My daughter’s addicted to alcohol & is with a man who’s been in prison
DEAR DEIDRE: GETTING into fights and losing her job are only the latest dramas from my unstable daughter.
She’s addicted to alcohol and took up with a man who’s been in and out of prison.
She’s left him but her drinking has increased to the point where she physically attacked me after a night out.
My daughter’s almost 30. I’m her 59-year-old mum.
My husband, her father, abandoned us when she was a teen.
We lost everything and were homeless and penniless.
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We had no clue where my husband had gone or why.
We were rehoused, then after two years he returned looking like a tramp.
He had been having an affair with a woman at work.
When it went wrong he lost his job and his drinking spiralled.
We don’t have a physical relationship and haven’t for years.
I’ve supported him all this time as he cannot hold a job down. I get no help, no support, just stress.
I sometimes feel like I can’t carry on.
MORE FROM DEAR DEIDRE
DEIDRE SAYS: Your daughter’s been deeply affected by her dad’s rejection.
He was absent, so she blamed you.
History is repeating itself but it’s not your fault.
You did what you had to do to survive.
My support pack Dealing With A Problem Drinker will help you.
Insist on a serious talk with your husband – tell him your marriage is in real trouble on every front.
If your husband doesn’t change, you will feel stronger if you can call it a day.