When is it OK to stop contact?
I am at my wit's end dealing with my mother's alcoholism. I have already tried restricting the time my 3 yr old daughter spends with her to those times early in the day when I know she is sober.
My brothers and I have tried an intervention.
I have done everything I can to make her understand there are consequences to her behavior...except "no contact". And as much as it pains me, I don't know what else to do but tell her I love her but I can't deal with her addiction any longer. No, she doesn't get abusive but reclusive when she drinks, she changes personality, and does her best to hide it from her family and minimize it's impact. She goes to AA, she gets her pin, and then she comes home and continues to drink and doesn't frankly seem to appreciate how devastating lapses are to her progress.
I feel like I am being a drama queen for even suggesting pulling away but I just don't know how else to cope.
When is it OKAY for me to pull away...permanently? And what is the best way to communicate this to her?