MeAndOnlyMe

Four kids, ages six to newborn, one with a major health issue that requires constant monitoring. My spouse and I are effectively a pair of single parents as we tag-team work and kids and life in general.

28-day program sounds like a 4-week vacation to me You know, aside from the detox process, turning your life completely around and dealing with your life in an unfamiliar and scary way.

Here's what I've done with my kids while figuring this whole drinking mess out...think and act like a slightly more responsible version of them. Play with them (color with crayons, games with no rules, make forts with blankets and pillows), focus on drying out yourself and not letting anything bad happen to your kid. Watch what he wants to play with on his own and try to insert yourself in his play. If you're thinking about your substance of choice, just promise yourself you won't give in until you're done playing...and when you succeed at that find yourself another near-term goal to be sober for.

I don't know you but it wouldn't surprise me if both you and your child need a good change in scenery and a break from routine and for me, recognizing that was part of the push I needed to move away from a life of constant drinking.