Originally Posted by
suki44883 
Dear, almost every one of us have felt this way. We thought that surely there was something we could say that would cause them to suddenly realize the path they were on. That because we love and care about them, we have the power to make them see how badly they are hurting themselves and those that love them. That just one more talk with them will open their eyes and they will make the decision to get help and stop the self-destruction.
Well, see - that is my issue. I have never had a talk with him like this before. The first time I ever have expressed how much his drinking hurt me and that I couldn't handle it anymore was in the letter I gave him two days ago. Everything else we went through he admitted to himself and I was just supportive. I feel like I have to have a talk with him about this. I have to at least try. Because I haven't really yet. That letter was the first time.