knowthetriggers

The alcohol he left behind.....what do I do with it? I mean I obviously do not want it in my home but do I throw it out or let him do it when he is functioning again, IF he is functioning again???

I don't want the kids to see it and my first instinct is to toss it out but is that being "in control" of something HE should do???.....

AnvilheadII

dump it. don't even think twice.

Lilro

Toss it.

aasharon90

Pass it on to relatives, throw it out,
give it away to a friend, neighbor or
just hand it to someone who will
take it off your hands.

LexieCat

Agreed, toss it. At this point it isn't throwing it out to make him control his drinking, it is getting rid of something you don't need or want in the house and something he professes to be done with.

SparkleKitty

Toss it, and try not to overthink it. For the time being, it's your house. You don't have to have anything in it you don't want.

knowthetriggers

Thanks everyone. I want to toss it, it makes me ill to see it!

firebolt

You don't have to have anything in your house that you don't want in your home.

dandylion

toss it.

Could you use a little morbid humor?.....I still remember one member, here, who loaded up all of her husband's large home supply of liquor into the trunk of her car....
While he was getting drunk in the bar, with his cronies.....she gave away "free liquor" to each patron who was leaving the bar......

(I only mention this because I know that y ou have the same kind of twisted sense of humor that I have...lol...)

knowthetriggers

That is pretty funny! Thanks for sharing

aasharon90

While I was in my 28 rehab instay 26yrs
ago, it was suggested and advised to my
husband to remove all the alcohol in the
house before I returned home to remove
any temptation for me.

I was the one with the addiction
to it and wasn't a problem to the rest
of the family, so removing it wasn't
difficult.

For him doing that for me was much
appreciated and I became extremely
grateful for it esp. in early recovery.

There was also a warning to me that
if I ever drank alcohol in the house again
then id be out of the house, meaning,
pack my bags and goodbye.

As a mom of 2 beautiful kids and married
at 7 yrs, I used what was taught to me in
rehab and applied an effective program
of recovery in all areas of my life and did
whatever I needed to do to remain sober
and not loose my family.

My family did for me, getting me help
many one days sober ago when I wasn't
capable of doing it myself because I was
so sick and ill in my addiction affecting
my mind, body and soul.

Take care of you and your little ones
and pray for those still struggling with
addiction because it affects sooooo
many folks still today.