I'm so glad you found this site, beingStrong. There's a lot of wisdom and support here.
I agree with LearntoLive and Pelican that it might help to explore information about ACOAs (adult children of alcoholics). Years ago when I was sorting out my feelings about an alcoholic parent, I learned by going to therapy and reading the Melody Beattie book. Now that I have 2 "new" alcoholics in my life, I've been learning by reading other people's stories here on SoberRecover, going to AlAnon, and by googling information about how alcoholism affects families. Do you know about AlAnon meetings?
Welcome to SR, beingStrong.
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