My dad was an alcoholic and he died an alcoholic!!
The reality is, why should someone else's alcoholism affect your life, sure family members are family members and we can do our best with them, but there comes a point when alcohol should not be allowed to affect your life, it is perfectly acceptable to draw lines in the sand and set up boundaries.
The reason being, some day you will look back and maybe regret allowing someone else's life choices affect your life, and that is unfair, you should be allowed to live your life according to your choices.
With my dad I kept him at arms length, tried to be the best son I could be, but their were boundaries, eventually standing at his funeral I had a peace that I couldn't have done anymore, he made his decision to continue drinking and I had lived my own life and not allowed his drinking to affect the life I had created!!
It's very difficult, I don't doubt it, but don't look back with any regrets, that's all I would say!!
