Originally Posted by
hydrogirl 
It seems to me that addiction (alcoholism or substance abuse) thrives on secrecy--for the whole family.
Yup it sure does. I was embarrassed about it and ashamed and I manipulated her because I am her mother and I knew I could make her feel bad about "not protecting me". Thank god she is smarter than her mother!
What's worse is even admitting here that that is why I did it!