Originally Posted by
2getheryetalone 
I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'm happy to know that it is indeed better and perhaps happier outlook for my child if we do this journey alone. I appreciate your response. It's helping me cope with this decision more than you know.
It will be WAY better for you and your child to do it alone. Living in an alcoholic household really messes the kids up.. FOR LIFE. My dad was alcoholic, my mom was somewhat codependent, then they divorced and he was mostly gone out of our lives - but that creates another problem for boys - the absentee father. So although I had a successful career, I have had problems relating to women my entire life, with many failed relationships, and have most traits of an Adult Child of an Alcoholic, plus I am very codependent myself.
Please do not raise children with an alcoholic in the home. It just creates chaos and lifelong disorders for the children.