Originally Posted by
behindblueyes 
Thank you all! This whole time I had been up all night thinking I was wrong. These are the people who raised me and I should respect them.. now I see the truth. It is just sad. Thanks again!
Sometimes when you have been brought up by dysfunction your whole life, it's hard to know what's right and logical. After all, we've been raised to listen to your parents and do what they say.
I suggest opening up more of those avenues and exploring the wealth of knowledge from forums like these, support groups like AA, books and stories from the library, etc. You will quickly realize that a lot of alcoholism stems from a dysfunctional family home and that one of the hardest things for alcoholics to come to terms with is admitting that they are in fact alcoholics. You've done a great start to want to be sober and to break that cycle of dysfunction for your own son.