Today, my mom left the house in the morning, leaving me alone. I called and I got no answer. Hours later, she finally answers one of my calls and tells me that she'd been in an AA meeting all this time. Happy, I tell her to come home. She came home drunk. 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, as usual, my mom got shitfaced and started berating me for something. This time, it was for missing a therapy appointment. Not only am I unable to drive, it was her appointment. For her alcoholism. FML
Today, I came home to find my mom drunk. She asked me for a hug and then started crying, "Where's my daughter?" I'm her daughter. And her only child, as far as I know. FML
Today, my mom showed up completely hammered to a party I was throwing. The party was to celebrate the ten years that I've been sober. FML
Today, I caught my mom trying to get secretly smashed out of her brain-box on booze at 8:00 a.m. FML
Today, I had to go pick up my mother at 3 in the morning. She had been out drinking and couldn't drive. She parties more than I do. FML
Today, my alcoholic mother decided to finally check herself into rehab. She did it while drunk, and flirted with the front attendant. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and started crying, ranting about all the things she could have done in life if I hadn't been born. FML
Today, I had to pick up and drive home a couple of drunk bitches. Unfortunately, one of these drunk bitches was my mother. FML
Today, I had to confess to my mother that I was too hungover to take her to her AA meeting. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and tried to push me off a ladder. FML
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Top comments
3051628 24
Don't give up hope yet OP, these kinds of things just take time, patience, and a lot of support. Be there for your mother and I'm sure that you can both power through this. As hard as it can be, you just have to maintain the right mindset with these kinds of things. I'm sure things will turn out for the best in the end
chocolatefrog28 29
Keep supporting her and encourage more AA meetings, you can't get better after just one. Good luck OP.
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ksks1234 33
There probably will be a few relapses. Just keep supporting her and let her know you are happy she is trying (if she really is and the "I'm at aa" wasn't a smart ass remark). They also have al-anon for family members, you might want to look into it for yourself. Good luck with everything.
gracehi 33
I'm wondering if she wasn't at AA at all and that was just an excuse for her to be out drinking all day.
ksks1234 33
That is what I was somewhat thinking. With the way it is written, op saying "come home" and op's mom coming home drunk makes it sound like it was right away. I wonder if op's mom got tired of the calls, said she was at an aa meeting sarcastically and op just missed it.
Indianboy9321 25
Support your mom in her efforts to get sober! It's a hard process but you're going to be doing the right thing.
NineeCat 32
Overcoming any addiction is tough OP. Try not to get your hopes up just yet, you might be left disappointed. Encourage her pursuit of sobriety, but know there's bound to be some rough spots ahead.
badluckalex 23
good thing she got home safe! stay strong op!
underthesea12 24
Look who she is coming home to.
Razi_tail 25
Do you think before you speak/write?
inner_peace 19
All addictions are hard to break free from. hopefully she'll be able to break free from hers
worldclassrager 41
It's a start...she'll be sober soon...keep encouraging her
buttcramp 21
I'm really sorry OP! continue to be there for her, and get her help.
EbyKat 16
Go to some al anon meetings or the teen al anon meetings. They were so helpful for me when I was living with my ex. The people there have been through it all and are full of compassion and support.
HarryFred 2
you should do the same thing with a coca-cola meeting, and come home stoned.