Dear Jasmine,
My mom drinks a lot. For the past few weekends she hasn’t gone to work and she has stayed home and drank practically the whole all day. I am not the only one who notices, my older sister has notices too but she doesn’t live at home like I do.
My mom has never physically abused me but she does abuse me mentally, yelling at me, blaming a lot of the stuff going on me, making me do unnecessary chores. My older sister who lives on her own says I should tell a counselor or someone because it is getting out of control.
My mother is an alcoholic. I’m afraid to say anything because I’m scared and I don’t want anything taken out of context. What do I do?
Erica
North Carolina
Dear Erica,
Your mother needs help and she needs it now. I think what the best thing you should do is talk to a trusted adult about this issue and try getting your mom in an Alcohol Anonymous group. Your mom needs to get this help before she gets any worse then she already is. Do you have a trusted family member besides your sister that you can talk to? I would suggest an aunt or uncle if possible could help your mom realize what she is doing to her life.
I would only suggest talking to your counselor about this if you do not have any trusted family members to talk to about this. I think you should tell your counselor about what you should do to get someone help if they are an alcoholic. Don’t do this one your own though, get your sister involved because I mean this is her mother too and it’s a huge responsibly for you just to handle this on your own.
Don’t let this problem go on because it could led to other problems down the road not only for your mom but your whole family. Try getting your mom the help she needs so she can start her recovery stage. In the meantime, be supportive to your mother as she is going through the recovery process that you helped get her to.
Always here,
Jasmine
