Serious Issue: Advice for Dealing with Alcoholics

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I second Trek's excellent Alanon post. I would heartily recommend that the Silvers both go to some alanon meetings and learn more about how to deal with alcoholic family members- even better, Alanon will help one look inside and figure out how to deal with one's OWN feelings of guilt, anger, frustration, etc, when dealing with alcoholics. The tools and insights you discover there will be invaluable not only during this difficult time, but even long after your parents are both gone- when the guilt, resentment, anger, and sadness continue to linger inside and negatively affect your lives in many small unexpected ways for years to come.
Their principles and ideas are pretty healthy and beneficial, and can come in handy for various other challenging/puzzling situations life comes up with.

I too think this caring and civil thread is further proof of TE members' special thoughtfulness, intelligence, and humanity.

A good start to the new year!