Dave
For me it wasn't so much the recognition for doing what I know I should have been doing but it was the respect. The lost of respect they no longer had in me and I in myself. Going through an extremely difficult 30 days in house detox my family rarely called but I knew they too were going through their own he!!. But it's been almost two years and with time it does heal. Some people don't understand what the family goes through. Your learning how to live without the alcohol and they are trying to adjust to this other person.It's difficult for both but for two extreme reasons.It takes time to earn the trust and respect back from your family.But it does happen. I am blessed now to have the kind of relationships with my family I thought I would never have.It will happen, don't give up. And be proud of YOURSELF.Because that's where we need to start.