Yep things are still going in the right direction...it is about 7 steps forward and 3 steps back but still advancing...
I have not read any books on children of alcoholics but have talked at length with some people who have been through this...one is a dry alcoholic...he never really had a problem with drinking but thought like an alcoholic because he was raised by one....I hope that made sense...
I have attended a few Al-Anon meetings...but my H's problems go way deeper then the family history of alcoholism...there is also a family history (again, both sides) of sexual abuse of children...I know this is a very sick subject...but 40 years ago it was all hush hush so things happened again and again...my H's mom also lost her children when H was about 4-5 and this resulted in him and his sister being separated from their older half-brother...so there is abandonment issues, separation issues, sexual abuse issues, and alcoholism...as you can see it is quite a mess....the thing is my H was so solid, level headed, and stable until he hit the MLC brick wall...then he totally fell apart!!!!....his siblings all had similar issues at much younger ages...his sister is a recovered drug addict....his brother is an ex-con, recovered drug addict, still drinking alcoholic....what a mess that man is too...5 failed marriages that we know of....sister is on marriage 3....we are hanging on to the 1 marriage for both of us...
So...as you can see...my H's childhood was a total mess...and tragic would be putting it lightly...
