Great post, SW! It made me smile!
In a recent Al-Anon meeting I attended, one member said that Step One of the Twelve Steps ("We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable") takes her out of the picture.
I loved that.
When we are out of the picture, the alcohol problem is all up to the alcoholic.
We have a life to get back to.
Good going, SW, and God bless your babies.