Just have to get all of this off my chest and have a bit of a rant about parents. I think that both of my parents are now alcoholics.
For a couple of years now my dad has been an alcoholic and this has had a massive impact on their finances, jobs and relationships.
My mum cannot cope with it at all and her reaction has always been to blame his childhood, job, even the medication that he takes for his heart. She always has a date for when he's turning a corner and one of them was when my son was born. She thought that if I let my dad babysit then he wouldn't drink and that he would enjoy being a grandad so much that he would forget about drinking.
Surprise, surprise this did not happen, I didn't really want him or anyone to babysit because I don't really go out and he has never shown any interest in my baby. However, my relationship with my mum, which has never been great has really soured as she accuses me of keeping my son away from them.
Her rantings have gone increasingly crazy recently and I've found out that she has become my dad's drinking partner since he lost all his friends. She looks so ill lately and I've just found out that the doctor is very worried about her heart.
I feel like I've done all I can to speak to them about their drinking but I just get so much grief from them. But, it is breaking my heart to see them destroying themselves. Sorry for the long rant!
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