How Can I Help an Alcoholic: How Can You Convience a Drunk My papa.please Help Me!!!?
Question by : How can you convience a drunk my papa.please help me!!!?
My papa is 67 and a severe alcoholic. We’ve tried arguing and by “we” i mean my family and its pulling
everyone app art. they say it seems he listens to me. the 14 year old granddaughter of his my mom”his daughter” his son in law “my daddy” and my nana “his wife” but it’s not working. is there anything i could do to actually change his mind cause i have before but i was only like 10 my mom and dad have told him multiple that they’re gonna separate the family and us move. cause it’s bad on my mom and dads love life, my teenage life and every ones attitude. And everyone just steers clear of him and I miss having get together and Easter and other holidays this Christmas my family even said we may not have it and it makes me cry cause that’s like the only time myself and my family really get together. please answer my question in a Professional form I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR OR SEE”YOU CANNOT CHANGE AN ALCOHOLIC” cause there is hope in him [aese commment
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Answer by GOM
I am sodden to hear about your father. You can keep up the support and never give up. Don’t blame him just love him and let him feel that. Sometimes have that logic talk about the fact that he does drink too much, make it clear he can’t deny that much. With enough support he some day my admit to himself that he needs to stop and maybe get help.
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