I'm very sorry to hear of your experience EveningRose!!
It can be very frustrating dealing with alcoholic family members, the problem is they may never change, and they may never have that moment of clarity that we wish them to have, for me my dad never did and eventually died of his alcoholism.
The important thing is to not rest your own happiness on what your mum may or may not do, but instead rest it on living your own life and enjoying this time of year with your son, those things are within our control, whereas what other family members do, sadly we cannot change, and they themselves may never change.
I spent soo much time waiting and getting caught up in the frustration of dealing with my dad, and in the end it didn't make a difference, don't waste anymore time on something that may never happen!!
You're also not alone in this, SR is here for you!!
