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Old 12-14-2014, 07:22 AM
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Taz321
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I can only speak to my own situation. I've been married to an actively drinking alcoholic for going on 7 years now. Living with active alcoholism and the behaviorisms that go along with alcoholism is at best unpleasant, stressfull and frustrating. As the sober spouse I can tell you that being a step parent and trying to parent effectively when "bio" mom is an alcoholic is very difficult.
So yes, in my situation there are days that I am a really good father, days when I am a so so father, days when I am a great father and days that I just fail miserabley.

So I don't know. Maybe you married a jerk or maybe not. Generally active alcoholics see things with tunnel vision. Maybe you married a really nice guy that much like me, over time, had to give up on his marriage in order to stay for the step kids.
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