Today, I found out that my wife, who is supposed to be a recovering alcoholic, drank an entire bottle of wine and then tried to hide it at the bottom of a garbage bin. To make matters worse, when I confronted her about it, she tried to convince me that our 5-year-old daughter had drunk it. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that the neighbor I'd given a bottle of wine to for Christmas is a recovering alcoholic. FML
Today, I received a very expensive bottle of wine for Christmas. My alcoholic mother snuck into my house while I was out and drank the whole bottle. FML
Today, my girlfriend's mother came over for a few hours. After she left I went to grab a drink, only to find that three bottles of expensive liquor were missing from our liquor cabinet. FML
Today, my wife and I had one of the biggest arguments we've ever had, which resulted in her leaving, going to her parents' house and calling me twice, screaming and sobbing. The argument was over a seven dollar bottle of wine. Apparently, she was "saving it for a special occasion." FML
Today, I came home to my wife who was drunk and sobbing. I’d left her alone with my kids from my first marriage along with ours and I guess they acted up so bad they made her break her sobriety. FML
Today, I confronted my mom about her drinking problems. After I blurted everything out, she completely denied it. She did this as she was drinking a huge cup full of vodka. FML
Today, I found out my last roommate had been stacking her empty wine bottles under the sink for the last 5 months. The cleaning lady who found them now thinks I'm an alcoholic, and threatened to report me to my landlord. FML
Today, I learned that drunk me from last night is apparently great at flirting. She also apparently flirted her way to a free bottle of white wine, only to shatter it on the kitchen floor at 2 a.m. How did I find out? Three words: glass in foot. FML
Today, trying to impress my in-laws, I put a lot of effort into selecting a nice bottle of wine for dinner at their house. When I got there, I gave the bottle to my wife's mother. Later, my father-in-law emerges from the kitchen to berate his wife over her poor choice of wine. It was mine. FML
Today, while moving, I asked my wife where she put the alcohol. She told me she threw it out, because it was old. It was Scotch. It's supposed to be old. FML
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theslimshadylp 6
Using a five year old as a scapegoat, that's pretty low.
Enslaved 38
Recovering alcoholics have been known to relapse several times. Be supportive. She's going to need your help to keep her back on track.
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Tdrizzzzzly 19
At least it's not as bad as my drunk dad showing me **** when I was 8.
robbilee 14
I would choose that over a severe case of idiot mom.
Ameel_fml 19
Unless your dad is a severe alcoholic, that sounds pretty tame compared to the OP's problem. Alcoholism can ruin the life of not only the alcoholic, but of everyone around them too. A drunk dad showing his kid **** is just...kind of embarrassing.
Harpy20 24
15- I wouldn't call her an idiot. What she's displaying is the extreme desperation of addiction.
Bright_Lights 14
I thought that would be a great gift for an 8 year old...?
ChristineAnn58 8
You would never know what it's like to have an a mother that has alcoholism. Shut up you worthless little boy.
Guilty21 3
I had the same thin happen to me but I was 5 and it was my mom
lectricpharaoh 9
#23: Yeah, let's all feel sorry for drunk mom, because she puts her booze ahead of her marriage and child. Let's label her bad habits and decisions as a 'disease', so she doesn't need to accept responsibility, and can get a free ride on the sympathy express.
theslimshadylp 6
Using a five year old as a scapegoat, that's pretty low.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
Victims of addiction will tell you all the worst and stupidest lies when they're caught cheating. I think OP mistake is to have alcohol in the house while she is recovering, it's like having an open pharmacy for a former drug addict. Then she may have bought the bottle herself. Either way, she needs help since she is clearly relapsing. Feels anyway like she wanted to get caught since she left such obvious evidence of her drinking and used such a lame excuse.
patrickalamo 48
Rehab or divorce the choice is hers
Ubehage 32
That's what I tried to suggest in my previous post. I wonder if she can get any lower than that ? I have known a few alcoholics and other forms of addicts, in my life. Some of them has recovered, some of them has not. Based on my experiences with that, I know that they will need support and space has to be given to them. But they're still able to think for themself. And dragging other people into your petty excuses is never right. And I can and will never forgive anyone who lowers themself to that stage. "I made a choice. I chose not to think. I ... I .... Myself ...." Never anyone else. And my patience is at 0, once they reach that level.
alycion 39
I think addiction is actually being covered more in the new dsm about to come out. It is a mental illness. If she is having trouble with relapsing it may be time to talk to a professional. And don't forget to take care of yourself, op. There are many support groups online and irl to help you deal with how this is effecting you. A therapist for yourself, whole sounding extreme, could also be helpful. Granted, like with any mi, she is going to have to really want to change to get better. But even if she does want to change, the road to well being is a long and bumpy one. If you decide to stay by her and give her the support, you really need to reach out to others to support yourself. Good luck to your family.
Bekeliyr 10
After relapsing just once, chances of full recovery gets slimmer. It's because they think it's moral to them. Same principles applies to criminals. They start low then get into the big business.
YeaSo3 14
She may have went and bought the bottle herself OP never said it was in the house
haha_funny_me 7
According to the post, I mean....she just drank a whole bottle of wine. She may have been a tad tipsy while saying this...
Harpy20 24
Well she's not recovering anymore. If she's already lying and trying to hide it, it's pretty bad.
PinkKawaiiChic 10
Time for an intervention!
aJaguarinRed 9
No, it's time to kick her out on her own and spare the son a childhood around an alcoholic. Sorry, that addict has to be committed to staying quit. She isn't ready and likely won't be ready for many years. Meanwhile her family will be staying aboard a sinking ship and suffering needlessly for it.
NagainaFier 16
Because removing an addict from their strongest support system is DEFINITELY a grand idea. While OP shouldn't let it slide (not in the slightest- that's a serious sign if she's desperate enough to blame it on a five year old), kicking her out and cutting her off from family is not the solution.
Clioo_fml 17
If you truly love someone, you don't give up on them. I've grown up around an alcoholic as a teen, and honestly, you begin to realize how much it hurt you later. Under the influence, they often act as complete strangers. But OP, dot give up if you love the sober her, but have her recovered as soon as possible to make sure you and your kid don't develop emotional or psychological problems.
raraisbang 12
64, I believe you mean daughter, unless the OP's daughter ran off and had a sex change between the time this was posted and now.
aJaguarinRed 9
72- Fair enough! Daughter! Because the gender has so much to do with the child at risk! */sarcasm I am so done with people siding with the addict! " oh they can't help it!" there is a fine line between helping the addicted spouse and supporting their addiction! Stop giving them free handouts in the form of love, shelter or security! Just stop! You aren't helping anyone! Your daughter is hurting over a parent with less responsibility than a...'oh you guessed it!' drug addict! Start fixing the affliction and not just "supporting" it. Yes, that means showing them just how cold reality is! And if they won't accept they need to change than start controlling the damage!
poetrywriter12 6
Well she's obviously got a problem... An even bigger one if she thinks you're such an idiot that you'll believe it.
tacojauns 45
Ya drinking a bottle of wine at the age she's got big problems Also side note did nobody else think how could a little five year old girl hid a bottle under some garbage she would have to be pretty tall
LairaIsKindaCool 6
She's a recovering alcoholic .. That clearly isn't recovering. So yes, that is a problem.
sarawrs 13
Desperation at its finest
chrissy2 28
...."she did it"
Enslaved 38
Recovering alcoholics have been known to relapse several times. Be supportive. She's going to need your help to keep her back on track.
cr3ativity 15
Hate the addiction, not the afflicted. But a swift slap back to reality does have its moments.
aJaguarinRed 9
Wrong. You can love the addict and hate the affliction but until the addict is ready to change there will be no change, no matter how much you support them. Ask any person who has been with a legitimate alcoholic if they are happy they stayed around while that person ruined their life. You will find a resounding, "no, I should have left alot earlier".
tmmundy 17
#65....AMEN.
KM96 24
No, I think that we do know ...
RobbinBrothels 7
One of the saddest FMLs I've read.
Jordanln97 9
I can't stop thinking about how bad she must have it if she was desperate enough to blame the 5 year-old
FelicityWishes 32
I agree. Poor woman. :( Addiction is so misunderstood.
RobbinBrothels 7
That's pretty bad but it's probably not worst thing an addicted mother has done to their child. I know OP is a stranger but I truly hope she can kick it at least for her daughters sake. Why would I hope something good for random strangers? The goodness of my heart? Maybe. But at the very least our world will get 3 stronger (hopefully clean and sober) people in the end
TurtleSmile 14
She needs you. Be firm yet gentle and loving. Not easy battling what she is.
mystashisgone 6
A friend of mine is a recovering alcoholic. He has been sober for over a year to my knowledge and it still seems to be the largest struggle of his life. He won't even step into a bar to play some pool with me for the fear of temptation getting the best of him. Having not dealt with this kind of problem myself it is difficult to understand nonetheless, I will alway support him and never question what he does to keep him sober. This kind of thing is never easily dealt with alone. Everyone needs support from others and without it we would all fail...