Adult with Alcoholic Parents
Alcoholism runs through my family. In my immediate family of orgin, my mother is an alcoholic and my dad seems like something close. I love them both and they have been wonderful parents in many ways.
But as I've been dealing with my own alcoholism, I find myself feeling conflicted about them. I'm resentful, sad, angry...everything. Bringing my own family around them causes me huge anxiety. But I feel like such a hypocrite. As an alcoholic myself, shouldn't I be sympathetic to the fact that they are both sick and suffering?
Anyone with a similar family dynamic that wants to share would be appreciated.