alcoholic mothers

trudi · Veteran Member

alcoholic mothers

Doll · MIP Old Timer

Hi trudi. Welcome. Here you find us alcoholics mostly. Although I'm sure there may be some who have alcoholic children, also. You may want to try the Al Anon board also......Doll

Chrisb · Senior Member

Trudy,

I'm not a mother. However, can you be a little more specific. Are you currently drinking? Do you have a desire to quit drinking?

GammyRose · MIP Old Timer

Trudi, If you are talking about you drinking and having young children... I can relate to the guilt. My daughter was 8 years old when I stopped drinking...I had many feelings of guilt about things I did and didn't do while I was drinking. When I got sober, started working the steps, living sober, learned how to be a sober Mom...things got better. It took time. I even had my son after I got sober, my sobriety baby. It was a whole different experience.We can't go back but we can go forward, one day at a time. How old are the children?

If this is not what you are talking about , I'm sorry.But this is how I read your post.

(((Hugs)))

GammyRose

Hanuman · Senior Member

Hi Trudi,

see : The AA Grapevine
February 2006 - Vol. 62, No. 9

It has some wonderful sharing on this. You should be able to pick one up at an AA meeting. You can also subscribe online. It's been a great resource for me in staying sober.

Special Section:
Raising Kids in Sobriety
Moms, Dads, and Children Talk About AA’s Impact on Their Lives

Volleyball
Maplewood, New Jersey — AA scores points for being cool

Homework
Ravensdale, Washington — A student writes about the impact of AA on his family

What My Son Saw
Sitka, Alaska — An Alateen’s perspective
You can download and listen to this story at AudioGrapevine

The Second Best Thing I’ve Ever Done
New York, New York — It opened the door to a whole new world

The Luckiest Mom
Houston, Texas — Her drinking was out of control. How could she take care of a baby?

“What Does Your Daddy Do?”
Oceanside, California — As seen through the eyes of a child

Michelle · Veteran Member

Hi Trudy, I am also an alcoholic mother, my kids are now 10 and 16. I messed up and missed out on quite a bit of their lives, about 5 years worth. There is a lot of guilt, but my kids are great and are just glad I'm getting help now. I've been very lucky to have such good kids, they're turning out pretty well in spite of my problems. Hope your children are as forgiving!