Help me act AS IF, Thread 4

[newnamenewlife]

hi cw,
Yes, the mental poster is a good image. I feel like maybe I'm starting to turn the corner a bit. I was so scared of telling my mom and how she would react and now it's happened and it's almost a relief--although who knows what's to come with her. It's scary that she is 75 and still doing this and I worry that this news will put her over the edge and that she will drink herself to death.

I don't know. It's been a hellish few months and we haven't even told the kids yet.My d11 is very much like my mother, unfortunately. No, she doesn't drink (yet!) but she is the kind of person who, when the planets are aligned properly, shines and thrives--but when something is out of what, she really loses it.