Going away for the weekend
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Going away for the weekend
I'm going away for the weekend - leaving my husband and 19 year old son. My son knows his father has a drinking problem and knows he will probably drink excessively, but says I shouldn't worry. Am I leaving him with too much responsibility ?
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What responsibilities are your son being left with? Certainly he shouldn't consider himself responsible for your husbands choice to drink, or for the consequences of his drinking. For that matter neither should you.
Are you afraid you're leaving him in a situation that isn't safe?
Are you afraid you're leaving him in a situation that isn't safe?
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Hi, Nita. I think it depends a great deal on a number of things. What are the dynamics in your family around your husband's drinking? How does your son typically handle being in the house with his father when he's drinking? Does he understand he's not responsible for his dad or does he try to take care of or manage him? Does he have friends or family that he could go to if the weight of being in the house with his drunk father is too much? If so, does he have the means to actually leave?
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