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My Mother

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StarSwirl92 · 18/04/2014 13:46

My 'D'm is a 'recovering' alcoholic who also suffers from depression. She went through counselling a while ago and has since been left to her own devices, cue a return to severe drinking, stopping her antidepressants and a general drop in mood. She has previously admitted that she is jealous of me, being younger and smarter (her words as I'm at uni and she's 'just retail fodder'Hmm )

Two nights ago my dad was working away and she started a discussion with me about why we don't get along and I tried several times to not have this talk, even attempting to leave but she was determined and would have followed me. Predictably an argument started and she called my Dad and made me talk to him, like I was a child again. My partner was there and luckily let me handle it as she would not have taken kindly to DP trying to help.

This all ended in her storming off upstairs talking about how her marriage was going to fail and that she hoped I knew what I'd done. I know that I can be argumentative but I really did try to stop this from happening.

Anyway when my dad got home everyone's just acting like nothing happened, it's annoying me now like I'm supposed to pretend everything is ok. Should I bring it up off let it lie?

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deste · 18/04/2014 14:10

Does your mother blame everyone else for he drinking. She knows she is in the wrong but can't take responsibility for her own behaviour so she blames someone else, in this case you.

Next time she asks you why you don't get along just tell her. No point in playing games with someone like that.

How old are you by the way and do you live with them?

StarSwirl92 · 18/04/2014 14:14

I'm 21 and yes I do live at home. She doesn't blame anyone else for the alcohol I don't think but she certainly tries her best to hide it. It's been like this for the last 6 years and all my relatives (who don't know about the drinking) tell me I have to move out but I can't afford to and u don't want to leave my little brother to the same situation. He's 16 and I've kept the worst away from him.

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