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Old 01-16-2010, 07:57 AM
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Hi WizeDeb, given the circumstances, it sounds like you are holding up well. Try not to let MIL's comments/feelings sit with you too long as (1) it sounds like she is in denial about the problem alcohol really was for her son, and (2) it is far easier to blame someone else than to admit that you did nothing either. Plus for some reason, *some* parents have an incredibly hard time admitting there is fault in their children - perhaps it makes them ashamed that they didn't do their job "right"? Either way, her cross is not yours to bear.

Everyone else has covered the coworker's comments.

You just keep doing what you're doing, and don't let that toxic guilt in. It's not going to help you or your daughter right now anyway
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