Growing up with an alcoholic parent, whether the parent drinks in front of the child or not, creates very different and difficult things in a human being's life. Your child is affected by her mother's drinking, whether you are aware of it or not. One of the greatest gifts you can give to your child is to learn as much about the disease of alcoholism as you can, and to learn about who your child IS: A child of an alcoholic. For more insight, feel free to go to any library and pick up a book or two about us children of alcoholics. Because think about how difficult this is on YOU, a full grown adult. Now think how difficult this must be on a child, who does not have the years of experience or emotional maturity that we have. To add to this, I assure you that there is a dynamic between the alcoholic parent and the child that you are not even aware of. If you won't go to AlAnon for yourself, go for her. Please give it some consideration. Thanks.
