raise her kids in that environment.  Now her son, my DH, is also slowly becoming an alcoholic.  Unlike you, my MIL doesn't ignore my concerns, but she does continue to enable alcohol abuse in the family by giving DH fancy bourbons, constantly offering booze anytime we see her.  She is doing the same thing with our eldest child, a recent college grad who is also showing signs of substance abuse.  She is too scared of angering them to say anything.  Until all this started two to three years ago, I had a good relationship with my MIL.  But now I am realizing that she is trapped in patterns of co-dependent behavior.  I have gotten to the point that I just want to leave all of them (MIL, DH and eldest child) to wallow in their dysfunctions.  
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