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DolphinBlue · 09-20-2003, 01:01 AM

Hi everyone,

not sure if this belongs here or in Al-Anon, but here goes.

I'm a little confused about what exactly "enabling" is. I live with my mother and she is an alcoholic who is drinking and I am in recovery. We seem to get along better than ever and I can finally accept her for who she is with or without the alcohol.

She somehow manages to work and function pretty well even though she drinks and I find that the good outweighs the bad, at least so far. But how do I know if I'm enabling her?

Thanks,
Amy

09-20-2003, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
DolphinBlue Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 612	Am I enabling my mother? Hi everyone, not sure if this belongs here or in Al-Anon, but here goes. I'm a little confused about what exactly "enabling" is. I live with my mother and she is an alcoholic who is drinking and I am in recovery. We seem to get along better than ever and I can finally accept her for who she is with or without the alcohol. She somehow manages to work and function pretty well even though she drinks and I find that the good outweighs the bad, at least so far. But how do I know if I'm enabling her? Thanks, Amy __________________ It takes both sunshine and rain to make a rainbow.