tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post182049280018352597..comments2024-01-01T15:38:28.710-05:00Comments on The Immortal Alcoholic: Surviving the Chaos: Alcoholics as parentsLinda Bartee Doynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820717772193440848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-38995565366953857222016-06-30T20:39:36.625-04:002016-06-30T20:39:36.625-04:00The fact that your adult daughter has made the cho...The fact that your adult daughter has made the choice to live a life that is not alcohol-involved speaks volumes about the success of your parenting in your situation. Many adult children with a parent that battled <a href="http://medmarktreatmentcenters.com" rel="nofollow">alcoholism</a> cannot make the same claim. R Johnsonhttp://medmarktreatmentcenters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-12135283632036312512016-06-22T02:22:20.970-04:002016-06-22T02:22:20.970-04:00I love the post, reminds me of the day my son came...I love the post, reminds me of the day my son came home crying, begging me to put him in a <a href="sobrietycompanions.com" rel="nofollow">detox</a>. I still don't know what led him to make such a change. David Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271493751970761484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-47482544231765816672016-05-27T01:37:05.754-04:002016-05-27T01:37:05.754-04:00"In my opinion most people live with the idea..."In my opinion most people live with the idea that ALL alcoholics are terrible parents from the very beginning. I’m not an ALL or NOTHING kind of person. Usually alcoholism is a gradual disease and doesn’t immediately take away the ability to parent properly. Parenting skills will gradually diminish as the alcoholism continues to take its course." <br /><br />This is spot on. As the (now adult)child of an alcoholic single parent there are very few memories of my childhood that involved my Dad and drinking. He was fully functional and a decent parent while still being an alcoholic up until 2 years ago. I assume we were shielded from anything truly negative as young kids but all I remember are some days when he'd sleep literally all day while my brother and I considered the freedom to play video games all day and watch cartoons a grand adventure. <br /> Samanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759421079279172044.post-18353622545219449572016-05-19T05:50:59.287-04:002016-05-19T05:50:59.287-04:00Love this post. Do not expect anything from your a...Love this post. Do not expect anything from your alcoholic and you will not be disappointed. So profound. I am working on this daily. Simple. But not easy. Thank you Linda. Anonymous https://www.blogger.com/profile/05005364181379353479noreply@blogger.com