And do you know what I really wanted, a reaction, an EMOTION, some sort or opinion or something that showed he has a heart; anger, sadness, remorse, human connectivity!!!
One of the hardest lessons of recovery is accepting that people act the way they act, and not the way we expect them to. They say in the big book lack of power was out delimma, but unresonable expectations have got to be right up there too.
You're dealing with an alcoholic. The walking dead. When I was still drinking, I had no emotions. Well, unless I was drunk. Then I'd alternate between crying and anger.