Originally Posted by Because
How could I live with myself if I looked the other way as he was poisoning his liver? How could I live with myself if I looked the other way as he was developing liver disease? How could I live with myself if I looked the other way and he drove drunk? How could I live with myself if I looked the other way and he had a drunk driving accident and put someone in a wheelchair for life, or worse, killed that person? How could I live with myself if I looked the other way and he ended up in prison, or in a coma, or dead himself?
Has all this looking really helped anything? Your looking is causing you pain and has he stopped? All the things that could happen if one of them does it will be the result of his actions and the consequences will be his as well...Detachment does not mean you don't care it simply means that you know you can't change him...