My dad is currently battling a drinking problem and we are only at the 3 day stage at the moment where he feels like a drink as things build up on top of him. We are trying so hard to support him but dad is one of these who find little upsets in life a huge event and cannot cope vary well. he is finding the stpes of AA hard to follow atm so I am trying hard to follow them with him IYKWIM
One of the things tipping him over the edge at the oment in addition to coping with his own feelings and battling the drink is my mum.
She is very low and to me seems to have a very unhealthy (if that's the right word) upset abaout my brother leaving home. She has known it was coming since August but he has been doing his house up but he finally moved on Sunday. She has now been crying more or less non stop for a week and my dad is finding that hard to deal with.
I have just spent half an hour in the bedroom sobbing due to the feeling of hopelessness I have as I don't know how to tell my mum to pull herself together (in the kindest posisble way) as I feel rightly or wrongly that I should be trying to give as much support to my dad at the oment that I can. I only have so much I can give.
I feel utter despair at the moment and being 30 weeks pg doesn't help.
Any advice?