My partners ex wife is an alcoholic. She has been in rehab various times and always goes back to alcohol. Sometimes she can stay off the drink for 2 or 3 weeks, but in the end she always goes back to it. Often binging for over a week at a time until her family come collect her or she ends up in hospital.
They have 2 children together, who he obviously has full custody of. She occasionally sees the children if she has been sober for a prolonged period (which isn?t very often.)
The main problem is this, when she is drunk she phones his mobile constantly, and the landline to shower him with abuse and demanding to speak to the children (obviously this is never going to happen if she has been drinking). If it is during the day he has to answer it, as if he doesn?t she just continually phones his work.
He is still on reasonably good terms with her father who is a good man, and sees his grandchildren regularly. He does his best and has tried to talk to her, but nothing seems to work.
He is so stressed, it makes me want to cry. Obviously he cannot cut her off totally as she is the childrens? mother, but we can?t deal with this much longer. It is also awful for the children, who don?t understand why their mother would rather drink than see them. It is putting strain on all of us and our relationships.