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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]You should also look into AlaTeen and encourage your kids to consider it. It might really help them to hear others’ stories. Also, have you told them it is perfectly ok to tell their friends and other supportive people that their dad is an alcoholic and the behaviors that upset them?  The secrets are part of what messes people up.[/b]

I grew up not feeling like I could tell my dad that he was an alcoholic and that I was not getting in the car with him. I definitely didn’t think I could tell my grandmothers or other people. One of the things I’m proudest of is that I am 99% sure that my kid would fight tooth and nail before she would get in the car with me or my husband if we had been drinking. And there is nothing in our house that happens that is a secret. While I might prefer her not to tell people how much money we make or that we talk about poop all the time — there are no big secrets.

FWIW — my dad was a nondrinker until I was 16 years old. The first 16 years don’t make up for the absolute toxicity that entered our house once he became an alcoholic.[/quote]

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I have a friend who is an alcoholic and she foolishly thought her kids didn't notice... It finally all came out at a party on Halloween when her fourth grader yelled at her that they had to take an Uber home because she was way too drunk to drive. Kids notice everything. [/quote]

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