It didn't work for me. In my early drinking days, my father was heart broken about what I was doing. I wanted to get sober because I couldn't bare hurting him. About 3-4 days in, it came to me drinking but just trying my best to hide it from him. I think thats when my bottle hiding really started and took off.
Maybe in a way, you are getting sober for yourself as well? Sounds like you really want your situation to evolve and realize drinking would be an obstacle, and so you can see some positives at least, as a starting point, for being sober? Hopefully that will continue to be motivation.